Your faithfulness is my greatest ally in the war against myself, Lord. Silence my fears with a mighty breath of sovereign holiness. The enemy may prowl around my heart but he will never cross the boundary of owning my soul. It belongs to You alone, Lord Jesus. Grant me the unique confidence that comes from being claimed by You. Come quickly to my aid when I lift up a desperate plea. My soul is pulled dangerously close to the flames of cultural deception and philosophies. I long to be finished with life’s heavy burdens and the tragic sorrow of living in a crooked world. Your presence filters such drudgery with hues of eternal glory stretching from the higher place when I lift my eyes to the celestial hills. Even the passage of death is transformed beneath the light emitted by Christ, my Savior. You have defanged the serpent. You have extracted the stinger. What pleasure is there in the sound of Your feet approaching. With a mighty hand, You will draw the veil back at the appointed time. Under the blessing of the Word in Ephesians 6:16-17 and the authority of Christ, I pray.

 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:16-17, ESV