Walking In the Spirit 6.5 #2
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Exposing Witchcraft
Exposing Witchcraft
1 You foolish people of Galatia! Who has put you under an evil spell? When I preached, I clearly showed you that Jesus Christ had been nailed to the cross.
1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
Witchcraft is a spirit that seeks to bind and control people for demonic purposes.
1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
26 And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
35 And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
because thy way is perverse before me:
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Perverse
PERVERSE Translation of one Greek and several Hebrew terms with the literal meaning “bent,” “crooked,” or “twisted,” applied to persons involved in moral error
the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination
5 And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, Out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, the people shall dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
16 Then the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
17 So he came to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
18 Then he took up his oracle and said: “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
26 So Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘All that the Lord speaks, that I must do’?”
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.”
1 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
1 Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.
2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel.
After attempts after attempts to get God to change his mind and curse Isreal. God never changed his mind about his people.
Witchcraft defined by Rick Joyner:
"Witchcraft is counterfeit spiritual authority. It is using a spirit other than the Holy Spirit to dominate, manipulate or control others. Any authority or influence that we gain by our own manipulation or self-promotion will be a stumbling block to us and will hinder our ability to receive true authority from God."
Manipulation
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Recap: Wed
We Looked At The Realm Of The Spirit
In the realm of the spirit, we have eyes, ears, minds, and senses that mirror our five natural senses.
We can receive communication from God through a variety of means. This is important to the prophetic development of our lives. We Must learn the How.
a.) How Does God Communicate to You
What you believe is Gods Voice Must Line Up With Gods Word....
After successfully examining the realms of communication, we need then to go deeper and press into the Motive.
b.) The Why Behind the How?
Paul was sincerely seeking God for the Church to both See and know, for them to move in a prophetic spirit and have wisdom and ability to steward what God was saying.
This is true Apostolic desire...
An Activated Church with Prophetic purity and accuracy becomes an unstoppable force in the earth..
The revelatory ministry created an openness so that a person experiences life-changing power and accuracy.
For this Purpose alone, the vessel that is being used by the Master must be pure.
When we think of Purity, we often think of particular sinful practices or shortcomings in the life of a person but its far beyond that.
Purity is the heart of a man or women. It is the motive of the vessel and then the actions.
The right action with the wrong motive becomes a breeding ground for evil!!!
Witchcraft is a spirit that seeks to bind and control people for demonic purposes.
It is vital to understand that there are multiple manifestations of witchcraft and evil spiritual practices, engaging supernatural realms through demonic gateways
These People know they are openly operating in satanic power.
Then there are the more veiled forms of witchcraft that seek to deceive people and entice them away from Jesus, promising peace and tranquility.
This includes any spiritual pursuit that seeks power, supernatural experiences, or encounters without the honor and worship of the One True Living God.
The list of undercover witchcraft activities in the western world is rapidly growing as people seek spirituality without consecration and salvation.
7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Final Point Of Exposing Witchcraft
The Church is being lulled to sleep about the seriousness of modern-day witchcraft
11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
11 so that we would not be exploited by the adversary, Satan, for we know his clever schemes.
15 Witchcraft is the use of sorcery or magic by means of objects or sayings to control people or forces of nature.—
The Apostle Paul was teaching the church at Corinth as he made this statement. Satan can get an advantage when we are ignorant of his devices.
The word device means schemes and mode of operation.
Its not only biblical to educate Gods people on demons, deliverance and spiritual warfare, but its vital for successful living.
We quote scriptures like
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
But do we understand what this means?
12 This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.
c.) The What
What Must I Guard At All Cost?
Your Heart
Stage #1: Spiritual Infiltration
If People infiltrate a place or organization they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it
synonyms: penetrate, pervade & creep
Guard you hart from being infiltrated with darkness & wickedness
How would you Know if something has the potential to become a product of darkness?
Stage 2#. Spiritual Infection
A Dis-ease caused by germs or bacteria
The act of affecting with ones feelings or beliefs
Stage #3 Spiritual Amputation
The Removal of Limbs
The enemies Job isn’t complete until he disconnects us from the body of Christ.
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
The cause of amputation is not paying attention to warning signs.
16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.