This Sunday Pastor Marty shared on the Leviathan Spirit. Leviathans clear mission is to destroy the lives of Gods people by dividing them in subtle ways. The name Leviathan comes from a root word that means to twist. Like the crocodile, Leviathan approaches its prey slyly, just under the surface. When the moment is right, it strikes explosively with one aim: to take hold of its victims and twist them apart. Heres an example of how this spirit works: Ray and Susan came to New Life Church with high hopes. Their first service was refreshing. They were warmly welcomed and saw great love and humility in the pastor. Before long, Ray and Susan were heart-deep in their new church home. Ray was delighted: Im so glad we found this church. Its perfect! Subtly, however, Rays assessment began to change. One Sunday Pastor Peterson gave a report about a recent outreach that bothered Ray. He couldnt put his finger on the problem, but he kept thinking: Hes taking credit for what God is doing. He wants us to think he is responsible for the souls being saved. Soon Ray was persuaded that Pastor Peterson had a spiritual problem. Susan disagreed, but Ray kept noticing problems until everything about the church he had once loved irritated him. Ray set up a meeting with Pastor Peterson. Ray was intimidating, judgmental and harsh. The stunned pastor couldnt reason with him, no matter how he tried. Rays views were twisted and disconnected. Susan just looked down in shame. Ray refused to pray with his pastor. I think it is best for us to part ways, he said. I dont know what we ever saw in this church. Why does the enemy target relationships? Because our connections with one another are critical, delivering the love and power we need to fulfill our destinies. Paul describes the joints in the body of Christ as keys to our supply (see Eph. 4:16). Dislocated spiritual joints are painful and disabling to our unity and growth as the church—a real coup for the enemy. Word-twisting is central to Leviathans operation. David complained of his enemies, All day they twist my words (Ps. 56:5). Charisma Magazine relationship breakdown
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