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THE WORD FOR TODAY
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8TH, 2020.

DEALING WITH STRONGHOLDS

2COR 10:2-6;

2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 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; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Strongholds must be dealt with, or they will deal with you. It is as simple as that. So much is their power to bring destruction that they must be destroyed before they have the opportunity to destroy you. According to our passage of the day, strongholds must be pulled down. These strongholds are not human beings, physical objects, or geographical locations. Look at how our anchor passage described them: imaginations, false knowledge, negative thoughts, arguments, reasonings, etc.

You need to pull them down, destroy them, dissolve them, and cast them down. These are the methodologies to deal with strongholds in people's lives. This means that we are dealing with ideas, thoughts, knowledge, opinions, and imaginations. That is the dimension of the warfare we are involved in. The most potent weapon to use against all these deadly threats is the word of God. That is the primary weapon that will equip the believer to gain victory. You don't have to live in ignorance or accept the status quo. Reject anything that is against the word of God. Prayer and fasting, the blood of Jesus, praises, worship, and our positive confession will give us the sound mind to destroy every stronghold.

PRAYER

I take authority over every stronghold and bring all negative mindset under

Ghana was unified before Independence was given,we hv only one Nation n dat s Ghana forever, we are ultra from tribal politics,I thought from d onset dat d only problem on d battlefield s physical developments but unfortunately, dat s nt yet so.
The spirit of oneness s trampled upon n one Nation one People s nt projecting anymore,we hv engraved d spirit of patriotism n we hv incubated d attitude of tribal bigotries all because of partisan politics.
Obedience s beyond partisan politics,politics s never ever our ancestral culture,nevertheless, we hv abased all these cultural practices n we are embarking on the excessive usage of impolite words on elderly people in my country Ghana n nobody s ready to condemn these acts due to political Extremisms.
Now ethnocentric sentiment has become the Nation's Flag turning as a compass,Politics has become a medium for demonic operations.
Let's come together n move our mother Ghana from these inferior comments.
God Blesses Mother Ghana n Makes the Nation Great n Strong
(The Seed)