Every time about this year, the spirit of witchcraft gets so thick you’d have to cut it with a power saw. It never fails. Here we are again… another October and new battles against this spiritual force that cause you to feel like you want to give up and quit.

Spiritual witchcraft (I’m not talking about witches brewing up spells, OK, so please don’t send me a bunch of e-mail defending your religion) can cause you to grow weary in well doing and even faint — if you don’t know what you are dealing with.

During this season, I am going to write a series of posts about witchcraft. As prophets and prophetic people, we need to war against this or it will cover us with is cloud. Stay tuned for more tomorrow.

Jesus listed a number of signs that would follow believers. One of them is this: In His name we shall cast out devils. Of course, we first have to discern which devils need to be cast out. That’s what the Apostle Paul did when he cast out a spirit of divination from a slave girl in Acts 16.

We see a contrast between two women. There was Lydia from Thyatira whose heart the Holy Spirit opened to receive the message of salvation. On the other hand, we see a young slave girl who was prophesying over Paul and his fellow laborers:

“As we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination [claiming to foretell future events and to discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners much gain by her fortunetelling.

She kept following Paul and [the rest of] us, shouting loudly, These men are the servants of the Most High God! They announce to you the way of salvation!

And she did this for many days” (Acts 16:16-18 AMP). Keep Reading »

Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my new book, “The Heart of the Prophetic.”

Now bear with me for a moment while we compare love, edification, comfort and exhortation to control, one of the devil’s ways of perverting the purpose of prophetic ministry. To control is to exercise restraining or directing influence over, or to have power over another person. Prophets need to exercise self-control through the power of the Holy Ghost, but have no business seeking to control anyone else. Yet, I’ve seen a few too many prophets’ ministries sidetracked by this spirit, which is commonly called Jezebel. Keep Reading »

My kid says the funniest things. She’s a little prophet in the making, and has a keen sensitivity to the things of the spirit, but needs a lot of teaching. (Don’t we all!)

Here’s an example: I couldn’t find my cell phone this morning. She said she saw it one minute and not the next. She basically misplaced it and I wanted to see if she’d take responsibility for it. I asked her, “Do you think the devil came and got it?”

She considered the question, then she said, “Well, it couldn’t be the devil because the house isn’t on fire.”

Hmm. I couldn’t quite figure that one out. “What do you mean the house isn’t on fire? What does that have to do with the devil stealing my cell phone?” Keep Reading »

I got an interesting e-mail from a brother demanding that single women should not be in ministry. I was amazed at the vehemence of the letter, which promised to ‘pray us out of the ministry’ and accused us of flowing in witchcraft for refusing to marry and submit to a husband.

The Apostle Paul himself said it is better not to marry so that we may be devoted fully to the Lord rather than being concerned about the needs of our husbands. I’m not against marriage between a man and a woman, and I certainly haven’t refused to marry by any stretch of the imagination. Keep Reading »

You’ve got to check out this post at The Daily at the University of Washington. Celeste weaves modern times in with biblical truths while capturing the love of God in a post about the Prophet Elijah. It’s about silence. Here’s a quick excerpt in case it gets bumped by the time you get there:

God didn’t fix Elijah’s problem with destruction. Instead, God answered Elijah in the silence with a whisper. It’s a beautiful demonstration of God’s ability to destroy everything, yet his desire to show utter, undeserved compassion on a rebellious, evil people.

Maybe if we understood the silence, we’d better understand the noise and the general chaos in our lives. And maybe, just maybe, if we turned off our headsets, we wouldn’t be so deaf to our friends, to our community and to God.

So many of the “prophetic” blogs out there deal with the so-called Prophet Muhammed. That’s troublesome to me. I’d much rather see true apostolic and prophetic believers sharing about the five-fold ministry, the gifts of the Spirit and other edifying topics.

Anyway, today I saw a post on one of those Muslim boards asking “Who is the Queen of Heaven?”

I have a short answer: Jezebel.

If anyone wants me to expound on that, I’d be glad to. The spirit of Jezebel is alive and perpetuating her evil deeds through the unsaved and saved alike. The spirit of Jezebel is an enemy to the true prophetic.

I’d better stop before I get started…

This book is about the heart of the prophet, the depository of God’s prophetic spirit. Jennifer dares to address the hijacking of prophetic ministry in some circles by the spirit of Jezebel, divination and spiritual mystics. She is pointed, direct and hammers them hard but with a right spirit. She defends true prophetic ministry and understands the importance of right motives and desires to put Christ first. My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will lead you and guide you in truth as you read this powerful book. I believe if you read this essay with a humble heart it will help you become a better prophetic minister.

Click here to purchase The Heart of the Prophetic.

The Lord spoke to me concerning prophetic ministry and specifically the prophets. He said, “My prophets will begin to relate to me in a different way.” I think The Heart of the Prophetic will help that happen. Prophets and prophetic ministry are signs of a healthy church. Check your motives, put Jesus first in everything and allow your gift to equip others to do what God has called them to do, make a difference with their lives and bring glory to Christ.

Jonas Clark, Publisher
The Voice magazine

We all know that the Apostle Judas was a traitor, a betrayer, a backstabber. We all know Satan entered him. But some are now saying Judas was an actual demon. Indeed, a new translation of the recently revealed Gospel of Judas suggests that Judas Iscariot was not only a traitor but as a demon also.

Let’s just skip the controversy over the so-called Gospel of Judas. I don’t want to touch that. But what are your thoughts on this “new revelation” of Judas Iscariot? Did he have a demon or was he actually a devil himself?

My personal opinion is that Judas was influenced by religious spirits and Jezebel spirits. He was controlling, manipulative and greedy. If the Prophet Jonah was a mess, the Apostle Judas made him look like an obedient servant by comparison. These same spirits — religion and Jezebel — are still trying to get those who follow Jesus to betray him today.

Remember all those prophecies out there on the Internet that declare the Lord is bringing judgment on the U.S. in the month of November 2007. These directives suggested we begin stockpiling food and supplies. Well, November is come and gone. It’s December 26. Judgment did not come to America.

Once again, all prophecy must be judged. God did no pour out His wrath on the United States of America. What is the inspiration of such prophecies, then? Prophecy come from one of three sources: the Holy Spirit, the human spirit or an evil spirit. Where are these seemingly endless prophecies about the destruction of America coming from, then? You know, the ones that never come to pass?