I know what it feels like to be afraid of death as I have experienced it. There are very few things that disturb me and one of them is knowing that a life can be cut short. I have lost three people close to me and their deaths were what you will call premature because they were pretty young.
God is sovereign and yes He can decide to call us home at any point. But the Spirit of Death is capable of taking someone’s life before it is time for them. The devil can afflict someone with sickness or manipulate someone to be in the wrong place ending up taking their life.
Jesus told us plainly that the devil is a murderer (John 8:44).
The good news is that Jesus has defeated death. The only time you are permitted to die is when your Master says so. If you have been experiencing fear, having dreams about dying, then these prayers against the Spirit of Death is all you need to fight that feeling and resist the devil.
Let’s pray.
Key Scriptures
- John 10:10: “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
- Hebrews 2:14–15: “…that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
- Revelation 1:18: “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”
- Psalm 118:17: “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”
- Isaiah 28:18: “And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand.”
Prayer Points
1. Psalm 68:20: “He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.”
Father, I thank You because the issues of life and death are in Your hands and not in the hands of any man or spirit. Thank You for every time You’ve rescued me from death without my knowing it. Today I lift my hands and give You all the glory, in the mighty name of Jesus.
2. 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Lord, I come to You humbly and confess every sin in my life that may have opened a door to the spirit of death. Wash me with the precious blood of Jesus and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Let no accusation of the enemy stand against me, because I’ve been forgiven, in the name of Jesus.
3. Revelation 1:18: “…and have the keys of hell and of death.”
Lord Jesus, You hold the keys of hell and of death, and no one can open what You’ve shut. I declare that the gates of death are shut against my life, my home and my family. No spirit can unlock what You’ve locked, in the mighty name of Jesus.
4. Hebrews 2:14: “…that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.”
Father, through the death of Jesus, the devil was stripped of the power of death over me. I refuse to live under that defeated power any longer. Satan, you have no authority over my life, because Christ has already destroyed your works, in Jesus’ name.
5. Hebrews 2:15: “And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Every fear of death that has held me in bondage, break now by the power of the Holy Ghost. I won’t live each day in terror of what might happen. I receive the peace of God that passes all understanding, and I walk in freedom from today, in the name of Jesus.
6. Isaiah 28:18: “And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand.”
Every covenant with death in my life and my family line, whether made by me or by my ancestors, I declare it disannulled by the blood of Jesus. Every agreement with hell concerning my destiny shall not stand. I’m in a new covenant with God through Christ, and that covenant is life, in the mighty name of Jesus.
7. Romans 8:2: “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Father, I thank You that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free. The law of sin and death no longer rules over me. Let the Spirit of life flow through my spirit, soul and body, and drive out every trace of death, in Jesus’ name.
8. Exodus 12:13: “…and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you.”
I soak my life, my home, my car and my family in the blood of Jesus right now. Let every destroyer that comes near my dwelling see the blood and pass over. No plague, no tragedy and no evil news shall touch anyone under this blood, in the name of Jesus.
9. Psalm 91:5–6: “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.”
Father, I won’t be afraid of the terror by night or the arrow that flies by day. Every arrow of death fired at me in the day or in the night, I command it to miss its target and go back to its sender. Every pestilence walking in darkness, you shall not locate me, in Jesus’ mighty name.
10. Psalm 91:10: “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”
I declare over my life and my household that no evil shall befall us. No plague, no sudden death and no calamity shall come near our dwelling. My home is a sanctuary of life, protected by the hand of the Almighty, in the name of Jesus.
11. Psalm 34:7: “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”
O Lord, let Your angels camp around me day and night. Wherever I go, let them go before me, and wherever I sleep, let them stand guard. Let every agent of death that comes near me be confronted by the angels of the Lord, in Jesus’ name.
12. Luke 10:19: “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
I take the authority Jesus gave me, and I tread upon every serpent and scorpion of death assigned against my life. I have power over all the power of the enemy. Nothing shall by any means hurt me, my spouse or my children, in the mighty name of Jesus.
13. Matthew 18:18: “Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.”
Spirit of death, I bind you now in the name of Jesus! I bind every agent, every messenger and every strongman of death operating against my family. What I bind on earth is bound in heaven, so you’re bound and cast out, never to return, in the name of Jesus.
14. Isaiah 54:17: “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…”
Every weapon of death formed against me, whether through sickness, accident, poison or witchcraft, shall not prosper. Every tongue that has risen against me in judgment, I condemn it now. This is my heritage as a servant of the Lord, and I receive it, in Jesus’ name.
15. Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
Every word of death spoken over my life by anyone, including words I spoke myself in anger or frustration, I cancel it by the blood of Jesus. From today, I speak only life over myself and my family. Let my mouth become a fountain of life and not of death, in the name of Jesus.
16. Job 22:28: “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.”
I decree that I’ll live long and fulfil my days on earth. I decree that my children will grow up and bury me in a ripe old age. I decree that my family will be known for celebrations and not for mourning, and it is established, in the mighty name of Jesus.
17. Isaiah 49:25: “…for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.”
Father, contend with everyone and everything contending with my life. Every power that has vowed I won’t live to see my next birthday, let it face the judgment of God. Save my children, O Lord, and contend with every enemy of their lives, in Jesus’ name.
18. Psalm 27:2: “When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.”
Every wicked power coming to eat up my flesh and drink my blood, stumble and fall now! Let every evil gathering assigned to destroy me scatter in confusion. As they’ve plotted against my life, let them fall into their own trap, in the name of Jesus.
19. Psalm 23:4: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.”
Lord, even when I pass through dark valleys and dangerous seasons, I won’t fear, because You’re with me. Your rod and Your staff comfort me. I’ll walk through every valley and come out alive and victorious on the other side, in the mighty name of Jesus.
20. Psalm 116:8: “For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.”
Father, deliver my soul from death, my eyes from tears and my feet from falling. Let me never weep over an untimely loss in my family. Wherever my feet go, let them be kept from every snare and every fall, in Jesus’ name.
21. Psalm 103:4: “Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.”
O Lord, redeem my life from every form of destruction the enemy has planned. Where they prepared a grave, crown me with lovingkindness. Where they planned mourning, crown me with tender mercies and joy, in the name of Jesus.
22. John 11:25: “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life.”
Lord Jesus, You are the resurrection and the life. Every area of my life the spirit of death has touched, whether my health, my marriage, my finances or my destiny, I command it to come alive again. Let resurrection power flow into every dead thing in my life, in the mighty name of Jesus.
23. Revelation 12:11: “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.”
I overcome the spirit of death by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony. My testimony is that Jesus lives, and because He lives, I shall live also. I won’t be silenced, I won’t be cut down, and I’ll continue to testify of His goodness, in Jesus’ name.
24. Isaiah 25:8: “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces.”
Father, swallow up death in victory in my life and in my family. Wipe away every tear the enemy planned for us. Let our story be one of victory upon victory, and let no reproach of death rest upon our name, in the name of Jesus.
25. Psalm 118:17: “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”
Father, I thank You because my prayers have been answered. I shall not die, but live, and I’ll declare Your works in the land of the living. I’ll grow old in Your grace and finish my race with joy. All glory, honour and praise be unto You, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!
Keep Praying, Beloved
Before you close this page, let me say something to you. Today should not be the only day you pray these prayers.
Jesus said that “men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). Paul said, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and he told us to keep “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance” (Ephesians 6:18).
So make prayer your lifestyle. Keep praying these prayers until you become victorious and even after that keep praying.
If you need help with your prayer life, send a message to us on devotionalfortodayorg@gmail.com. I will respond and speak with you.
I’m standing with you in prayer. God bless you.