After we accept Christ as our saviour we can renounce our past involvement with any works of darkness. We can take it further even renouncing works of darkness of our ancestors.

Renunciation prayers are a form of repentance which can give deliverance. Repenting of our sins can help to cleanse us from unrighteousness and renunciation of the sins of our ancestors can help to release us from the effects of their sins and inquity.

Specific prayers to renounce freemasonry, witchcraft and the occult, etc. can be found on this site and elsewhere on the internet. Some are long but worth saying as they only need to be said once.

This prayer though could be said from time to time as part of our spiritual warfare, to help close demonic doorways or open portals, and tear down demonic strongholds, giving demons licence grounds or legal rights to harass and torment in all the ways that they do, whether through health, financial or relationship problems, etc. Remember that demons will try to find a chink in our armour, to get a toehold, a foothold, a stronghold and then a stranglehold.

Renunciation prayers are best said aloud, and for women with their head covered. If you would like to, it could be helpful to go through written prayers beforehand and make your own version, including specific names, etc.

I forgive any person who has ever hurt me, disappointed me, abandoned me, mistreated me, or rejected me in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all hatred, anger, aggression, resentment, revenge, retaliation, unforgiveness and bitterness in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all pride, haughtiness, arrogance, vanity, ego, disobedience and rebellion in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all envy, jealousy, and covetousness in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all selfishness, self-will, self-pity, self-rejection, self-hatred and self-promotion in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all backsliding, ingratitude, unthankfulness, murmuring, complaining and falsely accusing.

I renounce all lust, perversion, immorality, uncleanness, impurity, and sexual sin in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all addiction to drugs, alcohol, or any legal or illegal substance that has bound me in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all witchcraft, sorcery, divination, and occult involvement in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all ungodly soul ties and immoral relationships in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all ungodly covenants, oaths and vows made by myself or my ancestors in the name of Jesus.

I renounce all ungodly thought patterns and belief systems in the name of Jesus.

Thank you Father for deliverance and salvation we are given through the name of Jesus.

Amen.

For further information

The Armour of God
The True Holy Spirit
Deliverance Prayers by Milton Green
10 Greatest Things About Studying the Bible
God Gives Life While Satan Gives Death
How to Discern, Test and Judge Rightly
The Armour of God and Other Bible Pins I
How To Walk the Gospel Out by Milton Green
Deliverance Prayer To Break Witchcraft and Mind Control
Prayer to Restore a Fragmented Soul
How to Get Help Through Prayer
Various Levels of Faith
What is a Bible Study