Topic: Destroying The Stronghold
Text: Ephesians 5:17-20

There is a very strong link between victory and a joyful disposition. It is quite easy to defeat a foe that is sad, discouraged and low-spirited. However, it is difficult to overcome a highly motivated enemy.

From the foregoing, we discover that motivation plays a crucial role in ensuring ultimate victory in life. Joy is a weapon of warfare. When the Bible says that the joy of the Lord is your strength, it simply means that joy ensures and strengthens your victory. As saints, we should be joyful because the joy of the Lord is our strength. You need to strengthen yourself with the joy of the Lord. Saints are also to sing aloud. The devil is aware that the winning side is the shouting side.

The high praises of God should be in our mouths. What do we mean by high praises? High praises are powerful songs that lift you up. High praises take you above the stronghold. They place in your hand a two-edged sword. High praises empower you to do exploits in spiritual warfare. The enemy may escape other or one-sided sword but there is no way to escape from a doubt-edged sword.

Ephesians 6:17 say the two two-edged sword is the word of God. With this, you can now execute vengeance and bind the strongman. Therefore, to get your beloved one loosed, you begin the battle with high praises. You first have to make sure that you are full of joy. You have so many things to be joyful about. You are joyful because victory is sure. When you have gone the stronghold, you will not dive against the enemy with your two-edged sword in your hand. You come down and bind the enemy and loosen your beloved one. You can then command the stronghold to become a plain, in the name of Jesus. When you release your beloved one, you can start another session o praise and worship. By the time the enemy reinforces, your beloved is free.

Praise is one weapon the enemy cannot withstand. It is so explosive that it hits him like dynamite. Try high praises and you will succeed in destroying the enemy’s stronghold.

Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:19 - “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”