When I was writing my first book on Jezebel, I got sick six
times in the course of a year. Yes, six times! I was hardly over one cold or flu
before I got another cold or flu. This was especially unusual since I hadn't had
as much as a sniffle in the five years before.
Essentially, I was battling a cycle of infirmity-which I
overcame. I'm battling another cycle of infirmity right now and I know others
who are facing similar attacks so I thought it wise to dust off the
understanding of witchcraft's connection to infirmity so are not ignorant to the
devil's devices (see 2 Cor. 2:11). You can read more about Jezebel's tactics in
my latest book: Jezebel's Puppets.
In this season of ministry, many times when I do a call an
altar call for healing the Holy Spirit shows me to break the powers of
witchcraft of people's minds before praying over the infirmity that's attacking
their bodies. After this happened a few times, I decided to press in to discern
the spiritual connection..
The Holy Spirit showed me that many times witchcraft against
your mind can cause you to focus so much on the symptoms attacking your body
that you can't extend your faith to receive God's healing power. In other words,
if you aren't careful, when witchcraft attacks your mind you will wind up
speaking and thinking about the infirmity rather than speaking and thinking
about your healing, allowing the enemy to maintain the stronghold.
But Can Witchcraft Cause Sickness?
The Bible talks about Jezebel and her witchcrafts in 2 Kings
9:22. I believe infirmities are part of Jezebel's witchcrafts. Witchcraft is a
spiritual force, one of the powers listed in Ephesians 6, that the enemy uses to
attack us.
The word for witchcraft in 2 Kings 9:22 comes from the Hebrew
"kesheph." It means sorcery and witchcraft. Merriam-Webster defines witchcraft
as "the use of sorcery or magic, communication with a familiar." Sorcery is
defined as "the use of magical powers that are obtained through evil spirits."
The Queen Jezebel in the Old Testament was influenced by the spirit we call
Jezebel today. She was practicing witchcraft-sorcery-against her
enemies.
Sometimes Jezebel accomplished her wicked agenda with ungodly
fasting, as in the case when she usurped Ahab's authority, wrote a letter of
lies and got Naboth killed. Other times, Jezebel literally had her enemies
murdered, like the true prophets of Jehovah who would not eat at her table.
Still other times, she released word curses that sent people into fear and
depression, as she did with Elijah after the showdown at Mount
Carmel.
How Does This Literally Work?
I believe people can release witchcraft word curses against
you. I more than believe it, I know it because my inbox is full of them every
week. People curse me, my family, my ministry and more with the wicked words of
their mouth-most of the times these are Christians.
A witchcraft word
curse from a Christian, I believe, is more powerful than any curse from a witch
because a believer's words carry an anointing. We're supposed to break
yokes with our words but I believe we can release yokes of sickness with words
like, "You're going to get sick if you don't slow down," or "Your mother has all
of these autoimmune diseases and that's your future" or "God didn't really heal
him from that disease. It was just in remission and now it's manifesting
again."
Of course, these witchcraft curses don't have to come through
Christians. The power of death and life are in every created human being's
mouth. Doctors can release word curses over you while trying to offer a
diagnosis. And, yes, witches can release negative thought forms and curses
against you. (Read my recent article about thought curses.) I knew one brother
who was cursed by a well-known prophet in Africa and turned up with rashes all
over his body until the curses were finally broken.
Taking Authority Over Jezebel's Infirmities
What's a believer to do? When it comes to witchcraft, we have
to withstand it. The Amplified Bible says to "be firm in faith [against his
onset-rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]" (1 Pet. 5:9).
It's easy enough to give in to witchcraft, especially if you don't know what is
attacking you.
So if you feel like
giving up, when you feel tired for no reason, when you have strong confusion,
when you are fighting an intense battle in your mind and when infirmities are
manifesting, it could be witchcraft-and it could lead you to the doorstep of
infirmity. Resist it at its onset. Cast it off. Submit yourself to God.
"Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you"
(James 4:7, AMP).
(James 4:7, AMP).
Thank Jesus for His blood and plead it over yourself. Rejoice
in the Lord. Praise and worship carry breakthrough. That's often all it takes to
change the spiritual climate in your home. And worship is where we should start
because He is worthy of our adoration.
Take authority over
the witchcraft in the name above all names. But before you do, make sure you
don't have any common ground with the enemy. Repent for any rebellion in your
heart, and surrender your will anew to God. [Bitterness and unforgiveness are
open doors as well as generational sins i.e. When I got ill the Lord showed
Pastor Ifchu Amankor in Nigeria that there was a crack in my foundation, (that
was a new to me for the Lord had not taught me on foundations back then) and I
instantly knew the Jezebel spirit in my family bloodline was the
crack] Remember, we are more than conquerors in Christ, and no weapon
formed against us can prosper-not even witchcraft. Our job is to be spiritually
discerning enough to catch the devil at his onset, resist him, rebuke him and
praise God for the victory. Sometimes the battle is fiercer and longer than we
would like to endure but we will win if we don't quit. Amen.
Jennifer LeClaire
