Authority in Christ: Confronting and Expelling Demonic Influence
In today’s modern world, many individuals grapple with unseen spiritual struggles that can manifest as emotional, psychological, or even physical turmoil. This prayer of deliverance by Derek Prince is powerful because it provides a structured approach to address these spiritual battles head-on. It emphasizes the believer’s authority in Christ to confront and expel demonic influences, fostering a sense of empowerment and liberation.
Derek Prince summary of its key points on deliverance from demonic influence and attributed.
Acknowledgment of Faith
The prayer begins with a declaration of faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, who died for sins and rose again, and a plea for mercy and forgiveness.
Forgiveness
The individual forgives others who have wronged them, releasing bitterness, resentment, and hatred.
Renunciation of Evil
Any contact with Satan, occult powers, or areas considered Satan’s territory is renounced. Repentance is expressed for involvement in such areas.
Freedom from Curse
By faith in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the individual claims release from any curse and receives blessings instead.
Expelling Evil Spirits
There is a direct confrontation with evil spirits inhabiting the person. They are addressed as enemies, and in the authority of Jesus’ name, they are commanded to leave.
The prayer concludes with an instruction not to pray further or speak in tongues after commanding the evil spirits to leave.
This prayer emphasizes the believer’s authority in Christ to confront and expel demonic influences, rooted in biblical promises such as Galatians 3:13, which speaks of Christ redeeming believers from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for them.
Deliverance of demons by Derek Prince.
Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that you are the son of God and the only way to God.
That you died on the cross for my sins, and rose again from the dead.
I come to you now for mercy and for forgiveness.
I believe you do forgive me and receive me as your child and because you receive me I receive myself as a child of God. And now Lord, you know the special problem that I have. The demonic influence that torments me. Lord, I want to meet your conditions and receive your deliverance. First of all I forgive them all now.
*Pause for a moment and quietly name the persons you need to forgive*
Lord, I have forgiven all these persons. I have laid down all bitterness, all resentments, all hatred and all rebellion.
And I believe you have forgiven me.
I thank you for it.
I also renounce every contact with satan, with occult powers, with secret societies, with anything that is satan’s territory.
I repent of being on that territory and I turn my back on it now.
Also Lord, if there is a curse over my life.
I thank you that on the cross you were made a curse that I might be redeemed from the curse and receive the blessings. And I claim that now.
Release from the curse and enter into blessing.
And now lord, I want to come against any evil spirit in me. That occupies any area of my personality.
I want to tell you I hate them.
They are my enemies.
I will not make peace with them.
I will not compromise with them.
They will have no more place in me.
I turn against them now and in the authority of your name, Jesus.
I command them to leave me.
I expel them right now in the name of Jesus. Amen.
DO NOT PRAY ANY MORE OR SPEAK IN TONGUES
Notes: “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:” Galatians 3:13