Chapter one
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF ERROR?
Ecclestiates 5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
The foregoing passage clearly indicates that giving the excuse that it “was a error” is not necessarily acceptable before the Lord. The bible admonishes us as Christians to be holy even as our father in heaven is holy. However, many have found this difficult to accomplish due the in dwelling of the spirit of error somewhere in their lives.
In the below stated passage the bible acknowledges the existence of such spirits
Judges 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
It was the Spirit of error in Balaam that made him work and desire contrary to will of God.
The case of Uzzah also comes to mind. Here was a child of God in whose fathers house the Ark of God rested for twenty years.
When King David chose to transport the ark Uzzah was one of two men assigned to watch over it. However, at a point in the journey the Oxen transporting the Ark stumbled. Uzzah, probably unaware that the mode of transportation was not in accordance with God’s command thought he could help. He held out his hand to prevent the Ark from falling and was struck dead in the process!
2 Samuel 6:7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Uzzah paid with his life for this error! However, the fault was not really his. Earlier in the bible the Lord had commanded specifically how the Ark was to be transported.
He stated that the Ark was to be borne on the shoulders by the Levites. Why King David had not followed this commandment at this point is not clear but he was later to admit his folly. On the next occasion the Ark was to be transported as recorded in I Chronicles 15 he states:
1Ch 15:12-13 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
(13) For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
Though not all men in whose lives the spirit of error wrecked havoc have paid with their lives the effect in their lives and ministries was equally devastating.
It was the spirit of error in Moses that prevented him from entering the Promised Land. The Spirit of Error in David, the spirit of sexual immorality which he inherited from his fore father, Judah saw, a curse placed upon his lineage. The spirit of error of Saul cut his lineage from the throne while the manifestation of the spirit of error in King Uzziah turned him into a leper.
In Abraham’s case the spirit of error saw him raise lineages, aside that of Isaac ordained by God creating problems for his divine lineage till date. Likewise, as we will examine, the spirit of partial obedience to God in the life of Abraham saw him feed and nourish the seed of enmity against his own children.
The good news however is that although the spirit of error is prevalent in the life of many believers today (Take note that we are examining the lives of children of God and not of children of the bond woman) we can live above such spirits.
A clear example is the life of Daniel. The bible records concerning him:
Dan 6:4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
In conclusion, we will also look at certain steps such people took to avoid falling to this spirit
Before we start examining the spirits proper let look at why we should study the activities of such spirits in our lives.
Friday, 11 January 2008
Deliverance from the Spirit of Error - intro
Dealing With the Spirit of Error
How to excel and maintain excellence in your Ministry/Personal Christian Life
What is the spirit of error in the life of a Christian? It is that spirit hidden within one assigned to cut short the glory of his ministry. It is that spirit that prevents one from excelling: A spirit that if it is not thoroughly dealt with- no matter the height the ministry attains- it will truncate it at its peak.
Many ministries and ministers have fallen out of divine reckoning at one stage in life due to their inability to deal with this subtle but deadly spirit.
This book looks at this spirit, its various dimensions and how they can be dealt with. It also looks at various men of God in the bible, examining the kind of spirit of error in operation in their life and the significance it played in their overall ministry.
The book does not seek to criticize the lives of the men of God listed but to expose the spirits at work and assigned by the enemy to destroy their ministries, using their personal lives as illustrations. It also seeks to serve as self x-ray tool for us to re-examine and determine which of these spirits are lurking in our lives and how to deal with them before they deal with us.
A close scrutiny of various lives has revealed that virtually every minister of God, nay, child of God has at least one (or more) of these deadly spirits hiding somewhere waiting to strike whenever the opportunity arises. The most unfortunate thing is most people are oblivious of the fact that such spirits are preying on them, plotting their downfall.
It is hoped through the exposures in this book one will be diligent enough to search for these spirits in their embryonic stage and nip them in the bud wherever they may exist in ones life.
Spirits of error examined among others include:
The Spirit of Error of Abraham:
Impatience, partial obedience spirit
The Spirit of Error of Moses:
Spirit of Anger/ murder (foundational)
Spirit of Error of King David:
Sexual Immorality, lust (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Saul:
self justification / impatience /partial obedience
The Spirit of Error of King Ahab:
Mixed Multitude/covetousness
The Spirit of Error of Samson:
Misuse of Power/Wrong Crowd
The Spirit of Error of King Jehoshaphat:
Wrong relationship spirit
The Spirit of Error of Gideon
Self adulation, idolatrous spirit (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Solomon:
Pleasure loving spirit, lust (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Uziah:
Self –promoting spirit
The Spirit of Error of King Hezekiah
Opening up to the enemy spirit
The Spirit of Error of Apostle Peter
Self –confidence spirit
The Spirit of Error of Uzzah
Trying to help God
The Spirit of Error Gehazi/Balaam
Greed, self gain
The Spirit of Error of Ephraim
Pomposity /Taking Gods blessings for granted
It will be noted that for some of the subjects more than one spirit of error was in operation in their lives. Likewise the spirits are named after the person in whose ministry they were found to manifest.
The latter is in no way meant to mock or disdain the person in question but to highlight the fact that despite their outstanding achievements as Men of God such deadly spirits could silently plot their downfall. The point is that if it could happen to such great men whose deeds are worthy of mention in the bible how much more could such happen to us if we do not care to deal with them!
In certain cases it is noted that the word “foundation” is put in bracket besides certain spirits. This indicates that the man of God in question actually inherited this spirit.
In criticising this work many may argue that the deeds of Satan in a ministers life should not be glorified. In defense however, one would state the fact that such flaws were mentioned in the bible means that God wants us to learn from them.
It is believed that if one is aware of the existence of such spirits and deals with them promptly the enemy will find it difficult to pull one down in the early or latter stage of ones ministry. May the Lord open our eyes to see what the enemy does not want us to see about our lives and deal with it accordingly.
Also, the book highlights that one can actually deal with these spirits, providing examples of those who did, thus, having no smear recorded against their names.
It is our utmost desire that as children in his vineyard the Lord will enable us to fulfill our divine calling without the devil having occasion to contend for our bodies as he did for that of Moses.
Bode Ayodele, December 2006
How to excel and maintain excellence in your Ministry/Personal Christian Life
What is the spirit of error in the life of a Christian? It is that spirit hidden within one assigned to cut short the glory of his ministry. It is that spirit that prevents one from excelling: A spirit that if it is not thoroughly dealt with- no matter the height the ministry attains- it will truncate it at its peak.
Many ministries and ministers have fallen out of divine reckoning at one stage in life due to their inability to deal with this subtle but deadly spirit.
This book looks at this spirit, its various dimensions and how they can be dealt with. It also looks at various men of God in the bible, examining the kind of spirit of error in operation in their life and the significance it played in their overall ministry.
The book does not seek to criticize the lives of the men of God listed but to expose the spirits at work and assigned by the enemy to destroy their ministries, using their personal lives as illustrations. It also seeks to serve as self x-ray tool for us to re-examine and determine which of these spirits are lurking in our lives and how to deal with them before they deal with us.
A close scrutiny of various lives has revealed that virtually every minister of God, nay, child of God has at least one (or more) of these deadly spirits hiding somewhere waiting to strike whenever the opportunity arises. The most unfortunate thing is most people are oblivious of the fact that such spirits are preying on them, plotting their downfall.
It is hoped through the exposures in this book one will be diligent enough to search for these spirits in their embryonic stage and nip them in the bud wherever they may exist in ones life.
Spirits of error examined among others include:
The Spirit of Error of Abraham:
Impatience, partial obedience spirit
The Spirit of Error of Moses:
Spirit of Anger/ murder (foundational)
Spirit of Error of King David:
Sexual Immorality, lust (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Saul:
self justification / impatience /partial obedience
The Spirit of Error of King Ahab:
Mixed Multitude/covetousness
The Spirit of Error of Samson:
Misuse of Power/Wrong Crowd
The Spirit of Error of King Jehoshaphat:
Wrong relationship spirit
The Spirit of Error of Gideon
Self adulation, idolatrous spirit (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Solomon:
Pleasure loving spirit, lust (foundational)
The Spirit of Error of King Uziah:
Self –promoting spirit
The Spirit of Error of King Hezekiah
Opening up to the enemy spirit
The Spirit of Error of Apostle Peter
Self –confidence spirit
The Spirit of Error of Uzzah
Trying to help God
The Spirit of Error Gehazi/Balaam
Greed, self gain
The Spirit of Error of Ephraim
Pomposity /Taking Gods blessings for granted
It will be noted that for some of the subjects more than one spirit of error was in operation in their lives. Likewise the spirits are named after the person in whose ministry they were found to manifest.
The latter is in no way meant to mock or disdain the person in question but to highlight the fact that despite their outstanding achievements as Men of God such deadly spirits could silently plot their downfall. The point is that if it could happen to such great men whose deeds are worthy of mention in the bible how much more could such happen to us if we do not care to deal with them!
In certain cases it is noted that the word “foundation” is put in bracket besides certain spirits. This indicates that the man of God in question actually inherited this spirit.
In criticising this work many may argue that the deeds of Satan in a ministers life should not be glorified. In defense however, one would state the fact that such flaws were mentioned in the bible means that God wants us to learn from them.
It is believed that if one is aware of the existence of such spirits and deals with them promptly the enemy will find it difficult to pull one down in the early or latter stage of ones ministry. May the Lord open our eyes to see what the enemy does not want us to see about our lives and deal with it accordingly.
Also, the book highlights that one can actually deal with these spirits, providing examples of those who did, thus, having no smear recorded against their names.
It is our utmost desire that as children in his vineyard the Lord will enable us to fulfill our divine calling without the devil having occasion to contend for our bodies as he did for that of Moses.
Bode Ayodele, December 2006
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