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"It's Time This Thing Gets EXPOSED!"
James W. Goll, Franklin, TN
The religious and political spirits are alive and well in the world today. We see their influence, but we Christians often cannot "discern" what is really going on. We cast blame right and left on a human level, failing to expose the demonic influences around us. We may even be part of the problem. Yet with the Spirit of Jesus Christ living inside us, we have both a responsibility to address these demonic influences and the ability to do so. Jesus is still in the captive-freeing business today, right where you live.
It was no surprise when Jesus stood up in His hometown synagogue on the Sabbath day to read the passage from the prophet Isaiah—but nobody expected Him to make it personal: "The Spirit of the Lord is on Me..."
Isaiah had prophesied about a Messiah who was to come in the distant future. Now, here was Jesus, essentially announcing to the dumbstruck congregation, "I am that Messiah." In case they didn't quite understand, He added, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:21).
Using Isaiah's words, He broadcasted His messianic job description. The townspeople must have wondered what He was talking about. What did He mean, "freedom for the prisoners," "recovery of sight for the blind," and "set the oppressed free"? What kind of bondage did He intend to break? "Recovery of sight" sounded like more than physical healing for blind people. And was this some kind of a political statement? Anyway, wasn't this just that guy Jesus, the Son of Joseph the local carpenter?
To the people, it didn't make any sense.
Discernment and Deliverance
| "The political spirit is an invisible demonic mastermind that strategizes ways to thwart God's plans..." |
Only with God-given discernment can we tell apart the good and evil influences that surround us. We often come up against what I call "demonic influences". This influence is a spiritual force that twists and taints and pollutes God's ways. It is like a spider web, and people get stuck in it. Writhing in their captivity, they act out of a "web mentality".
As passionate Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are each called to be "Worshipper of God and Deliverers of Men." As we worship God and surrender ourselves to Him, He meets us with freedom. As we ask the Holy Spirit to cast His light on the hindrances that keep us from receiving and discerning His revelation and acting upon it, He answers our prayers and sets us free, and we are empowered to give away what we have received.
Let us now look at two of the major demonic influences working in the world today and how to counteract them.
The Religious Spirit
One of the greatest hindrances you will encounter in your Christian walk is... (continue reading)
