Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit

CHAPTER TWELVE– RECLAIMING FOLLOWERS OF JEZEBEL:

Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit, Chapter Twelve, Part Two, covers Reclaiming Followers of Jezebel. Ninth area is believing a lie, unfortunately, many followers of a Jezebelite have been deceived by demons and thereby, blinded to the demonic group that ensnares them. They have formerly viewed other, even pastors as being deceived and demonically influenced. They will see themselves as being an elite spiritual force, immune to demonic attack. Those entangled by the web of deception will erroneously look to the Jezebelite, instead of the Lord, as a fortress of protection against the demonic realm. Trusting in evil spirits, whether you know them to be evil spirits or not – place you under their authority and false protection. They provide a harmful authority, you will need deliverance from their domain. If you have an aversion to deliverance, ask God to remove any stronghold that you may have and that blinds you to seeing the answer to your healing.

Tenth area is telling other voices to stop, for a season, demonic spirits will test former followers to see if they really mean business. These people will need to command the voices and masters in their mind to cease instructing or beguiling them. If these seductive spirits return to tempt them, they need to resist them. They are free to follow no other voice but the voice of Jesus. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand” (John 10:27-29).

Eleventh area is refusing a Jezebelite’s influence, former followers should not receive the counsel, prayers, or the laying on hand from anyone whom they sense operates with a Jezebel spirit. It may be wise for them to consider getting rid of any personal items – clothing, jewelry, books, music, art, knick-knacks or photos – that have been given by the Jezebelite. These items can represent soul ties that will hinder their journey to freedom. They may want to ask the Lord if they need to destroy such items. “Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver” (Acts 19:19).

Twelfth area is reconciling with family and friends, while operating under the stronghold of a Jezebel spirit, it is easy for us to become blinded to the wounds we have inflicted on others. Ask the Lord to help you recognize your actions and to see them through other people’s eyes. This will open your eyes as to how your manipulation and control brought injury to others. Forgiveness does not mean excusing someone’s behavior. Rather if acknowledges the actual offense and then chooses not to hold that offense against the person. When Jesus Christ died on the Cross, His blood was the payment for our sins so that we could be truly forgiven. Likewise, by extending forgiveness to someone, we mirror the depth of God’s forgiveness to us. followers of a Jezebelite will need to ask forgiveness of individuals they have wronged or hurt, and leaders whose church or ministry they have maligned. They may want to ask God to help in making their confession. They will be able to ask sorrowfully fro the person’s forgiveness. Such reconciliation will bring about restoration and greater spiritual release. As a result, curses spoken by the spirit of Jezebel are rendered void and powerless.

Thirteen area is the energy needed to initiate new relationships may be hampered by lethargy, which comes as a by-product of being dominated by another person. Walking through the process of healing will be tiring. Former followers of a Jezebelite may feel exhausted physically and emotionally. At the same time, they will need to be encouraged to participate in church activities and not to isolate from others. They will need to be motivated to embrace self-discipline and to establish healthy boundaries with others. In this way, they will recapture a Holy Spirit-led will.

Fourteenth area is embrace true humility, while humility and obedience always lead us to God. They open a door for God’s grace to extended to us. True repentance is the ultimate act of humility. “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). Each day, we need to ask the Holy Spirit to convict us, so that any hurtful or harmful thing in our life is exposed. Then, we should come to our heavenly Father and to one another with godly sorrow. True repentance will always set us free from bondage.

Fifteenth area is trust Jesus daily, when our needs for love go unmet, codependency and the impulse to “bend into” another person is bred. Instead of looking to another person who is limited and unreliable, we need to develop our spiritual well-being. Each day, we need to look to Jesus, who is sufficient to supply all our needs – emotional, physical, spiritual and relational. He is all-sufficient. In Him resides the fullness of abundant life. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall [a]direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Sixteenth area is about the cleansing prayer, in which former followers of a Jezebelite may want to pray these words of repentance and deliverance along the journey toward wholeness. In summary, we pray that those have been cleansed and healed of the Jezebel spirit and its influence will become strong in the Lord Jesus Christ and go forth to build the Kingdom of God. May the Lord’s wisdom greatly increase in His Church, and may He grant us the ability to minister restoration to one another. As the Holy Spirit is being poured out upon the Lord’s servants in these last days, may God-breathed prophesy, signs, and wonders arise and transform our generation. May His Kingdom come, may His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven! “And on My menservants and on My maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy” (Acts 2:18).