Spiritual warfare is often thought of as the fight between good and evil. However, for Christians, we understand that it is actually a battle between God and his enemy, Satan. It is when things happen in the physical world because of spiritual forces in the unseen world. As Christians, we are God’s children, and this makes us the enemy of His enemy. Spiritual warfare does not typically occur in a physical element like a battlefield. Instead, it occurs in a spiritual realm.

The Holy Bible says it exists. “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (I John 3:8) The Apostle Paul wrote, “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12) In fact, the same chapter in Ephesians tells us to put on the full armor of God. Armor is only used one place — battle.

Pray. Prayer works! Praying the Word of God is effective and infallable.

God’s Word is powerful! In the beginning, God spoke the earth into existence. Throughout the Bible, the power of His words healed the sick and performed miracles. And it is by His Word in the Scriptures that He continues to work and speak to His people today. The act of staking the borders of a property is not magical, nor is it a talisman or superstition. There is nothing special about a stake in itself, nor the person who is driving a stake into the ground. It is the act of marking the land with scripture that is a symbol of faithfulness and submission to God’s authority – a calling out to God to bless the land and rescue His people. It is a declaration that it was created by Him, still belongs to Him, and exists solely for His purposes today.

A PROPHETIC ACT

Staking the land is a prophetic act. It points to a future of goodness and righteousness to replace evil and disobedience. It sets land aside in dedication to God, giving Him dominion through Jesus.

A SYMBOL

In the Greek, “cross” means “stake.” The Complete Jewish Bible says they hung Jesus on an “execution-stake.” When you stake land, you’re placing symbols of the device used to orchestrate salvation. Scriptures add power to that symbol representing your covenant with God. Jews were commanded to do this in Deuteronomy 6. They put God’s Word on their bodies and property, including gates and door posts.