-Examples of people possessing a mixed spiritual influence: both the Holy Spirit and demonic spirits, both eating from the table of the lord and the table of demons: (eating of accursed things and abominations that God would have you not touch):
*New testament example: Simon the sorcerer, do you remember what Peter told him, though He was saved, though He repented and burned up all his demonic things to serve and follow Christ? ‘Your money perish with you, for you think by filthy mammon you can buy the gifts of God? I can see that you are still in the bitterness of bondage.’ Acts 8:20,23 paraphrased. Apparently the gift of spiritual discernment given to Peter worked to reveal the insight into the man’s heart. His problem was: Money He still served the God of this world, He was still materialistic and in the bondage of Sin whilst a follower of Christ.
*Old Testiment example: Balaam. This ‘prophet’ was well capable of uttering the accurate word of God from the Holy Spirit, but later in the story, God wanted to destroy Him – a destroying angel was standing on the path. The donkey had to rebuke him to ‘restrain the madness of the prophet.’ He was mad. Mad about what? Mad about money. He received bribes to corrupt his integrity to curse the people of Israel. Beloved, Flee from idolatry, ask of the Holy Spirit for Strength to fight and for the deliverance of Christ from sin’s power until you are free. Don’t stop short of total freedom.
2 Cor 6:
16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
The solution to idolatries is to seperate, seperate from sin and the ways of this world and be joined: be joined to God and His love, to know God as Your loving Father, and be filled with His excellent love, Have Him indwell you fully, the majesty, power, wisdom and infiniteness of God will make sure there is no room for other things to reign.
Galatians 5:‘1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.’
1 Cor 7:23 ‘You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.’
Romans 6:16-20
16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, (the gospel)
18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
God is big on the freedom of His sons and daughters, He is mighty and powerful and might use trials and chastening out of His great love for us to cleanse our hearts. Proverbs says the man whom the lord is not pleased with will fall into the pit of the adulteress. Do not wait till it is too late, incorporate a lifestyle of repentance.
It is His great love, and a cultivation of a deep loving and fulfilling relationship with Him, that keeps us from sin’s enticements and idolatries. Beloved, flee idolatries, flee into the arms of God in prayer, into the comforts of His love and presence. God is for us and by His mighty strength, our hearts will be kept clean.
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