Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries
EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL:
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After Deliverance, What Next?
Opening Scriptures
Matthew 12:43–45: “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
John 8:36 (KJV)
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
Galatians 5:1 (KJV)
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
Memory Verse
John 5:14 (KJV)
“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”
Praise and Worship
Spend quality time thanking God for every deliverance, victory, healing, restoration, answered prayer, and battle He has fought for you. Worship Jesus as your Deliverer and Redeemer. Thank Him for bringing you out of situations that once appeared impossible. Ask the Holy Spirit for grace not only to receive freedom but also to walk faithfully in that freedom.
EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL: August 15, 2026 – After Deliverance, What Next?
Beloved, one of the greatest mistakes a person can make after experiencing deliverance is to believe that because the battle has been won, there is nothing else to do.
Many people have experienced freedom from a particular bondage, sinful habit, destructive lifestyle, fear, oppression, or negative pattern, but after some time they found themselves returning to the same Egypt God brought them out from.
The problem is not always that nothing happened during their deliverance; sometimes they failed to guard the freedom they received. Deliverance should lead to a new way of living.
Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
Notice that the Bible did not only say that Christ has made us free; it also says, “Stand fast.” This means there is a responsibility attached to freedom. You must stand in it, protect it, value it, and refuse to become entangled again.
Many people fall back into their Egypt after deliverance because they allow little things to gradually corrupt their faith and pollute the spiritual atmosphere they have built around their lives.
It may begin with something that appears harmless. A person who has been delivered from sexual immorality begins communicating secretly again with someone connected to the former lifestyle.
Someone who has overcome pornography begins entertaining sexually provocative materials because they say, “I am only looking.”
Someone who has been delivered from drunkenness begins spending unnecessary time in an environment where alcohol and old habits are constantly celebrated or tolerated.
Someone who has overcome bitterness begins replaying old offences and discussing them repeatedly until anger returns in them. Someone whose prayer life became strong during a season of battle gradually stops praying because everything now appears peaceful.
Beloved, the major falls in life often begin with small compromises. What you tolerate little by little can eventually become strong enough to control you again.
Look at the children of Israel. God delivered them from Egypt with a mighty hand. Pharaoh could not hold them. The Red Sea could not stop them. Their enemies were defeated before their eyes. Yet whenever hardship came in the wilderness, they began remembering Egypt.
They started talking about what they ate there and wishing they could return. This reveals something important: You can physically leave Egypt while Egypt remains in your mind.
God may remove you from an old environment, but if your thinking remains unchanged, you may eventually go back to where God has delivered you from.
You may leave an unhealthy relationship but continue emotionally feeding the memories. You may stop a sinful habit but continue entertaining the thoughts that produced it. You may experience freedom from fear but continue consuming everything that strengthens fear.
Deliverance must therefore be followed by the renewing of the mind. Romans 12:2 says, “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Beloved, if your mind is not renewed after deliverance, your old thinking can lead you back to your old lifestyle.
You must learn to think differently. If God delivered you from poverty-producing habits, learn financial discipline. If God delivered you from a destructive relationship, learn to keep healthy boundaries and be mindful of the kind of relationship you involve yourself into.
If God helped you overcome uncontrolled anger, learn to be patience and maintain healthy communication. If you have come out of addiction, identify your triggers (limitations) and determine not to go back again.
Beloved, do not return to the place where your bondage was continually fed on and assume that because you have prayed, you cannot fall again. There is a difference between faith and presumption. Joseph did not remain in the room with Potiphar’s wife trying to prove how spiritually strong he was.
Genesis 39:12 says that Joseph “fled, and got him out.” Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is run. Run from that conversation. Run from that secret relationship.
Run from being alone with a man or woman. Run from that environment. Run from the person continually encouraging you to compromise.
Run from anything that repeatedly weakens your convictions. Do not tempt yourself and do not deliberately stand beside the fire and pray that your clothes will not smell of smoke.
Prophetic Declaration
I declare over your life today: you shall not return to the Egypt from which God has delivered you. Every chain that has been broken shall remain broken, and every door God has helped you to close shall remain closed, in the name of Jesus.
You shall not return to old bondage, destructive habits, ungodly relationships, fear, bitterness, sexual immorality, addiction, prayerlessness, or any lifestyle that once stole your peace. The grace to stand firm in your freedom is released upon you today.
I declare that the mistakes of yesterday shall become wisdom for tomorrow. Your former battles shall not become your permanent identity. What God has brought you through shall become a testimony of His grace, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Prayer Assignment (Morning)
Prayer Focus: Maintaining My Deliverance and Never Returning to Egypt
Scripture Meditation: Galatians 5:1; Matthew 12:43–45; John 8:36; Psalm 119:11; Romans 12:2.
1. Father, I thank You for every deliverance, freedom, victory, and restoration You have given me, in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, thank You for bringing me out of every Egypt that once held me captive, in the name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, forgive every sin, compromise, and careless decision through which I have reopened doors You helped me close, in the name of Jesus.
4. Every old bondage attempting to regain control over my life, lose your hold, in the name of Jesus.
5. Every temptation drawing my heart back toward my former Egypt, lose your influence over me, in the name of Jesus.
6. I declare that I will not return to the bondage God has brought me out from, in the name of Jesus.
7. Every old sinful habit attempting to become attractive to me again, lose your power over my mind, in the name of Jesus.
8. Every destructive pattern that has been broken shall not rebuild itself in my life, in the name of Jesus.
9. Holy Spirit, reveal every little compromise capable of weakening my spiritual life, in the name of Jesus.
10. Father, expose every relationship that continually pulls me toward my former bondage, in the name of Jesus.
11. Every old contact deliberately pulling me toward destructive behaviour, I receive grace to resist the pressure, in the name of Jesus.
12. O Lord, deliver me from missing what You delivered me from, in the name of Jesus.
13. I refuse to remember the pleasures of Egypt while forgetting the chains of Egypt, in the name of Jesus.
14. Every voice telling me to return to something that previously destroyed my peace, be silenced, in the name of Jesus.
15. Father, whenever my past begins to look attractive again, remind me of the freedom You have given me, in the name of Jesus.
16. Every spirit of spiritual carelessness after breakthrough, lose your hold over me, in the name of Jesus.
17. Father, give me grace to remain prayerful when things are difficult and when things are going well, in the name of Jesus.
18. Every pattern of seeking God intensely during trouble and abandoning spiritual discipline after victory, be broken, in the name of Jesus.
19. Holy Spirit, rekindle my hunger for prayer every morning, in the name of Jesus.
20. Father, increase my hunger for Your Word, in the name of Jesus.
21. Let Your Word become deeply rooted in my heart and renew my thinking daily, in the name of Jesus.
22. Every old mindset capable of recreating yesterday’s bondage, be transformed through the truth of God’s Word, in the name of Jesus.
23. Every lie I believed while I was in bondage, be replaced with biblical truth, in the name of Jesus.
24. Father, teach me to see myself according to my identity in Christ rather than according to my past, in the name of Jesus.
25. Every spirit of condemnation telling me that I can never truly change, lose your influence over me, in the name of Jesus.
26. I declare that my past shall not become my permanent identity, in the name of Jesus.
27. Every website, conversation, entertainment, or activity feeding what God has helped me overcome, give me discipline to remove it, in the name of Jesus.
28. Every secret access point to my former bondage, be closed through repentance, wisdom, and prayer in the name of Jesus.
29. Every spirit of pride telling me, “You are too strong to fall,” be replaced with humility and vigilance, in the name of Jesus.
30. Father, help me to watch and pray so that I do not enter into temptation, in the name of Jesus.
31. Every temptation that normally attacks me during moments of loneliness, I receive wisdom and strength to overcome it, in the name of Jesus.
32. Every temptation that normally comes when I am discouraged, give me grace to recognize and resist it, in the name of Jesus.
33. Every temptation that normally appears when I am making progress, I receive discernment concerning it, in the name of Jesus.
34. Every temptation that comes when I am tired, angry, disappointed, or emotionally vulnerable, Holy Spirit, strengthen me, in the name of Jesus.
35. Father, reveal my triggers before they become traps, in the name of Jesus.
36. O Lord, help me forgive people without unnecessarily returning to unhealthy situations, in the name of Jesus.
37. Every destructive habit that has been removed from my life, help me replace it with something healthy and godly, in the name of Jesus.
38. Holy Spirit, do not allow my spiritual house to remain empty after deliverance, in the name of Jesus.
39. O Lord, fill my heart with Your presence, truth, love, wisdom, holiness, and peace, in the name of Jesus.
40. Father, teach me the lesson behind every weakness so that I can strengthen the areas where I am vulnerable, in the name of Jesus.
41. I declare that I will not rebuild the prison God has helped me escape from, in the name of Jesus.
42. I declare that Egypt is behind me and, by God’s grace, I am moving forward, in the name of Jesus.
43. I declare that my former bondage will not become my future habitation, in the name of Jesus.
44. I receive grace to stand fast in the liberty Christ has given me, in the name of Jesus.
45. I receive wisdom to guard my heart, mind, relationships, environment, and decisions, in the name of Jesus.
Prayer Assignment (Night)
Prayer Focus: I Will Not Return to My Egypt
Scripture Meditation: Matthew 12:43–45; Galatians 5:1; Psalm 91:1–2; Colossians 1:13; Ephesians 6:10–11.
1. Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your mercy, protection, deliverance, and preservation throughout this day, in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, thank You for every bondage You have broken and every destructive situation You have brought me out from, in the name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, forgive every sin, compromise, disobedience, and careless decision through which I may have weakened my spiritual life, in the name of Jesus.
4. By the blood of Jesus, cleanse my heart and renew a right spirit within me tonight, in the name of Jesus.
5. Every old bondage seeking to regain access to my life, your door is closed, in the name of Jesus.
6. Every destructive pattern God has helped me overcome shall not rebuild itself in my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. Every temptation attempting to return me to my former Egypt, lose your influence over me, in the name of Jesus.
8. I refuse to return deliberately to anything God has brought me out from, in the name of Jesus.
9. Every old sinful habit knocking again at the door of my life, I refuse to open that door, in the name of Jesus.
10. Every old relationship capable of dragging me back into bondage, give me wisdom and courage to maintain healthy boundaries, in the name of Jesus.
11. Every secret compromise capable of polluting the atmosphere of my deliverance, be exposed and removed, in the name of Jesus.
12. Every little sin I have been tempted to treat as harmless, Holy Spirit, give me conviction and strength to overcome it, in the name of Jesus.
13. Father, do not allow a moment of carelessness to destroy what You have helped me build, in the name of Jesus.
14. Every spiritual carelessness that normally follows answered prayer, lose your hold over me, in the name of Jesus.
15. Every tendency to stop praying because the battle appears to be over, be broken, in the name of Jesus.
16. Every power of addiction, immorality, bitterness, anger, fear, and ungodly desire seeking to regain control over me, be broken, in the name of Jesus.
17. Every spiritual battle seeking to turn yesterday’s victory into tomorrow’s bondage, I stand against you in the authority of Jesus Christ.
18. Every old chain seeking to reconnect itself to my life, remain broken, in the name of Jesus.
19. Every door God has helped me close shall remain closed, in the name of Jesus.
20. Every wrong person attempting to reintroduce me to a destructive lifestyle, I separate myself, in the name of Jesus.
21. Every voice saying, “Just once will not hurt you,” lose your influence over my mind, in the name of Jesus.
22. Every spiritual laziness attempting to enter my life after victory, be uprooted, in the name of Jesus.
23. O Lord, do not allow me to become comfortable with anything that is gradually weakening my convictions, in the name of Jesus.
24. Every wrong appetite that died during my season of deliverance shall not rise again to control me, in the name of Jesus.
25. Every deceptive thought telling me that my former bondage was better than my present journey, be silenced, in the name of Jesus.
26. Every pattern of abandoning fasting, prayer, Scripture, and fellowship after receiving a testimony, come to an end, in the name of Jesus.
27. Every pride that refuses correction, be uprooted from my heart, in the name of Jesus.
28. Every stubbornness that makes me ignore warnings, give way to humility and wisdom, in the name of Jesus.
29. Every impatience that pushes me into destructive decisions, lose your hold over me, in the name of Jesus.
30. Every desperation that makes wrong opportunities appear attractive, be replaced with patience and discernment, in the name of Jesus.
31. Father, teach me to recognize warning signs before I enter another unnecessary battle, in the name of Jesus.
32. O Lord, give me grace not to ignore the same warnings that previously preceded my problems, in the name of Jesus.
33. Every habit of hiding warning signs from people who could help me, be broken, in the name of Jesus.
34. Father, let my character become strong enough to sustain the opportunities You give me, in the name of Jesus.
35. Every new level of freedom You give me, grant me wisdom to manage it responsibly, in the name of Jesus.
36. Every spiritual victory You give me, grant me grace to protect it without living in fear, in the name of Jesus.
37. I refuse to become so afraid of losing my deliverance that I stop enjoying the peace Christ gives me, in the name of Jesus.
38. Every fear telling me that darkness is stronger than the freedom Christ gives, be silenced, in the name of Jesus.
39. Every pressure from people asking me to return to an environment God helped me leave, give me courage to say no, in the name of Jesus.
40. Every fear of offending people that makes me compromise my convictions, lose your hold over me, in the name of Jesus.
41. Every good boundary I have established shall not collapse through emotional pressure, in the name of Jesus.





