Breaking down and destroying strongholds
Chapter 1
Understanding the Necessity of Praying for the Lost.
In today’s fast-paced world, many professing Christians are merely surviving spiritually. Tragically, few understand the warfare we are all involved in, the battle between Good and Evil for the mind and heart of each living soul, and the deep need of the ministry of intercessory prayer—especially on behalf of the lost. Prayer is not optional; it is God’s legal strategy to bring salvation into a soul bound by Satan’s authority.
It is not enough to merely believe in God or attend church. If a person claims to follow Christ, yet has no burden to pray for the lost, especially for their own family, this is a grave spiritual indicator—and is a sign that their own heart has never been fully surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Why Pray? Because the Word of God makes it unmistakably clear: The lost will not, and cannot, be saved unless someone prays for them. Salvation is not automatic—it is a legal process enforced by prayer.
John 8:44 “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
1 John 3:10 “ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
The Bible does not soften the truth. Those who are unconverted are not just neutral—they are under the dominion of Satan and legally belong to him until they are delivered through prayer and the preaching of the Gospel.
The Lost Are Under the Authority of Satan! Acts 26:18 “ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Every soul outside of Christ is blind, bound, and held hostage. Only intercession breaks the legal grip of darkness and opens their eyes to the light.