Ezekiel Benson - SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Tithing, Giving & Hard Work--Apart From Tithing, Giving And Hard Work You Need Spiritual Warfare

Apart From Tithing, Giving & Hard Work You Need Spiritual Warfare

Discover WHY

BY

Ezekiel Benson

Copyright 2014, Ezekiel Benson

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To God who Has always inspired me to inspire others, and to my ever loving wife, for her love, care and support.

• Have you been battling and living under the spell of poverty and stagnancy?
• Have you tried and worked to get out from being under and still find yourself going deeper into poverty and lack?
• Do you tithe and give and help out the needy with the aim of prospering and still find yourself not being better than you were?
• Does it seem as though you have being racing for years without the finish line in sight?
• Do you desperately desire to prosper and make steady progress?

If you answered YES! to any of the above questions, then this book was written with you in mind.

The first fact to be established is that the Spiritual Controls The Physical. Nothing happens here on earth without some sort of spiritual influence.

The state of poverty and stagnancy that you are experiencing is spiritual.

Many feel that tithing alone, giving and hard work is the key to prosperity. But there are people who tithe, give, and work very hard and are still under the spell of poverty and stagnancy.

If you find yourself in this condition, then you need to engage in spiritual warfare to combat and overcome the spiritual agents of poverty that are working against you.

These spiritual agents of darkness work through circumstances and people (your boss, colleagues, friends, family members, associates, environment and prevalent situations in a location) to manipulate things against people.

It is counterproductive if you see men as your enemy.

The devil is the mastermind of every state of poverty, lack, stagnancy and deprivation in a mans life.

Thats why Apostle Paul said:

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." - Ephesians 6:12

From the scripture above, our battle is not with men but with devils they manipulate situations against people in an attempt to keep them under.

Many believe that tithing alone is the key to prosperity (Malachi 3:8-11). Believing this is to believe half-truth.

The case of Daniel in the tenth chapter of the book of Daniel throws more light on this.

Daniel prayed to God and the scripture says that God answered the same day and moment Daniel prayed.

This sounds like instant answer to prayers. In response to Daniels prayers, God instantly dispatched His angel with the answer. But the angel could not get through in the spirit realm to Daniel. (Daniel 10:1-13).

The Territorial Devil over that region where Daniel was living and praying stood against the angel of God from delivering the answer to Daniel.

There was a barricade a blockade a hindrance that kept the answer the blessing from getting to Daniel.

God had to send the Arch Angel Michael to go and engage the Territorial Devil in battle and clear the way for the messenger angel to pass through and deliver the answer to Daniel.

The bible says it took 21 days from the time Daniel prayed for the answer to get to Daniel. But God answered immediately, yet it took 21 days for the answer to get to Daniel. Why? Spiritual Barricades where in place.

You tithe, give and work hard and yet you see no appreciable change, And Wonder WHY?.

God has released blessings to you the way he did for Daniel, but spiritual barricades can keep the blessings poured out from getting to you.

For Daniel, it took 21 days. For many it is entirely different. They have been at this matter of O Lord Bless Me for years without any tangible difference.

21 days in the life of Daniel for many in our time could be 21 years of poverty, lack and stagnancy.

God said I will rebuke the devourer for your sake. Malachi 3:8-11. That was in the Old Testament when believers (the children of Israel) at that time didnt have the Spiritual Authority and Power Jesus brought to us via the blood bought redemption of our souls and the baptism of the Holy Spirit to bind and cast out devils.

The children of Israel at that time could not bind any demon or loose anything. So, God did it for them.

But when Jesus Christ came and died for us and purchased us through His Blood, He gave us the Power to become the Sons of God with the authority to function in God and bind and cast out devils. You find these facts in the following scriptures:

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Matthew 10:1

"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name." - Luke 10:17

"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." - Luke 10:19

"And I will give unto thee THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: AND WHATSOEVER THOU SHALT BIND ON EARTH SHALL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN: AND WHATSOEVER THOU SHALT LOOSE ON EARTH SHALL BE LOOSED IN HEAVEN." - Matthew 16:19

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

With that authority and power, we are expected to bind the devourer described in Malachi 3:8-11 here on earth, and God in heaven would rebuke him from afflicting us.

This is the authority and responsibility of the believer of our time and age.

I believe that the heaven was cleared for the angel to pass through to Daniel because Daniel didnt quit praying after the first day.

He kept at it he continued petitioning God for twenty-one days for the answer to come. This is a type of Spiritual Warfare