OVERCOMING SPIRITUAL GIANTS

 

OVERCOMING GIANT SPIRITS IN ECONOMY

                  Exodus 3:8

“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites and the Jebusites.”

1. The Canaanite Spirit

The Canaanite spirit itself is the Prince of Economics or Mammon. Canaan means “merchant or trader” He is a trader spirit that inspires lust for material goods. This spirit operates through the root of greed.

The Canaanite spirit is behind world trade, finances and international economy. God gave the children of Israel the land of Canaan and this spirit is cursed and made to be ‘servant unto the servants” Gen. 9:25.

Therefore, this spirit is to ‘serve’ us as God’s servants.

2. The Hittites Spirit

The word Hittite means “sons of terror”. The Hittite spirit is a spirit of fear – and the meaning of the name suggests – ‘those who are broken or fearful’. It manifests through the root of doubt and unbelief.

The Hittite spirit prevent believers from giving their tithes and offerings in churches.

If you are a businessman, this spirit hinders customers from buying your product or services.

3. The Amorite Spirit

This is the spirit of slander. This is a bold spirit which plots together with other spirits in conspiracy.

Amorite means “babbler, bitter, rebel and talkative’. The spirit works through the people who harbor the roots of bitterness and idleness.

The Amorites were a race descended from Canaan the fourth son of Ham. The attacks can be best summed up under the following five C’s:

a. Conspiracy

b. Curses and Criticism

c. Confusion

d. Condemnation

e. Crippling spirit

4. The Perizzite Spirit

The Perizzite is a thieving spirit. The word ‘Perizzite’ means ‘to dispose or dwell in an unwalled city’. The chief aim of this spirit is to steal and to dispose of all that you have built.

The root cause which allows the Perizzite spirit to freely operate is slothfulness and complacency.

Some characteristics of this spirit:-

Disloyalty and unfaithfulness

Private ambition

Not honouring agreements

Envy, Stealing and manipulation

Blocked thoughts

5. The Hivite Spirit

The Hivite spirit is a single spirit of deception. The meaning ‘Hivite’ is ‘villager, wickedness’. As a village the spirit disguises itself as someone ordinary. The basic  nature of this demon is wickedness.

A list of their characteristic is as follows:

a. They appear peaceful and legitimate.

b. They are smooth talkers.

c. They want alliances and one sided agreement.

d. They play mind –games through manipulation.

 

6. The Jebusite Spirit

The Jebusite spirit is a spirit of heaviness.  Jebusite means ‘to tread under foot’. This spirit attacks the emotions with negativity. It works through the root of rejection.

It saps confidence and strength. Its main objective is to instigate resignation or to give up or quit.

Symptoms of Aimlessness

Lost of vision or purpose –

Hopelessness – feeling trapped.

Negative and low morale.

Failure and a defeat attitude to quit and give up.

 Jesus and the Church has overcome every spirit by the power of the Holy Spirit. Greater is He that is in you than he that is of this world. The greater ONE lives in you and empowers you to overcome every enemies of this world. So take on the Armour of God and quench all fiery darts of the enemy. Cast out every unclean spirit that influence our minds and spirit today and Be strong in the Lord.