We just took a very short trip to the mountains, but it allowed me to read (uninterrupted) while my husband drove (yay!).  Finally, I was able to pick up Robin Bertram’s book again:  Shadows Among Us ~ Discovering the Path to Spiritual Liberation & wholeness.

May I share some points that I found interesting?

Robin shared the Lord’s prayer from Matthew 6:9-13

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name,  
Your kingdom come,  
Your will be done,
 on earth as it is in heaven.  
Give us today our daily bread.  
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Robin shared that the word deliver (Strong’s #1659) in the Greek means “to set free, or make free.
 
One of the MANY points that Robin shared that REALLY struck a chord is in bold below.  Her definition of deliverance is:  The process by which an individual is freed from any form of darkness, oppression, bondage, habitual sin, or unclean spirits in which they are entangled.  It is a means of being set free through the understanding of the written Word of God and the infallibility of that Word.  It is the process by which the lies of the devil are replaced with the truth of God’s Word.  Hence, freedom occurs because strongholds are demolished, demons must flee in the name of Jesus, legal rights of the enemy are taken back, and truth becomes a constant in an individual’s life; not in theory, but in application (pages 92 & 93).

Wow!  IT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE LIES OF THE DEVIL ARE REPLACED WITH THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD.  Isn’t that the truth?  Haven’t I been sharing in the past two posts how our battle begins in our minds?

Let me tell you that I have been experiencing a back lash from the posts I’ve been sharing about my freedom from fear!  So typical of the enemy …  I am also attending a meeting tomorrow that will thrust me even more in the direction of my calling (hallelujah), so I’m sure the attacks have increased with that ahead of me as well.  Am I going to shrink back?  Am I going to stop?  NO!  I am pressing forward because I know my Redeemer LIVES and through Him I am VICTORIOUS! 

Ok, back to the book.  Robin states, “The devil plants a lie in the mind, and then an individual believes that lie.  Consequently, a stronghold is formed.  Satan has gained access based on a faulty way of thinking” (page 94).  So true!  

Robin teaches us that another way the devil can gain entrance is through living a lifestyle that is in conflict with the Word of God.  (Another reason to KNOW God’s Word.)  

She shares how SIN defiles us and gives the devil a foothold which becomes a stronghold (a fortified place).  A stronghold becomes the legal ground upon which satan can stand to torment, harass, and discourage us (page 95).   How is a stronghold destroyed?  They are destroyed by replacing the lies with the TRUTH of God’s Word.

Robin has really confirmed things that I already knew in my heart.  If our thoughts come into agreement with the thoughts satan plants, then we COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH HIM.  YUCK!  She states that we have to “proactively cast down, take captive, and destroy every vain imagination, argument, or thought that rises up against God and His Word” (page 97).  

2 Corinthians 10:4-6

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.

Are you coming into agreement with thoughts that don’t line up with the Word of God?
   

If you are uncertain, ask the Holy Spirit to show you.  None of us want to be in agreement with satan.  


I will share more of this awesome book as God leads.


If you’re interested in purchasing a copy for yourself, click HERE.  This is a 500 page book and is MEATY.  Not a quick read …