The last days’ operation of iniquity is on the frequency of mysteries. Forces have been let loose from hell to hold bound the sons of God. But I have good news for you, we are going to destroy those forces! There are many things you never intended to do, but somehow there are controlling forces in the air that want to take advantage of your ignorance of the real battle. The Bible says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12).
Our battles are essentially spiritual. It will therefore require a spiritual approach to have our desired victory. Vows, determination, and willpower can handle habits; but spiritual influences can only be handled from the spiritual sphere. We have been able to adequately handle habits, it’s time to confront spiritual controls. There are habits and there are controls! Controls are remote in nature. They are in the air. That wild anger, that depression you can’t trace the source – you are jumping and praising the Lord this minute and the next you are like a “deputy devil” – they are all demonic controls but your hour of deliverance has come!
You are a most fruitful vine, if you are a born-again child of God, you are God’s choicest vine (Isaiah 5:1). You have such a fantastic future, but the devil is eyeing it! He wants to steal it! John 10:10 tells us, “The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…” But you know, something? Satan can be destroyed! In Mark 1:24, the demons cried out, “Art thou come to destroy us?” Our generation will keep satan on his knees. If you have suffered defeat in the hands of these controlling spirits that defeat will be turned to victory from now.
Something about sin is that it buys opportunities. Romans 13:14 says, “… and make no provision for the flesh…” When a provision is made satan dives in. But you can break that control!
THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2). There is a law of sin; a force that remotely controls, subjects and brings into captivity innocent sons of men. Paul confessed, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members” (Romans 7:18-19, 21,23)
A law is a force. It’s a control! If you are a very angry person, you don’t need anyone to say anything to make you angry; you just get angry over anything, whether good or bad, because of the bondage of the law of sin and death. It’s there in you, warring! But thank God the Bible says, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:3-4). There is a way out!
CONTROLLING SPIRITS
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12). There are forces called rulers of the darkness of this world. They are behind all the works of darkness. They are spirits. They are forces in the spiritual realm, that are out to devastate the destinies of men. Friend, the rulers of this wicked world, and the wicked spirits in high places are the forces we are contending with! These forces influence people to do things against God so that they can fall under His judgment. What are these spirits?
Unclean Spirit
“And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out” (Mark 1:23). There is what is called unclean spirits and their mission is to make men walk in all manner of uncleanness.
The Spirit Of The World
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God” (1 Cor. 2:12). There is a spirit of the world which monitors, supervises, coordinates and organizes the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Anything that makes for spiritual arrogance and rebellion is the work of the spirit of the world. When the things of God don’t matter to you any more, you are under the influence of one of the spirits of this wicked world.
Every time you see your spirit not embracing the truth of life, know that there is a strange influence trying to tear down your destiny. So, be smart enough to say like Jesus, “Get thee behind me satan!” That thing that won’t let you be contented or be grateful to God, that keeps your mind panting after things, is the spirit of the world. Haven’t you heard that godliness with contentment is a great gain? (1 Timothy 6:6).
The Bible says, “…Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Who sever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” (James 4:4). No enemy of God has a future. Remember Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Herod and others. It is the love of God that guarantees glorious living!
Lying Spirit
Lying is one of those demonic influences over the lives of people to make them come under God’s wrath (1Kgs 22:22).
Spirit Of Bondage
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father” (Rom 8:15). The spirit of bondage gets people tied down, locked up and chained down! This spirit is responsible for all manner of afflictions that people suffer. Talking about the woman who was under affliction for eighteen years in Luke 13:16, Jesus asked, “…Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond…?”
The Spirit of bondage is a spirit of captivity. For instance, somebody is coughing and is still smoking! He has been told at the hospital that he has tuberculosis. He doesn’t want to die, yet he keeps smoking. He is under the arrest of the spirit of the spirit of bondage, the spirit that causes addiction to evil. Everything binding you to what you don’t want is a spirit of bondage.
Spirit Of Whoredoms
“They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD” (Hosea 5:4). The spirit of whoredoms constantly craves filthiness, sexual immorality, making motions in the body, etc. That is the spirit of adultery and fornication. If you are under the control of this spirit, I’d like you to know that you have power over it! Jesus gave us power against unclean spirits to cast them out (Mathew 10:10).
Spirit Of Disobedience
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