Destroying the Spirit of Poverty
Jane & Walter Turner
Copyright © 2014 by Jane E. & Walter R. Turner
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Introduction
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12
The word of God clearly tells us that every believer lives in a world shared by evil spirit beings who dwell in the air above and around us. These satanic invisible fallen spirits can have a profound effect on the thoughts, beliefs and actions of the humans under their influence. These spirits can cause sickness, disease, poverty, lack and all manner of bondage to the sins of the flesh, including criminal and deviant behavior. They can attach themselves through family lines or have influence over cities, regions or entire nations.
These fallen angels and demon spirits are wise and crafty and are experts at influencing humans to do their evil will. They are masters at manipulating the thoughts and emotions of those taken captive under their invisible influence.
It is unfortunate, that so much of the body of Christ is ignorant when it comes to recognizing, dealing with, and defeating these eternal enemies. Although dealing with the devil and demon spirits should never be entered into lightly, or with a casual attitude, any believer who is living a holy life and knows who he or she is in Christ and knows their bible can overcome and defeat any weapon that the kingdom of darkness forms against them and move forward to live lives of joy and victory.
In the following pages and chapters you will learn how Jesus opens our eyes and reveals to us a plan to confront and defeat the spirit of poverty in our own lives. We by no means believe that the way in which Jesus has led us to deal with the spirit of poverty is the only way to deal with evil spirits, for it is not. But the principles found in this book can be applied to most any form of satanic attack or bondage, and bring total victory and freedom.
It is our hope, and the reason that we wrote this book, that you will take to heart what we have learned and written for you and become emboldened to rise up and kick the devil out of your life, your home, your church, your neighborhood, wherever he may be found, and put a stop to his killing, stealing and destroying.
Jesus made us more than conquerors and overcomers in this life. Through faith in His name, His word and the power of His shed blood we can live free and victorious lives here on earth, blessed and being a blessing, making sure that His will is being established on earth as it is in heaven.
With love from your brother in Christ,
Pastor Walter R. Turner
CHAPTER ONE
God’s Will for You
In 1981, my husband Walter and I received Jesus into our hearts as our Lord and Savior. That was the good news! The bad news was that many things in our lives were in shambles, including our finances.
As soon as we learned about tithing, we began to put that into practice in our lives. Fortunately for us, our pastors were generous givers. From observing the example of their lives, we learned how to tithe and even give beyond our tithe. We thought that our financial problems would soon begin to disappear. After all, we were obedient to God’s Word in the area of tithing and giving, right? Wrong!
After several years of tithing, giving, and confessing God’s Word over our finances, we still did not see any breakthrough in our financial situation. We began to seek God for His wisdom and understanding. As we did this, God started showing us strongholds, both in our own minds and in the heavenly or spirit realm, that had to be pulled down in order for us to walk in His blessings.
As believers in Christ, we have legally been delivered from poverty and lack through Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. You may think it is God’s will for you to be poor, but that is not true. Be willing to search out the Scriptures for yourself and find out God’s will for you in the financial realm.
2 Corinthians 8:9 says,
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you, through His poverty might become rich.” Galatians 3:13-14 says, “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’) that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus...”
Deuteronomy, chapter 28, lists the blessings of Abraham and the curses of the Law.
The blessings of Abraham include being prosperous and blessed by God in everything you have and do. The curses of the Law include being cursed by God; everything you have and do will be taken away from you and you will be in constant need and lack. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law according to Galatians 3:13. The blessings of Abraham belong to those who are in Christ Jesus through His complete redemptive work. The New Testament is God’s will to the believers in Christ both yesterday, today, and forever. Testament means “will” or “covenant.”
The Apostle John, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, writes this to the Church (Body of Christ) in 3 John 2, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” This is God’s will for us as born-again Christians. The Apostle Paul, under divine inspiration, said this to the cheerful givers in the Body of Christ, “And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always, and under all circumstances and whatever the need, be self-sufficient (possessing enough to require no aid nor support) and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation” (2 Corinthians 9:8 Amplified Bible).
It is evident from the New Testament, which is Jesus’ will and covenant to born-again Christians, that it is God’s will for believers to prosper and be in health and that they should be a blessing to His kingdom.
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