Demon-Proofing Prayers: Bob Larson's Guide to Winning Spiritual Warfare: Bob Larson's Guide to Spiritual Warfare

by Bob Larson (Adapted by)

Bob Larson has honed the art of exorcism into astonishing public performance. –Los Angeles Times, front page

 

Men like Bob Larson are out front, battling Satan, leading the charge against an evil that appears to have so many souls in torment and looking for deliverance...The Devil meets his match in Bob Larson. –MSNBC Investigates

This powerful spiritual warfare and prayers of deliverance equipping manual examines ten specific lifestyle commitments required of all Christians if they are to be victorious in spiritual battles.

 

Never again will you underestimate the power of demonic forces! Without glorifying them through fear-inspiring tales, you will realize your authority over forces of evil and how you can “demon proof” your life through the ten critical lifestyle choices presented.

 

Demon-Proofing Prayers concludes with ten prayers/declarations that link the ten lifestyle choices as practical steppingstones to help you emerge victoriously from every spiritual battle.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 16, 2011

About the author

Bob Larson is an American radio and television evangelist, and a pastor of Spiritual Freedom Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Larson has authored numerous books critical of rock music and Satanism.

Reviews

[Ross Blocher · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have spent the past 9 years keeping tabs on Bob Larson's demon-battling "Bob Larson Ministries" (not to be confused with the other "BLM" movement, which Bob deems "Marxist" and "witchcraft"). For our podcast Oh No, Ross and Carrie!, my co-host and I have attended various exorcisms, enrolled in Bob's "International School of Exorcism", attended a weekend seminar, and read some of his books. You can hear a very detailed review of Demon Proofing Prayers: Bob Larson's Guide to Winning Spiritual Warfare on this episode of the podcast, with direct quotes and a lot of commentary. This is one of the books Bob recommends most often to would-be exorcists, and the premise is simple: we are engaged in a spiritual battle whether we like it or not, and the only response is to become a warrior!

Part of becoming a spiritual warrior is putting on the full armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, sword of the Spirit, and so forth. Bob references this regularly, but the main content of the book is broken into chapters presenting ten life lessons: alliterative and slant-rhyming gems such as "be a winner, not a whiner", "be a warrior, not a wimp", "be a leader, not a loser", "be a thriver, not a survivor", and perhaps most head-scratchingly: "be a provider, not a pretender". Within each, Bob shares examples of his encounters with demons, and offers up his own blend of theology, "traditional" family values and personal-responsibility politics. Satan is the ever-present and active enemy, and an organization and hierarchy of demons carry out his mission. Bob encourages us by saying that the fight is already won, but that God calls us to be on the field of battle to clean up on his behalf. One funny aside: the book scrupulously capitalizes any description or even pronoun that directly references God, whereas "satan" and "lucifer" and "the devil" are purposefully lower-case to rob them of even syntactical power. Destiny Image Publishers points this out in the first pages: "We chose not to acknowledge him, even to the point of violating grammatical rules."

The final section of the book is a series of "activations": the promised demon proofing prayers that will help seal your life against demonic influence. They are dripping with militaristic language, and its clear that Bob is wistful for the days of siege warfare that he missed out on. Here's an example:

I AM A WARRIOR!
Jesus Christ is my Commanding Officer.
The Bible is my code of conduct.
The Word of God is my weapon of warfare.
I AM A WARRIOR!
I volunteered to serve and enlisted for eternity.
I will not get out or sell out.
I am faithful and reliable.
I AM A WARRIOR! ...
Money can't buy me, and hell can't stop me.
Death can't destroy me. I will not give up.
I march into battle under the banner of Christ.
I AM A WARRIOR!

[David M Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good teaching about having successful prayer warfare tactics and how to have an attitude of spiritual fortitude that stands against the enemy and keeps us from succumbing to his tactics and bondage.

[Cherlene Robson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information. To learn how to stay strong in our faith in Christ and be aware of spiritual darkness.