February 6, 2026

Air Superiority, Part 4

As we discuss our “air superiority” as the Ekklesia, I want to touch on the question of why it often takes time for our prayers to be answered. If we have the authority of Christ’s name in order to represent Him, why does it sometimes take so long to expel satan and his activities? 

The reality is that when exercising our authority over satan and his kingdom - binding and loosing, taking back what he has stolen, etc. - this often occurs incrementally. This is especially true when doing so regarding corporate entities, such as a nation. It is much easier to expel evil spirits from, and break their control over, an individual versus a nation. 

Satan gains access to humans in multiple ways. At times, he infiltrates the lives of people and nations simply through his subtlety, working without them being aware of his actions. Second Corinthians 2:11 tells us he takes advantage of those who are unaware of his schemes and tactics. Satan’s craftiness is his greatest strength. Hosea 4:6 affirms this, telling us that people can be destroyed by ignorance or a lack of knowledge. 

Scripture also tells us, unsurprisingly, that satan sometimes gains access to humans because of sin. Doors can be opened to him legally, providing a legal right to control a person or nation. Ephesians 4:27 warns us not to “give place to the devil.” “Place” is from the Greek word topos,(1) from which we get the English word topography. Topos is used not only to speak of literal land or places, but also figuratively, as it is here, in reference to giving or providing a “place of opportunity” or a “place of power.” In this same sense, topos is the word for a scabbard, a place in which to carry a sword or gun. “Don’t give satan ground or territory upon which he has a legal right, spiritually speaking, to implement his weapons or his control.”

Paul used the word “topos” in Acts 25:16, referencing his “license” (KJV) or legal right in Roman law to defend himself against the charges brought against him. The point of these references is that sin can provide a legal right to satan, giving him a “place” from which to conduct his stealing, killing, and destructive activities (John 10:10). These sins can actually defile and bring curses to the very land upon which we live, according to Numbers 35:33 and other verses. 

America’s sins, especially abortion, have given satan access to our nation. We are told very clearly in Scripture that the shedding of innocent blood releases a curse on the land (Numbers 35:33; see also Proverbs 6:17). Another sin that has opened the door to satan’s activities is simply our nation’s rebellion against God and His Word. Rebellion, we are told in Scripture, is the equivalent of witchcraft (1 Samuel 15:23), opening the door to demonic activity and control. It cost Saul his position as king of Israel. Idolatry could also be listed as a sin that defiles the land and brings curses upon people and nations. We could certainly list others, but it is not my purpose to offer a list of America’s sins. I am simply pointing out that as a nation, we are reaping the results of giving “place” to satan. 

When corporate sins such as these are ongoing, a one-time repentance from a few people is not adequate to remove satan’s legal right to control the group. A consistent repentance and usually from an increasing number of individuals, is needed in order to bring sufficient cleansing. There is no verse of Scripture that explicitly states this, but it is certainly implied. The Bible says, “If My people humble themselves and pray…”, not “If an individual” does so. Christ’s Ekklesia on earth, given authority to overcome the government of hell, is not one person but a body of people. Agreement in prayer requires plurality. It is clear that, in many ways, God deals with humanity corporately, not just individually. 

Because of this principle, “binding” demonic powers and “loosing” nations from their influence, as we spoke of in yesterday‘s post, is a process. The fruit occurs incrementally. In summary, as our prayers increase, they release more of God’s power…which causes more hearts to turn toward the Lord…which lessens the “place” or territory from which Satan can control. Gordon Lindsay, a great teacher on prayer in the 1960s, used to say in reference to incremental victory over satan’s actions, “I push the devil back a little farther every day.” 

That’s what we’re doing in America. 

Pray with me:

Father, we begin today by asking You to forgive our nation for taking the lives of over 60 million innocent children through abortion. We could never atone for this gross evil. America deserves nothing but judgment and curses. But we thank You that through the blood of Jesus, we can receive – not what we deserve – but Your mercy. We thank You that Jesus took the punishment we deserve, and through His blood sprinkled on the Mercy Seat of heaven, provided mercy for us. 

Through this, we ask You to cleanse America, washing away all of our sins and their resulting curses. We ask that the “place” that has been given to the spirit of murder in America be removed. Break the hold of violence and bring peace to our nation. 

We ask for a continuation and increase of the revival that has begun; it will further cleanse and remove the deception that allows our great national sins. And we ask You to raise up more and more righteous leaders in our government who understand principles of repentance and spiritual cleansing, and who desire to follow Your ways. Give them the faith and boldness to repent on behalf of our nation and to make biblical, life-giving decrees. We ask for greater revelation and enlightenment to the Ekklesia regarding our authority in Christ. And give us wisdom to apply this authority in more productive ways. Teach us how to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:3-5), uproot evil systems (Jeremiah 1:10), and manifest Your wisdom even to principalities and powers in heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10)

All of these things we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Our decree:

We decree that Christ’s governmental influence on earth is ever-increasing (Isaiah 9:6-7), and He has made the church ambassadors of that Kingdom (2 Corinthians 5:20). We will represent Him!

Click on the link below to watch the full video.

---

1. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 5117.