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911 - You've encountered a Jezebel Attack
3 Mistakes that
Could Cost You
Mistake #1 - Using the Weapons of the World to Combat him/her.
No doubt you are now engaged in a spiritual battle. But the weapons at your disposal are not the same as we carry in the world day to day.
The Jezebel wants us to engage with worldly weapons. Don't. The redemptive power of grace works in the wisdom of the Lord setting prisoners free. Nothing can be done without Jesus.
"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, 4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ…2 Cor 10:4
The Jezebel wants us to engage with worldly weapons. These are the very weapons this spirit likes to employ to set up the confusion and disruption it sows. Spirit weapons are different. They are the ARMOR of God, and activated by faith, hope and love. They are founded in the overcoming victory of the Lord Jesus. When employed they produce a deeper and healthy spiritual victory. When Jesus is present people get set free, come alive in Christ and step into new life and healing. The victory lies in bringing the Kingdom of God through the authority granted to you in the power, love and wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
The greatest pressure in a Jezebel attack is felt personally, emotionally, corporately and spiritually. That covers a great deal of ground all at once. This in part why such spiritual attacks are so challenging. The Holy Spirit has equipped you for victory already. The Saints at your disposal for council and wisdom are there to bring peace. The spiritual support you already possess needs to be drawn upon not for coalition building but for building you up in the Lord and receiving ministry.
Set aside: Control, manipulation, politicking, talking with those outside the problem, slandering and pulling down.
t Don't make the mistake of picking up these weapons. They will not bring about the glory God is seeking to establish, the righteousness he is aiming for and the greater discernment the Body will be called to grow up into. Remember, Jesus stripped the Devil of his abilities. Now all he has is deception. This is a time to dwell richly in the word of Christ. Col 3:1-4
Mistake #2 – Entering the Mindset and world painted by the Jezebel.
Don’t be drawn into the picture and pathways painted by the
Jezebel. This is called the Tail wagging the dog. The Jezebel spirit seeks to build a path and an environment into which the attack will lead you if you chose to follow. But we follow Jesus and walk in the Spirit. These are two contradictory roads. There is a benefit in this.
Discernment is relatively easy if we move away from the charged emotions and survival mentalities that often plague us in a Jezebel attack. Slow down. Wait for the Lord.
It is vitally important that you remain on the platform given to you by the Holy Spirit and that you move, act and follow the Spirit's leading in any steps you take to address the situation.
Kingdom authority is given to us by Jesus. It cannot be taken from us except by him. And the gifts and assignments are irrevocable. (Rom A quick look at the life of the lead apostle, Peter, will shed some light on the New Testament reality of grace, forgiveness, and calling. Peter outright rejected Jesus, said he didn't know him, and denied him in public three times. Peter was rebuked for his vision of the mission of Jesus after revealing the Messiah by the Father's voice. Peter was rebuked by Paul for siding with the Judaizers in Antioch and defaming the core nature of the Gospel. Peter was Jesus' lead man after all those mishaps. He remained so in spite of his failure and limited vision at any given moment.
In the New Testament we are saved by grace through faith and called to a life of obedience and sacrifice of service to Jesus. We receive rewards for our service. We become like him in our walk of life. Sometimes that means we die, carry the sufferings of Jesus and for love sacrifice. We follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts.
- Don't argue with the Jezebel from her point of view or on the platform created by the attack. This can be the very words thrown at leaders or servants of the church or ministries. Each point presented seeks to draw you into a course of action and thinking that most likely is not truth from Scripture. Weigh each point from the point of view it comes with. Is it the spirit of God (Strengthen, Encourage, Comfort, along the lines of exiting words and rhema) the spirit of man (speaking without unction from the brokenness and unhealed places of heart, soul, mind and spirit) the enemy's voice (directly contradicting Scripture and sound teach derived from the Word).
- Don't adopt the mindset of the Jezebel in evaluating ministry, people, or situations. James 3:17-18. I Corinthians 14:1 The Spirit encourages, strengthens and comforts us in the power of the Cross, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. We live from a different perspective. Looking at the unseen as well as the seen. The Jezebel is unable to perceive the Holy Spirit's intentions, but we are. We have the mind of Christ.
- Psalms 27 - time to slow down and wait for the Lord. This is an active posture of engaging with the mind of Christ, our network of supporting wise counsel and our support of accountability. The goal is to accomplish the will of the Lord. The goal is to bring the Kingdom of Heaven. The goal is to see the advance of the Gospel and the new measure of promise and blessing poured out on all who will continue to walk in the Spirit. This can only be accomplished by linking and walking with Jesus. John 15:5
The way of the Gospel is a way of peace. Peace makers who sow in peace will reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18
Mistake #3 –Allowing the Jezebel attack to undermine your faith and regard for the prophetic ministry.
One of the core attacks of the Jezebel is upon the prophetic ministry. In history this spirit nearly wiped out the prophetic troup of Israel. Is that a big deal? Yes. The ministry of the prophet at that time was to carry the very words of God to the people. They were given direct revelation from the Lord to impart to Israel in times when she had wondered from the teaching, worship and regular blessings of the priesthood and temple.
Jezebel replaced the Lord's prophets with her own prophets of Baal under the authority of the King. A false god and idol to which Israel was forced to worship, Baal worship eventually entered the Temple in the Time of Jeremiah the prophet.
The New Testament ministry of prophecy is very different from the Old Testament, but equally vital. Of five ministries given to the church, the Fivefold ministers of Ephesians 4:11, one of them is called part of the foundation of the church (Eph 2:20). The prophet.
Jesus identifies the prophetic voice as the one directly under attack by the Jezebel.
"Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols." (Rev 2:20)
Typically when the church encounters troubles and difficulty around a particular topic we tend to shut that topic or area down rather than learn and build from the mishaps. This approach is counted on by the Jezebel spirit. The demise and ruin or defaming of the prophetic ministry is a core target for the Jezebel spirit. Interestingly we are given direct command in the New Testament not to despise prophecy.
"Do not quench the Spirit; 20do not despise prophetic utterances. 21But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;…" I Thessalonians 5:20
The clear admonition is directly tied with quenching the Spirit of God. Despising prophetic utterances. Prophetic ministry is front and center in the New Testament church.
Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the
marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he said to me, "These are true words
of God." 10Then
I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do that; I
am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony
of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy." Rev 19:9-10
The Jezebel attack will directly confront such vibrant utterance and or the whole church family devoted to the prophetic voice. Undermining confidence in the prophetic voice, defaming and belittling the prophetic until it is no longer trusted or a blessing to believers is a core approach for the Jezebel. The strengthening, encouragement and comfort of the church is the exact opposite of what a Jezebel attack sows. This is a key point of discernment for the Body of Christ.
The prophetic ministry is a great aid to discerning and walking forward in a Jezebel attack. It is clear the prophetic church is a powerful spiritual force to reveal hearts and bring people into the fullness of Christ. (I Cor 14:1)
If you have prophetic voices involved in regular ministry enlist their wisdom and discernment for addressing the Jezebel attack. These should be regular and existing relationships. Not new relationships. The prophetic ministry needs seasoning over time and requires testing and approving. Work within the relationships you have in place to discern and hear the Lord for the circumstances.
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