Monday, April 11, 2022
Rebellion – what is it?
You know what I find interesting about people’s reaction to the spirit of jezebel? Most people only think about witchcraft and outright idolatry.
Most people don’t connect that any form of disobedience or refusal to obey is rebellion against God. Fighting against authority is rebellion. Rebellion contradicts authority.
Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft but it covers so much more.
It can be overt. Or it can be covert which is more deadly. It causes divisions. Hatred is one of its roots.
Stubborn. Mischief. Hardheadedness. Disrespectful. Ungracious. Noncompliant. These are all forms of rebellion.
I have heard it said that there is a beautiful side of evil.
Lurking…. It comes in sneakily like a snake, slithering, speaking words of flattery to stoke your ego, puff up your pride. At first glance, you sense danger and are repulsed by it. Instead of stopping its advances, taking dominion over it and killing it, you allow it to linger in your presence, becoming so familiar with it that you no longer see the threat to your own existence. Under its hypnotic gaze, you soon fall prey to its lies, abandoning the truth of who God is and the truth of who you are.
Before you know it, you have made an exchange – forsaking truth and your core values, and now calling evil good, and good evil.
I pray daily to God to give me discernment over the spirit of jezebel in its many disguises no matter how “pretty” it may appear, no matter how flattering its tongue because its bite is poisonous and deadly.
Let me be courageous to stand up for that which is righteous and holy and godly and true. Even if I must stand alone, I will stand.
Oftentimes, when you stand up for truth and justice, it may cost you your life or it may result in some form of retaliation, some form of injustice.
But never fear or backdown from the loudness of evil and hate, unholiness or unrighteousness.
As long as my name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, stamped and sealed by the Blood of Jesus and my name is known not only in the heavens but in hell as one who fears no evil and the gates of hell cannot prevail, let TRUTH TRIUMPH. God’s word is truth, and it stands forever!
So, let God arise and His enemies be s-c-a-t-t-e-r-e-d!