Does the
releasing of people from the grips of the Jezebel spirit matter?
Is it
just a a charismatic issue or hot topic?
Is it just a topic of the
ultra spiritual or in the clouds prophetic types?
Many believers today, as well as leaders in fellowships and ministries, have a working relationship with Jezebel. A toleration. A "looking past" for a supposed "greater good" in our desire to avoid confrontation we may actually allow and tolerate the Jezebel.
A desire to avoid the confrontation in the belief that things will get better with time is not a path or way taught in Scripture. This perspective demonstrates an understanding deficient in true spiritual discernment.
Jesus said, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is among you."
A Kingdom is coming and has arrived that confronts the world system and ways of the enemy.
It demands a response.
It is like a wedge driven into the hearts of men that calls for a yes to God. The alternative is clearly chosen in the face of the Kingdom demand.
It overcomes. It is better. The Kingdom is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus also said of this demonic spirit, "I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, and I will strike her children dead." Rev 2:21-23
Does the releasing of people from the grips of the Jezebel spirit matter?
Is it just a a charismatic issue or hot topic?
I marvel at the duplicity with which we approach the bible and the words of Jesus. The whole spectrum of approaches to the Scriptures, some of which are extremely focused on "forms of righteousness" rules and regulations, consider their zeal to be bringing others into worship. We have completely missed the deepest concerns of the Lord Jesus. They have overlooked his words and the importance of his rebuke regarding worship. They do not know or understand his heart.
Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said,
"Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, "Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written about me in the scroll of the book."
Hebrews 10:5-7
Jesus perfectly fulfilled the will of the Father. He lived the definitive worship. He established it in our world among his "friends"and in heaven as the ascended High Priest of the HOLY of HOLIEST. Through his worship, he made a living way for us to advance into eternal life.
That witness, that testimony is our inheritance.
While remaining One with the Father in perfect unity and love, he overcame the world. He established worship in spirit and truth and forever. He sealed, with his ascension, the volumes of benefits and the true, deep, holy, and love filled relationship with the Father that we call worship.
Why does Jesus confront the Jezebel spirit?
Because he restored worship to perfect relationship with the Father. The Jezebel spirit destroys that worship, the blood bought intimacy. Jesus worshiped in the heart and will of the Father with his life. He poured out his blood as worship. Forever a relationship was sealed that nothing in heaven or earth could violate, destroy, tear down, diminish. When walked out in faith and lived through his perfect work, worship is the fragrance that rises all the way into the throne room in heaven. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. The worship environment of the Spirit is freedom, joy, truth and love. The worship environment influenced by Jezebel is fear, constriction, control, and lack of intimacy.
Jesus does not tolerate distortions of his perfect work or the destruction of the perfect heart intimacy we share in his presence.
Of course, Jesus was after much more than worship environments. Our culture screams Canaanite worship. Keep in mind, those demonic spirits that influenced the worship of Canaan are still around. They are angels. Dark angels. They know how to co-labor with humanity and produce the same forms of worship. Sacrifice of children to the alter of ....fill in the blanks, is the Canaanite god Molech. It's been different throughout history. One of the most compelling and distorted realities in our culture is sex. Carl's Jr. sell hamburgers with it. The pornographic industry, sells pseudo sex on the scale of billions a year. Men and women worship at the alter of broken intimacy and unfulfilled sexual encounter. Their hearts enslaved to the unfulfilled worship of broken intimacy. To Baal, worship was sexual intercourse with a temple prostitute, male or female. Not a hard sell today. Yet, the hearts cry is endless loneliness.
The Jezebel spirit seeks to distort, separate, and ruin with fear any who would go after the reality of worship as witness; worship purchased in his blood.
Worship, united with heaven in spirit and truth, is the prime target. Distortion of worship and the sowing of offense in the heart are key activities of Jezebel. Typically that means destroying the credibility of some amazing servants of the Lord. Often it means the destruction of those up and coming tender hearts who live to worship him. In turn, if successful, the wounds inflicted will be embraced, the leadership of the church "clearly the offense" and the cry "never again" will add more victims to the castle walls of fear.
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This Jezebel spirit and it's serious consequence ultimately is the the destruction of intimacy. Jezebel is known to inspire fear and use fear to keep people from love and healing. The perfect love Jesus walked in has no fear. (side bar: this is a sign to you that you may have a foothold of the Jezebel and or are confronting it. You will feel fear and the threat of loss in a Jezebel confrontation.) Fear is a sign. It should alert us to our environment. It should awaken us to discernment. It should call out participation with the Holy Spirit. True righteousness does not ride on the wings of fear. Rather it flows on a river of loving kindness.
The first key is getting out of the clutches of Jezebel yourself.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart. No offense. No stumbling block. No boarders on the desire of your heart for Jesus. There is no law against love. Our hearts can run free forever in his presence. Get yourself into a place of presence and wait on the Lord. Surrender to the Spirit and spend some significant time dwelling with God in the holy place.
Then start looking for the "fears in you". Surrender those to the Spirit and ask for healing. Follow his lead. He is good.
Prayer -
Lord Jesus. My One and only first desire is you. Open the eyes of my heart to the worship and relationship you share with the Father. I surrender myself to you and your perfect love.
He is meeting us at the point of our desire.
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