HOW JEZEBEL TRAPS LEADERS
The Jezebel spirit is a mastermind, scenting out weaknesses in leaders and striking when it finds an advantage. Often gifted individuals from outside the church will sweep in during a moment of crisis and seem to have the skills or answers that are desperately needed. Cunning and articulate, they position themselves to save the day. Beware! A snake in the grass will suddenly become a dragon. God sends people, the enemy sends people, and some people send themselves.
These individuals might be sent by God to aid you during a time of distress, but from my personal experience, this scenario is often the way the Jezebel spirit waltzes through the open door of a local church. Lurking, it watches and waits for the moment when leadership is floundering and then volunteers to help. Whether it's leading worship, the youth group or the counseling ministry, this spirit seeks to fill gaps, but with the wrong heart and motive. This spirit has an agenda!
The Jezebel spirit quickly spins a web around unsuspecting church leaders, who feel like they can finally come up for air because they have more help, but over time this demon will cause spiritual asphyxiation. Its victims feel ill, suffocated, manipulated, disoriented and confused. They suffer from migraine headaches, chronic illness, unexplained fatigue and nausea. Avoid suspicion and be open to divine aid, but use discernment!
The spirit of Jezebel will show up at the right time with the wrong motive, carrying a diabolical agenda and looking out for its own interest. Not every intuitive person who recognizes a need and volunteers to fill it can be trusted! You must build kingdom family and healthy relationships to provide accountability and weed out potential agents of destruction to avoid massive collateral damage. You are better off weak, trusting God for unmet needs, than inviting the spirit of Jezebel into your house. This demon brings false strength that slowly cripples you at the knees, making you dependent upon it for everything. Refuse treaties and truces and build covenant community!
-Jeremiah Johnson
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