| THE BLOOD, OUR ANGELS, AND THE WORD |
Even several years after September 11, 2001, many people are still caught up in the fear brought on by an act of
terrorism. People quit traveling in airplanes and some are still afraid to let their children go anywhere.
People ask how it is possible to be safe anymore. I've got good news for you! God has made wonderful provision for
our total safety in an unsafe world.
Revelation 12:11 gives two ways of safety, the Blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony. Satan's job description is
given in John 10:10: to steal, kill and destroy. What does he steal, kill and destroy? Anything he can get his hands on
in our lives. The answer to that is to allow him "no place" in our lives (Eph. 4:27).
The Blood of Jesus is powerful enough to overcome any trick of Satan. He has nothing that can stand up against the
shed Blood of Jesus. The Blood completed our total victory and any weapon Satan can think of to form against us is
ALREADY defeated (Isa. 54:17). Luke 10:19 says we have been given power over ALL the power of the enemy.
We apply the Blood to our life by the words of our mouth. Chip Brim once told a congregation how his mother, Billye
Brim, would apply the Blood when he was in high school. She would say something to the effect of, "I plead the Blood
front to back, side to side, bumper to bumper, moving and non-moving parts over, around and under this vehicle, it's
drivers and passengers. Chip will go out and come home safely."
When I heard that, I appropriated it for my own son, who was just learning to drive! He is 25 now and tells me that it
was a good thing I pleaded that Blood. We never leave the driveway without praying the Blood prayer. Just in the
missed deer alone, I've been so grateful for the Blood!
In the Bible, angels were sent to deliver people from trouble. Nothing has changed. The angels are still being sent to
deliver us from trouble today. Weymouth's New Testament says of Hebrews 1:14 that angels are sent to "render
service for our benefit."
The Greek Word for salvation, "soteria," has many meanings but just knowing rescue and safety are two of them is all
we need to know! We are heirs to rescue and safety, and angels are sent to deliver us from unsafe conditions.
So we have angels and the Blood - which all works by the words of our mouth. The "word of our testimony" is not what
most people give in a "testimony service." We've all heard it, "I just want to stand up and say I love the Lord. The devil
has been beating me up all week and I barely made it to church tonight. You'all just pray for me that I'll just go on and
serve the Lord until the end."
THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS MEANS! There is no power in those words! Put the Word of God in your mouth to defeat the
enemy. God has given you His Words for a reason. His Word will not return to Him void (Isa. 55:11). His Word will
accomplish what He sent it to do. When God says that no weapon formed against me will prosper, then I can believe
that no weapon formed against me will prosper!
An example of failing to use God's Word is the time He told me to add Psalm 34:20 to my morning confessions over my
son. This scripture says God will guard our bones and not one will be broken. We were faithful for a couple of days
and then forgot about it because I didn't write it down. Two weeks later, my son broke his collarbone in a school
basketball game. We don't always get to know what we are protected from. In this case, I did wish I'd been obedient!
Our testimony is of what God has done for us. We testify that the Word is working in our lives! We speak what the
Word says such as (back to Luke 10:19), "NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU!" Isn't that a great testimony?
When we speak that, the angels go to work on our behalf to make sure nothing shall by any means hurt us.
No matter what happens in the world, you now know how to stay safe in this world. Put your angels to work daily for
protection, verbally place the Blood around your family, property, and life, and keep your words God's Word!
Copyright © 2008 Nan C Loyd
Anointed Word Ministries
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
terrorism. People quit traveling in airplanes and some are still afraid to let their children go anywhere.
People ask how it is possible to be safe anymore. I've got good news for you! God has made wonderful provision for
our total safety in an unsafe world.
Revelation 12:11 gives two ways of safety, the Blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony. Satan's job description is
given in John 10:10: to steal, kill and destroy. What does he steal, kill and destroy? Anything he can get his hands on
in our lives. The answer to that is to allow him "no place" in our lives (Eph. 4:27).
The Blood of Jesus is powerful enough to overcome any trick of Satan. He has nothing that can stand up against the
shed Blood of Jesus. The Blood completed our total victory and any weapon Satan can think of to form against us is
ALREADY defeated (Isa. 54:17). Luke 10:19 says we have been given power over ALL the power of the enemy.
We apply the Blood to our life by the words of our mouth. Chip Brim once told a congregation how his mother, Billye
Brim, would apply the Blood when he was in high school. She would say something to the effect of, "I plead the Blood
front to back, side to side, bumper to bumper, moving and non-moving parts over, around and under this vehicle, it's
drivers and passengers. Chip will go out and come home safely."
When I heard that, I appropriated it for my own son, who was just learning to drive! He is 25 now and tells me that it
was a good thing I pleaded that Blood. We never leave the driveway without praying the Blood prayer. Just in the
missed deer alone, I've been so grateful for the Blood!
In the Bible, angels were sent to deliver people from trouble. Nothing has changed. The angels are still being sent to
deliver us from trouble today. Weymouth's New Testament says of Hebrews 1:14 that angels are sent to "render
service for our benefit."
The Greek Word for salvation, "soteria," has many meanings but just knowing rescue and safety are two of them is all
we need to know! We are heirs to rescue and safety, and angels are sent to deliver us from unsafe conditions.
So we have angels and the Blood - which all works by the words of our mouth. The "word of our testimony" is not what
most people give in a "testimony service." We've all heard it, "I just want to stand up and say I love the Lord. The devil
has been beating me up all week and I barely made it to church tonight. You'all just pray for me that I'll just go on and
serve the Lord until the end."
THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS MEANS! There is no power in those words! Put the Word of God in your mouth to defeat the
enemy. God has given you His Words for a reason. His Word will not return to Him void (Isa. 55:11). His Word will
accomplish what He sent it to do. When God says that no weapon formed against me will prosper, then I can believe
that no weapon formed against me will prosper!
An example of failing to use God's Word is the time He told me to add Psalm 34:20 to my morning confessions over my
son. This scripture says God will guard our bones and not one will be broken. We were faithful for a couple of days
and then forgot about it because I didn't write it down. Two weeks later, my son broke his collarbone in a school
basketball game. We don't always get to know what we are protected from. In this case, I did wish I'd been obedient!
Our testimony is of what God has done for us. We testify that the Word is working in our lives! We speak what the
Word says such as (back to Luke 10:19), "NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU!" Isn't that a great testimony?
When we speak that, the angels go to work on our behalf to make sure nothing shall by any means hurt us.
No matter what happens in the world, you now know how to stay safe in this world. Put your angels to work daily for
protection, verbally place the Blood around your family, property, and life, and keep your words God's Word!
Copyright © 2008 Nan C Loyd
Anointed Word Ministries
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Revelations 12:11a, "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the
word of their testimony...”.
Hebrews 1:14, NLT, "But angels are only servants. They are spirits sent from God to
care for those who will receive salvation.”
word of their testimony...”.
Hebrews 1:14, NLT, "But angels are only servants. They are spirits sent from God to
care for those who will receive salvation.”
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