15 Powerful Bible Verses for Spiritual Warfare

Here are 15 powerful bible verses for spiritual warfare bible, I used these verses when facing intense oppression from the powers of darkness. And I know they will be useful for someone going through a similar situation and who needs to engage in spiritual warfare. Spiritual warfare is real and the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4).

Defensive and Offensive Weapons of Spiritual Warfare

In a previous post on the armor of God, we reviewed the weapons available for spiritual warfare. Specifically, we saw that the whole armor of God consisted of 5 defensive and one offensive weapon. As evidenced in the scriptures below.

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which, you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:13 – 18 NKJV)

The Offensive Weapon of Spiritual Warfare is the Sword of the Spirit

The only offensive weapon mentioned in the above bible verse is “the sword of the spirit”. Otherwise known as the word of God, or scriptures. And it is an effective weapon for pulling down strongholds and casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

How to Use Bible Verses for Spiritual Warfare

I touched on how to use the sword of the spirit (God’s word) in the previous post on the armor of God and it is summarized below for your convenience.

Quote Relevant Bible Verses

You would use it by quoting relevant bible verses concerning your specific situations when praying.

Remind God of Stories of People Who Had Victory in the Bible

Similarly, you can tap into biblical testimonies of those who went through similar situations and conquered. This is done by reminding God of their story and calling upon Him to do same for you.

Tap Into the Godly Testimonies of Other Children of God

Finally, you can tap into the Godly testimonies of those around you and pray with such.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. (Revelation 12:11 NKJV)

From the above scripture, you see that it’s possible to overcome by the word of testimony. That is why praying with bible verses is vital when contending with the powers of darkness.

Advantages of Using Scriptures when Engaging in Spiritual Warfare

Remember the scripture is God’s word, and it’s the offensive weapon for dealing with evil forces. Praying with scriptures will do several things for you.

It Will Boost Your Confidence in God

It will give you reassurance and confidence that God will do what He said He will do. Quoting God’s word will strengthen your faith. Because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17 ESV)

It Will Make the Devil Tremble

Another thing waging spiritual warfare using scriptures will do is to make the devil tremble. And become subject to you in the name of Jesus. Remember, that was how our Lord Jesus Christ fought and won the battle. He quoted scriptures. The times He was tempted, He kept saying “it is written”.

God Will Fight for You

Finally, quoting scriptures in spiritual warfare will make God fight for you. Because God said we should put Him in remembrance of His word, declare that we may be justified.

26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. (Isaiah 43:26 KJV)

There is power in God’s word, because all scriptures are inspired by God.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2Timothy 3:16 – 17 NKJV)

Furthermore, Jesus is the living word of God and all power in heaven, on earth and beneath the earth bow to Him. Therefore, fighting a good warfare with scriptures is the wisest thing to do.

15 Bible Verses for Spiritual Warfare to Study, Pray with and Memorize

1. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives ^[n]of the righteous be delivered? ²⁵But thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible be delivered; For I will contend with him who contends with you, And I will save your children. ²⁶ I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” (Isaiah 49:24 – 26 KJV)

2. “So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.” (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV)

3. The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10 NKJV)

4. Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah (Psalms 24:7 – 10 NKJV)

5. Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the most High that woe and well-being proceed? (Lamentations 3:37 – 38 NKJV)

6. Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. (Isaiah 54:15 NKJV)

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7. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord. (Isaiah 54:17 NKJV)

8. “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.” (Deuteronomy 28:7 NKJV)

9. “For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity”. (Psalms 125:3 NKJV)

10. “Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.” (Isaiah 8:10 NKJV)

11. But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten. (Jeremiah 20:11 NKJV)

12. “for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’” (Acts 17:28 NKJV)

13. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19 NKJV)

14. He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, Saying,“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” (Psalms 105:14 -15 NKJV)

15. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4 NKJV)

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Conclusion

In this post, we have reviewed the offensive weapon available to us as christians. It is the sword of the Spirit and it’s part of the whole armor of God that we are meant to put on.

Wielding the sword of the Spirit entails fighting a good warfare using scriptures. We examined some of the advantages of praying with scriptures and said that it boosts our faith amongst others. Because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17)

Finally, we looked at 15 powerful scriptures for engaging in spiritual warfare. If you have been blessed by this post, like and share on your social media handles. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to have access to insider resources and freebies.

Till next time, remember you are a royal diadem, Beautiful in God’s Hands.