If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we
know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have
the requests which we have asked from Him (1 John 5:14, 15).

There are several specific needs which we should consider as
targets for prayer in spiritual warfare. One need relates to the
condition of blindness which Satan has inflicted on unbelievers
(1 Corinthians 4:3, 4). People cannot come to Christ unless their
spiritual eyes are opened. Theodore Epp wrote, “If Satan has
blinded and bound men and women, how can we ever see souls saved?
This is where you and I enter the picture. Spoiling the goods of
the strong man has to do with liberating those whom Satan has
blinded and is keeping bound. . . . This is where prayer comes
in.”

Prayer is a primary weapon in combating spiritual blindness. The
apostle John wrote: “If we ask anything according to His will, He
hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we
know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him” (1
John 5:14, 15). Then he immediately challenged believers to apply
this principle by asking God to bring life to unbelievers (verse
16). Our evangelistic strategy must include authoritative prayer
that God’s light would penetrate satanic blindness.

We also need to pray, as Paul did in Ephesians 1:18, 19, that the
eyes of believers may be enlightened to understand the spiritual
power, authority and protection which is our inheritance in
Christ. As long as Satan can keep us in the dark about our
position and authority in Christ, he can keep us stunted in our
growth and ineffectual in our witness and ministry. We need to
pray for each other continually that Satan’s smoke screen of lies
will be blown away and that our vision into the spiritual realm
will be crystal clear.

Lord, remind me frequently to pray against the deception which
the enemy uses to block my vision of Your will for my life.

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