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Showing posts with label religious spirits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious spirits. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
THE RELIGIOUS SPIRIT - Morris E. Ruddick
Monday, March 31, 2014
When Jezebel’s Witchcraft Keeps You Up at Night by JENNIFER LECLAIRE - Charisma Magazine
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Every year about this time there’s an onslaught of witchcraft attacks against me—and many people I know. This year the enemy used a different tactic. Since the spiritual forces of darkness could not slow me down by day, the attacks are coming at night.
First, let me explain what I mean by witchcraft. During Lent, some people have a tendency to exalt Mary, the mother of Jesus. But we know that's not God's will. God has "highly exalted Jesus and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that He is Lord, to the glory of the Father" (Phil 2:9-11). Let me be clear: I am not Catholic-bashing here. This is not about a religion or a denomination. It's about spiritual practices in which some are engaging.
Where Mary is exalted, I believe it empowers the spirit of Jezebel and her witchcrafts. Some people in some religions refer to Mary as the queen of heaven. But Ashtoreth, the chief pagan goddess of war and sex mentioned in the Old Testament, is also known as the queen of heaven. And it’s the Ashtoreth spirit that’s behind Jezebel. The Lord speaks of the queen of heaven in Jeremiah 7, noting that the people of Judah were giving offerings to other gods and provoking Him to anger. The Old Testament Jezebel’s father, Ethbal, was the high priest of the goddess.
What Witchcraft Feels Like
Again, exalting Mary seems to empower the queen of heaven, also known as Jezebel. When Mary is lifted up to a place where only Jesus belongs, it unleashes demonic activity in that territory. As demonic activity increases, people report feelings of oppression, fatigue, strong spiritual warfare against the mind that makes you feel like quitting, and even physical manifestations for which doctors can’t find a reason. Are you experiencing any of these things?
When witchcraft is particularly heavy in the spiritual climate, my eyes actually burn. Everything seems like a much bigger deal than it really is because witchcraft works to take your eyes off Jesus by magnifying the problem. The enemy can use people to release witchcraft against you through word curses, but this spiritual force seems to sometimes hang over your head like a dark cloud—unless you break it.
This year, witchcraft couldn’t get me by day. I was ready for the onslaught. So instead, witchcraft attacked me at night—in my sleep. I have had some of the worst nightmares in the last two weeks that I’ve ever had in my entire life. Things I won’t even speak out loud because the power of death and life is in the tongue. Indeed, the enemy wants me to speak out the disturbing pictures he offered to give them life. But I refuse. And I break that assignment in the name of Jesus!
What’s more, I’m waking up to especially nasty messages via email. Although it’s not unusual to get a nasty message, the religious spirits have come out in droves to attack—out of the blue. They are releasing shame upon me, making false accusations and otherwise releasing word curses over my life. I bind them in the name of Jesus, bless those who curse me, and move on.
Pushing Back Powers of Darkness
Of course, these witchcraft nightmares left me exhausted. Don’t you know it’s so much more difficult to work with one hand and battle with the other when you are physically exhausted? And to wake up to a string of email attacks from the religious spirit starts your day focusing on the wrong thing if you let it.
And if you let it, it’s all downhill from there. The devil wants your thoughts and words because then he can sway your actions. Thankfully, I discerned what was going on, and I’m changing my battle plans. I've spent many, many hours in worship and prayer seeking revelation on how I can better gird up the loins of my mind.
Always remember, we aren’t wrestling against flesh and blood, yet we do need to put on our whole armor and engage in the battle. Passivity isn’t going to deliver you from Jezebel’s witchcraft.
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled” (2 Cor. 10:3-6).
When it comes to witchcraft, we have to withstand it. The Amplified Bible says to “be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]” (1 Pet. 5:9). It’s easy enough to give in to witchcraft, especially if you don’t know what is attacking you. So again, when you feel like giving up, when you feel tired for no reason, when you have strong confusion, when you are fighting an intense battle in your mind and when infirmities are manifesting, it could be witchcraft. Resist it at its onset. Cast it off. Submit yourself to God. "Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you" (James 4:7, AMP).
Again, submit yourself to the lordship of Christ. Exalt His name. Thank Him for His blood. Rejoice in the Lord. Praise and worship carry breakthrough. That’s often all it takes to change the spiritual climate in your home. And worship is where we should start because He is worthy of our adoration.
If worship doesn’t break the witchcraft, take authority over it in the name above all names. Witchcraft has to bow at the name of Jesus. But make sure you don’t have any common ground with the enemy. Repent for any rebellion in your heart, and surrender your will anew to God. Remember, we are more than conquerors in Christ, and no weapon formed against us can prosper—not even witchcraft. Our job is to be spiritually discerning enough to catch the devil at his onset, resist him, rebuke him and praise God for the victory. Amen.
Jennifer LeClaire is news editor at Charisma. She is also the author of several books, including The Spiritual Warrior's Guide to Defeating Jezebel and The Making of a Prophet. You can email Jennifer at jennifer.leclaire@charismamedia.com or visit her website at www.jenniferleclaire.org.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Kicking the Dogs from the Door of Your Destiny By Kathie Walters
Kicking the Dogs from the Door of Your Destiny By Kathie Walters
I read this somewhere on the internet a while ago. I can't remember who wrote that but it jumped out on me. I did write and ask if they minded if I use that expression.
I got to thinking about it. I am always going on about people fulfilling their destiny and their calling. Still I meet people who think their calling is to sit in church and support someone else's vision. While I think it's good to do all you can to encourage someone and support them - YOU my friend have your own calling. And at the end of the road Jesus is going to ask you, "What did you do with the anointing I put in your life?" You saying, "My church didn't like it," is not going to be an acceptable excuse. Do you know why? Because you can hear from God and you are called and YOU have a destiny to fulfill.
Everyone has the witness of the Spirit or the anointing within them. That's why the apostle John said, "You don't need any man to teach you, because the anointing (or the Anointed One) is within you." Does that mean that we don't have teachers in the Church? No of course not - there are teachers, pastors, prophets, apostles, evangelists, given to equip the church.
But you have to listen to the anointing or witness of the Spirit within you to discern what God is saying to you personally.
For example - someone could come to your church and prophesy or teach or preach - you have to discern what God is saying to you. Maybe there are just a couple of sentences that are for you personally.
Acknowledging Every Good Thing
There is a great scripture in Philemon that I love - Paul prayed for Philemon that, "Your faith becomes effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing that is in you, in Christ Jesus."
When you acknowledge the gift and calling in someone you cause it to be brought forth and activated. "That was a great word you gave." When you tell someone that, what happens? They are encouraged and it makes them want to do that again. If you criticize, then they shut down.
Maybe there are different things that the Holy Spirit brings out of one message and He says a different thing to 20 people? Understand?
Jesus said "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." (Matt 4:4) Not every word you hear, not every Bible verse you read, is a proceeding word for you. What is God saying to you NOW? Today? This week? The proceeding word imparts life and faith and has power to move you to the next thing that God has for you.
One thing is for sure - you have to move on. You have to continually discern what is He saying to you now (today). Today's manna.
The Almond Tree
I talk often about Jeremiah. When God called Jeremiah he was a teenage prophet by the way, not an old man with a beard running around the country doing prophetic seminars. I have a great new teaching set called "The Almond Tree" (click HERE to order) and it's about Jeremiah and his response to the call of God.
Well this is about is YOUR response to the call of God. You can sit there forever in your comfort zone or you can rise up and say, "I'm going to go for it. I'm going to be all I can be in God."
God asked Jeremiah "What do you see?" and Jeremiah got into faith and saw a vision of an Almond Tree. God liked what Jeremiah saw and said "I will do what you saw." In the KJV it says "You have well seen. I will hasten My Word and perform it."
So you have to see your destiny- by faith. You can't aim at what you can't see. By faith you have to see your destiny. I don't believe we have to wander around and around the mountain, wondering where we are supposed to be going and doing a kind of "hit and miss" attempt at fulfilling the will of God.
God will show you what He has for you if you start to see by faith and believe YOU CAN HEAR FROM GOD.
By faith He can release a word for you if you need confirmation - but He also puts His desires in your heart so that when you fulfill the will of God it's delightful to you because it's in your heart.
You have to see,
You have to see,
You have to see,
You can see - by faith.
What's in your heart? Where do you want to go? What is it you really want to do? You only have one life to live down here on earth. What kind of life do you want to live? A mundane, in my comfort zone, occasionally stepping out, kind of life? Or, an on the edge, exciting, what's going to happen next, kind of life?
A Challenge
So you are going to make a decision - I am making a challenge. I don't think it's just me making this challenge - I believe it's your Heavenly Father who is stirring you up. He made an awesome deposit in you. Jesus deposited His life in you. He is looking for a return on His deposit. His deposit will bring forth your destiny if you let it run its course.
BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU - there are dogs that lay at the door of your destiny. There are dogs that lay at the door of your destiny. Isn't it odd to you that "dog" is "God" the wrong way round?
What are the "dogs" then? Well dogs in the Bible usually represented the gentile, the ungodly, those who weren't familiar with God and His ways. Religious spirits! Do you know there are lots of dogs in the church? Religious spirits - they have a certain kind of "knowledge" of God, but it's not really God. It has a form, but has no power and it keeps people from entering in. Dogs at the door. Remember what Jesus said about the Pharisees concerning that?
You keep people from the Kingdom - YOU prevent people from entering into the Kingdom - with all your laws and man-made commandments. Jesus was angry with those people - dogs.
Having a knowledge of God, but denying His power.
There are dogs - religious spirits, negative spirits, that make God's people qualify to be used by God. But Jesus already qualified us 100%.
Jealous Spirits
Dogs can also be jealous spirits, in people that don't want you to go further than them. A good teacher or instructor is proud when a pupil begins to accomplish something. But sometimes if that same pupil becomes too good, or maybe becomes better than the teacher, then the instructor or teacher feels threatened. They begin to pull the person back. They want them to remain the pupil, the beginner.
I knew a prophet who was asked to teach in a church. He did a "School of the Prophets" and it was great. He soon had everyone prophesying and hearing from God. One of the girls attending the school began to show manifestations of a really wonderful prophetic gift. Soon people were asking her to pray for them and wanting appointments with her. The first man, the one who ran the school, got upset about it. He began to criticize her and pull her down. He started to say negative things about her to the pastor and elders.
They asked her not to minister and for 4 years she sat and withered away. She didn't operate in her gift, because she was afraid. She thought she had done something wrong. It took about 6 months to get her really delivered from those dog bites and those religious dogs that stood in the doorway of her destiny.
Intimidation, lies. Mean dogs who were jealous, who wanted the limelight. Fear and disapproval, false standard just to name a few of the religious spirits. Dogs - religious mindsets.
Guess what? Jesus has made you perfect in the sight of His Father. It is His righteousness that you are covered with - not your own. Jesus switched. He took your righteousness which is like filthy rags and took it to the cross- then He gave you His robe of righteousness in exchange.
What a great "swap," your rotten rags in exchange for the beauty and awesomeness and righteousness of the Mighty Son of God.
Like the hymn writer says "Jesus, my robe of righteousness. His beauty is my glorious dress." How awesome is that? To be clothed in the holiness and beauty of the perfect Son - Jesus.
Don't be afraid of the dogs - Jesus has given you power over them. The dogs can only minister to you through lies - you have to choose not to believe those lies.
Be All You Can Be
Now is the time to be all you can be in God - you don't have to qualify - you just have to learn how to yield to the anointing.
God sees a great big vision for you. He is not limited. He is not limited by your inability, He is released through your believing in His ability.
You know what? If there is no food, the dogs will leave. If there is nothing for them to feed on, they will slink away. Don't feed them, don't listen to them, don't give them any advantage.
If they lie (bark at you) and tell you, "you are nobody, what do you know? What can you do?" Laugh at them and say "Thank you for reminding me who I am - thank you for reminding me who YOU are - thank you for reminding, I am somebody - I am part of THE BODY. I am royalty of the royalty."
God has a wonderful great big destiny and calling on my life. I am going to fulfill that calling, are you?
God's plan for you is not dull and boring - it's exciting and full of adventures. It might stretch your faith here and there - but you do have God's faith inside you. To every man is given the measure of faith that's divine, unconquerable faith. Believe it. Go for it.
Have a spirit of abandonment to the purposes of God. God loves that childlike ability in you. Enjoy Him, He is a mighty God but He is also "Abba" (daddy). "Snuggle don't struggle, nestle don't wrestle." I encourage people to say these things in my meetings.
In the 5th century in Ireland some of the monks from the monasteries would board a little boat off the shore. It had no rudder, or oars. They trusted God to send the winds to take them where they were supposed to go. They were called "The Peregrini." I would say that this was a spirit of abandonment to the purposes of God.
God wants to send the winds of the spirit to take you where you are supposed to go - His plan and purpose for your life. If you have been in my meetings you know I always get people to say "Jesus - whatever." It's good to say it every day. It's another way of saying, "Jesus I'm open to whatever you say."
Don't let the dogs keep you from the doorway of your destiny. They are liars and thieves.
Kathie Walters
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