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Life came into being because of him, for his life is light for all humanity. And this Living Expression is the Light that bursts through gloom—the Light that darkness could not diminish! (John 1:4-5, TPT)
The spirit of religion is so very dark in its nature. We must remember that the Word warns us of the enemy’s ability to mask himself as an agent of Light. One of the common pictures of this is a wolf wearing the outfit of a Sheep.
However, when one is led by this spirit, you expose it the brighter you burn in the LOVE of Christ. That anointing causes friction because that spirit has no ability to overcome the Light.
This demonic spirit is skilled with thousands of years of experience in deceiving the children of God, imprisoning them in mental prisons where they are tormented day and night with guilt, shame, rejection, and condemnation.
At first, they lure their prey through the demonic art of the twisting of the Word. This is why to discern and view this spirit for what it is, a demonic pariah which comes armed with other demonic entities such as the spirit of Jezebel, the spirit of Leviathan, the spirit of Python, etc.
It is why it is so vital for the Saints to remain submitted to Holy Spirit’s governance, For He brings with Him wisdom beyond anything the enemy has along with the command of the Angel armies of Heaven.
You will notice in dealing with these spiritual entities, when they have taken one captive, possessing the character of the father of all lies. Though they come at first in the name of the Lord, offering the appearance of holiness, and possessing the gifts of blessings.
Yet once exposed they become very dark in their response and lead one to believe they carry the weight of the courts of Heaven, even to passing judgment on anyone who disagrees with them through curses and eternal judgments of damnation. Of course, all these judgments and curses can be dismissed if one bow before them and repents of ever disagreeing with the anointed of God.
When you see an individual passing judgment, you can discern spiritually, to where you see right through their false sheep clothing. For they are not walking in the character of Christ but that of the enemy. For the WORD declares that Jesus did not come to “Judge the world” but to save it.
Friends, it is very difficult not to be lured into a flesh-to-flesh battle, and to be honest I have been tricked into this in the past due to pride over humility. For these toxic attempts of the enemy to cause one to be offended and take justice into their own hands against the person attacking you is very powerful, and it seeks to find any place where the flesh (carnal man) has refused to submit itself to the inward man, the Christ man.
However, 1 Corinthians 10:13 comes into play here. Don’t be discouraged or lose hope if you have failed in this area, Holy Spirit will never punish or condemn us for our shortcomings. Yes, He will bring conviction while at the same time, He looks beyond our failure, focusing but on the new creation, which is our identity as planned and purposed of the Father. Always remember, it is our Spirit man that has been rebirthed which is our true identity in Christ.
We must remain surrendered to the Lordship of Holy Spirit in allowing Him to keep us focused on the truth that we are not at war with the individual, we are at war with the kingdom of darkness.
Thus, we take every thought captive in Christ, and as we do this the enemy has zero ability to infiltrate our thoughts, for he has authority or power to strong-arm the One who has disarmed and defeated him already, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God, has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything! (Romans 8:37, TPT)
I have learned over the years that Holy Spirit has a keen insight on not only how to stop the enemy in his tracks, but He also is willing to share His wisdom in Spiritual Warfare with all who are willing to completely surrender to His governing authority.
There is a truth with such rich strategies that He alone has, and if you will seek Him, and develop the intimacy that He longs to have with each child of God. And out of that place of intimacy, you will find yourself walking in that place of being more than a conqueror.
What does that look like?
I asked Him one day what it meant to be “more than” a conqueror and He said, “That is one who wins the battle before even entering the battlefield”.
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