“..You are powerless to combat evil except through prayer...”
In and of our human selves and strength, you’d be absolutely correct: we’re powerless against the enemy.
But thru Him and the price He paid, we have 3 major weapons in our arsenal:
1. The Word (Logos, not Rhema). For it is Written.....
2. The Blood. There’s Power in the Blood..
3. The Name. In Jesus’Name. There is Power in that Name..
Prayer, Supplication, Praise and Worship have been, and are, the missile delivery vehicles for these weapons all throughout Scripture.
We (myself included) all need to learn to use them more effectively. Sorry to sound like a preacher.....I’m not one. I just spend a lot of time in the Bible.
Not that your post needs fortification; however, there is John Adams’ letter to the Massachusetts Militia 1798 and George Washington’s farewell address among others.