One of the first things we do when we move to a new home is anointing our home to make sure it is cleansed of anything that is not of God. While this process is extremely helpful and effective, the results will only be temporary if you are allowing the enemy to have a legal right to be there. Before working through the process of anointing your home, it’s helpful to start with an examination of the ways that you may have given the enemy a right to be there in the first place.
Start with Prayer
Start by asking the Holy Spirit to reveal anything to you that may be inviting the enemy in. Sometimes this can be something you overlook or have become desensitized to. Many times, it is our own behavior that invites the enemy in, even if we don’t realize it. If nothing is coming up, it may be helpful to walk room by room, praying and asking God to show you anything you need to get rid of. Don’t forget things like:
Media or Books: Watching paranormal shows, TikToks, movies, etc
Pornography: Magazines, movies, etc
Jewelry: symbols of other religions, pentagrams, skulls, etc
God may reveal something to you that wouldn’t seem significant to anyone else but may be a personal idol or hold a memory that leads to sin.
Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! 2 Corinthians 13:5
When you get rid of the things that depict sin and evil, you are coming against those spirits. You’re renouncing permission for those things to occupy your home.
In Scripture, we see the example of how Jesus even cleansed His own house when He cleansed the Temple. As He went through the Temple, He got rid of the things that were not honoring to God. Just as Jesus had the authority to cleanse the Temple, you have authority over your own home. As a believer in Jesus, you have authority over evil because Jesus gave us that authority.
Gather Some Oil
“Get the anointing oil. Anoint the holy tent and everything in it. Set apart the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Then it will be holy. Exodus 40:9
Olive oil is what we use in our home. Anointing of oil is used and talked about much in Scripture- in both the Old and New Testaments.
Oil symbolism was used throughout the Bible.
The prayer and anointing are more about your faith and the work of the Holy Spirit than it is about the oil.
It’s important to remember that there is nothing magical about the oil. The oil serves as a point of contact for you in your prayer. We stand in faith, like the Hebrews did, that as we pray and anoint our homes, the Lord will protect us from anything evil coming into our homes.
Anoint Your Doors and Windows While You Pray
“Behold, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy and to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and nothing shall injure you.” Luke 10:19
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12
Don’t overcomplicate this or think you can’t do it. The enemy wants nothing more than to convince you that he is stronger than you. But the truth is that through Jesus, the Holy Spirit that is in you is more powerful than anything the enemy can throw your way.
Start by taking a little bit of oil on your finger and rubbing it on the corners of your doors and windows as you pray. If possible, have your whole family participate. It’s important to teach our children about the power of the Holy Spirit. Here is a sample prayer to guide you, but listen to the Holy Spirit in this and pray as you are led.
Dear God,
Please bless this entryway in Jesus’ name. Please guard all who enter and leave. Let nothing enter this house that is not of you, in Jesus’ name. I command any unclean thing that is not of you to leave immediately in Jesus’ name. May this home be blessed by you and honor you.
Amen
Now repeat the process on all doors, windows, and closets of the home. We also walk the property and anoint all corners of our home, the corners of the property, the driveways, etc.
As you are praying, it’s also important to remember that you are not asking spirits to leave; you are commanding them to.
You could say something like:
In the name of Jesus, I command right now every spirit that is not of God to leave this place.
You can also ask out loud for the Holy Spirit to fill your home, protect your family, and for God to send angels to protect your family.
Finish With Prayer
Thank God for sending the Holy Spirit, through Jesus, as our helper in this world:
Dear God,
We thank you for your faithfulness and protection. Thank you for taking care of our family and for sending your Son to die on the cross for us so we can be in relationship with you. And now, we thank you for being present with us and for making our home a place of peace.
Amen
I would also suggest reading out loud Psalm 91 and playing some worship music. Scripture teaches that the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. If you still feel evil spirits in your home, you want to reach out to your pastor and ask for help.
Would you like to learn more on this topic or hear some of my experiences? Check out a podcast episode where I talk about it:
This episode was so fitting for Halloween, but also cleared up a lot of questions I had about familiar spirits! Thank You for sharing and also the cleansing prayer. Have a blessed week!!
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I really need the bad spirits out of my home. My own son has a habit of verbally abusing me. He got married to an evil spirit a user. Now he talks to me as if he hates me
He left some items in my house that I am getting ready to throw out. I can’t take it anymore. I need prayer for removal of these bad spirits.
Hi, how often should I anoint my home?
Great question. I have only ever done it once, right when we moved in. But if you have somehow given the enemy the authority to come in, through sin, etc, then you may want to do it again.
Keep saying “Jesus I cover my son with your blood, I cover his wife with your blood, I apply your holy blood on this house and on my family”. These are very Powerful words because His blood has power and is POWER. Read the Bible daily at least 5-6 chapters and see wonders.
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What do I use if I don’t have anointing oil.
Hi Pamela! I just use regular olive oil that I have in my cupboard. The oil is a place holder, the power is in the Holy Spirit and the prayer. But if it makes you feel better, most Bible Bookstores carry all vials of anointing oil near their registers. Praying for you, friend!
What if you live with another adult who happens to be your child and they have things in their room that you don’t think should be in the house, for example, pictures of anime characters (Japanese cartoons) hanging on their walls? I don’t like them because some of them look evil. How do you anoint your home if a door has been opened for the enemy to come in?
Well, I think then it’s time for a tough conversation.
I have something in my room a spirit of ghost I just want it gone I want out of my room I wanted to stop touching my leg blowing in my eat messing with me I want it gone in Jesus name
I have an issue with my health. I moved into my parents home after they passed away. No one attended church that was in the home. It was my Mom, and Day, and 2 older brothers. One of the brothers was very very evil. We never got along. I was my father’s only child. The evil brother been around my Dad since he was 8. He was on drugs, and alcohol, very mean spirited. We never ever got along. The other brother was an alcoholic. We got along. They didn’t work. They were on disability. Everyone had Health Issues. My Mother was Bone on Bone in her knees. I moved out when I was 24. I would visit sometimes, not often because of the evil brother. Now I am Bone on Bone in my knees. I need knee replacements in both knees. I seem to broke quickly. This was going on in the home. When I moved in the home, my knees got Bone on bone. It happen quickly. I was in good health. When I moved in my parents home after they passed my health changed. My father used to call the home the sick house. Everyone did seemed to had health issues. Does it seem like my home seem to need some cleansing Spiritually?
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Thank you so much for teaching me about anointing oil,I didn’t know that by the power of the Holy spirit it can be used to cleanse out homes,, God bless you all indeed for being the light of the world in Jesus ‘s name Amen 🙏
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Thank you for posting this article. I have cleansed my house before. I said something similar but I’m glad you explained it more.
My disabled son and I have fallen on hard times we have been homeless going on 4 years we live in the car we have nothing but Lord we have You 🙏 we need prayer for deliverance and restoration please teach us how to pray thank you sincerely Mary
Thank you for this good article. I am going to care for my neighbors dog while they are away for a few weeks. I will be in their home often. I am considering praying through it with some oil Not so much for me, as I know I have the holy spirit but for them. I know there is lots of dysfunction and trouble in this home. Does that make sense? What are your thoughts on that?
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I am so blessed to have found your website. I believe my 19 yr old son is be harrassed by a spirit. He hears murmuring and says he can’t make it out the words. This has been going on for awhile and I have not felt empowered enough to pray and anoint our home. Thank you for this I will listen to your podcast. If you believe I should get more help please respond to this comment thank you.