Deliverance

Seven steps to deliverance.

An adaptation from; Pigs in the parlor chapter seven by Frank and Ida Mae Hammond.

Honesty

Any sin that is not confessed or repented of gives Satan the right to stay in your life.

Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Humility

Depend on God’s promise to deliver you and be open with His servant that may be ministering to you. You don’t have to go it alone.

James 4:6-7 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Repentance

Repentance is a determination to turn away from sin and Satan. And a true desire to please God as Jesus did. Love righteous and hate sin. Agree with God.

Hebrews 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

John 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Renunciation

Renunciation is the action that results from repentance. More than just words, renounciation is a clean break from Satan and all his works. For instance, water baptism Is an act of renouncing sin.

Matthew 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

1 Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Discarding certain objects, literature, or images may be needed to renounce things that are not of God. For example, crosses are really a symbol of the curse that world put on Jesus.

Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Acts 19:18-20 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

Forgiveness

God freely forgives and expects us to forgive all others who have ever wronged us in any way. You may need to forgive your parents or other relatives and even yourself. Willingness to forgive is absolutely essential for deliverance.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Matthew 18:21-22 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Warfare

Prayer and warfare are two separate activities. Prayer is toward God and warfare is toward the enemy. Our warfare is spiritual.

Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Use the weapons of submission to God, the blood of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and your testimony as a believer.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Identify the evil spirit. (This requires discernment by the Holy Spirit. For example, It’s not a demon of cigarettes, it’s the strong man demon spirit of bondage.) We are fighting the cause not the symptom. In a commanding voice address them by name and cast them out in the name of Jesus.

Mark 16:17a And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils…

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Psalm 18:2a The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer…

Prayer

Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

In this book on page 121 Frank Hammond states that a written prayer read by the person being delivered is very useful. There is a deliverance prayer recommended by Derek Prince on this page and here is a similar version.

Heavenly Father, I believe that Jesus Christ is lord of all and that he died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. You redeemed me by your blood and I belong to you, and I want to live for you and please you as Jesus pleased you. I confess all my sins known and unknown. I am sorry for them all and I renounce them all. I forgive myself and all others as I want you to forgive me. Thank you for the blood of Jesus that cleanses me now from all sin. I come to you as my deliverer and ask you to set me free from demon spirits that have come upon me both known and unknown. You know my special needs and I claim the promise of your word that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. Satan, I curse you in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. You were cursed in the beginning and I cast you out of my life in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen! Praise Jesus!

See also;  Spiritual warfare