Destroying Fear: A Five-Day Devotional Sample

  Putting On the Holy Spirit

If you want to destroy the fear in your life but do not have the true foundation of a genuine, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit—if you are not deeply rooted with the Holy Spirit—you will never overcome fear on any level or any demonic attack that the devil throws at you. I say this because in my travels, I hear many people talk about Jesus, and one important thing is often left out of the equation: the Holy Spirit.

After Jesus left the earth, He promised to send us the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and today we have lost track of that vital Person of the Trinity. We have lost our relationship with Him, and that is why we are under attack by the devil and living in fear. We know every other voice that comes our way, but the number one voice, the Holy Spirit’s, is foreign to us these days. That is a tragedy for all believers who calls themselves followers of Jesus.

Many pastors today, and even deliverance ministers, talk about the devil, his kingdom, his attacks, his weaponry, his schemes, and his entrapments against the Church. They talk about praying spiritual-warfare prayers. They talk about how you can break out of the bondages of fear, break strongholds off the mind or break generational curses, and shut demonic spiritual doors.

There is a place for that in the Body of Christ, but I would like to take you deeper and help you understand that none of this will work against the devil and his agents if you do not have a true intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. You need to know Him personally and know who He is in your life.

God’s plan in redemption was that we should live a life full of the Holy Spirit. He is the only one who can give you the victory. Paul wrote to believers to put on the armor of God. To sum up the whole thing, put on the Holy Spirit—on you, in you, and through you.

Declare This throughout Your Day: By the power of the Holy Spirit who lives in me, I declare that I stand in the authority of Christ Jesus.

Reflection Questions: How would you describe your relationship to the Holy Spirit? Are you comfortable talking with Him? Why or why not?