The Spirit of Perversion
Spirit of distortion:
Justice is distorted, integrity is compromised, it reverses
right and wrong, calls a horse a zebra, and confuses people's values.
The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes
of Noph are deceived; They have also [b]deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay
of its tribes.14 The Lord has mingled a
perverse spirit in her midst; And they have caused Egypt to err in all her
work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit. (Isaiah 19:13-14)
A perverse spirit is operating in today's society,
constantly undermining traditional values and bending people's hearts.
The concept of perverse spirit:
Because of the blindness of the mind, a very distorted
conception of reality is formed, including distortions of the heart, lips, and
mouth, as well as the use of far-fetched methods to pursue dubious goals, which
bends everything that should be upright: the "distortion" of things,
the reversal of right and wrong, the confusion of people's values, and the
awkwardness and unreasonableness of temperament, speech, and behavior.
Manifestations of a perverse spirit:
- His
behavioral patterns and personality are blinded by his weird theories and
ideas. No matter how you talk to him, he has no way of understanding or
changing them.
- The
perspective on the problem is very different from reality. They will hear
things you didn't say, or interpret what you said as something you didn't
mean at all.
- It
is difficult to be persuaded easily. They always believe that they are
right and others are wrong, confusing right and wrong.
- Not
keeping promises, lying, and often breaking agreements.
- Disobedience,
contempt for authority, self-centeredness, stiff-neckedness, hardened
hearts, damaging relationships, and twisting words. Especially when
authority figures speak, he will be particularly disobedient in his heart
and will never listen.
- Need
to use the “soft approach” and cannot tolerate head-on confrontation. He does
not take confrontation well and cannot overcome it with the soft approach
either.
- Resisting
God, rejecting the work of the Holy Spirit, and being easily angered.
Causes of a perverse spirit:
1. Gossip is a way of bringing about strife, disruption,
and division in order to achieve one’s own goals.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of
life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. (Proverbs 15:4)
So the tongue is a small part of the body, but it speaks
great things. Behold, a small fire can set a large forest on fire. The tongue
is a fire, a world of sin in our members, which defiles the whole body and sets
the wheel of life on fire; and it is set on fire by hell. (James 3:5-6)
2. It releases wrong fantasies and wrong ideas, which
affect correct judgment, resulting in distortion and reversal of right and
wrong.
A good
man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of
the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (Luke 6:45)
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit,
hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking. (1 Peter 2:1)
3. The sin in the blood distorts the desire and purpose
of pursuing God. It distorts the moral scale of human life, distorts human desires, and turns
good things into evil things.
10 For there
are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those
of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be
stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought
not, for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of
them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars,
evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is
true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith.
(Titus 1:10-13)
13 Therefore
gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope
fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ; 14 as obedient children,
not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your
ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy,
you also be holy in all your conduct, (1 Peter 1:13-15)
4: Due to some past injuries, one’s values and even
outlook on life have been distorted.
To deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who
speaks perverse things. (Proverbs 2:12)
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put
perverse lips far from you. (Proverbs 4:24)
5. Deep-rooted cultural background and cultural
perspective lead to distortion.
The fear of the Lord is to hate
evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate. (Proverbs 8:13)
A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he
who is of a perverse heart will be despised (Proverbs 12:8)
Cut off and break:
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, I repent and renounce, and ask You to
forgive me and my family for the sins of gossip, slander, quarrels, jealousy,
division, distortion of justice, perversion of right and wrong, calling a horse
a zebra, and confusion of people's values and morals. In the name of Jesus
Christ, I cut off and renounce all the cooperation and agreements that my
family and generations have made with all perverse spirits, and break the
generational curses that have arisen from them.
Lord Jesus, please revoke any curses that have been
intensified and nullify their original effect. Sever the connection between me
and my family and all ungodly realms and place us now in your heavenly realm.
Prayer to break off affected behavior:
In the name of Jesus Christ, I come before you to confess
and repent on behalf of my family and ancestors for what we have done:
- Believe
the enemy's lies, be deceived by the enemy, be paranoid, stubborn, refuse
to listen to advice, deliberately speak malicious words, be arrogant, and
be unwilling to change yourself.
- Gossip,
slander, accuse, fabricate and distort facts, confuse right and wrong, be
angry, and worry and hate oneself.
- Not
keeping promises, telling lies, frequently violating agreements, and going
back on one's word.
- Not
looking at people and things correctly according to the truth of the
Bible, being stubborn, not accepting the truth, resisting and rejecting
the Holy Spirit, and even abandoning God.
- Hardening
of heart, destroying relationships, twisting words, creating divisions,
being unpeaceful, rejecting, judging, irritable, and angry.
- When
it comes to things pertaining to justice, they distort the facts, refuse
to acknowledge, pervert justice, refuse to give in, have no correct
outlook on life and values, have no correct moral values, criticize, envy,
isolate, and harbor malicious intent.
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, please cover me and my family with your
blood and forgive me for these actions and allow the enemy to establish a false
sense of inner conviction in us. In the name of Jesus Christ, I sever all
connections and influences of these sins. Lord, I also ask you to close the
channels and doors that we have opened to the enemy because of our sins.
In the name of Jesus Christ, resist the power of the
spirit of nonsense that attacks our bodies and minds, resist every symptom of
it, including "distortion of facts" and "perversion of
justice", resist the strong confusion and false perceptions that strike
our souls, resist slander, stubbornness, and malicious words, resist the
temptation to let our emotions control, resist lying, disputes, and
contentions, resist all temper and irritability.
Now, in the name of Jesus, I break every verbal curse,
thought curse, ridiculous curse, and any method used to attack me and my family
in the mind, body, family, finances, life and all other areas.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I break the power of
perverse spirits. I take back the power from all forms of spirit control and
all forms of thought control that bind and distort our minds. In the name of
Jesus Christ, I take away the power of perverse spirits to harm me. I ask the
blood of Jesus to cover the thoughts, wills, and emotions of me and everyone in
my family. I ask you to give us more discernment and the ability to resist the
enemy's attacks when they are launched. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!
Prayer of Blessing:
Lord Jesus, I thank you for saving me and my family,
past, present, and future generations. I know for sure that the yoke has been
broken and my family and I have been saved from the hands and words of those
who preyed on us. Thank you for redeeming us according to your word and giving
life back to generations of my family.
Lord, our tongue is small, but it affects the growth of
our entire life. You said that a gentle tongue is a tree of life, and a
perverse mouth breaks the heart. We can use it to bring comfort and victory, or
we can use it to condemn and destroy. We should obey your words, not follow the
customs of the earth, be careful in our words, and practice piety in Jesus
Christ, so that our behavior, morality, thoughts and ideas are regulated based
on your Words.
Lord, we know that our mouths are not for eating and
drinking, but to praise You and speak encouraging words that edify others. We
should also open our mouths to confess and repent, and be vigilant and pray
often. We should use Your words as a belt to restrain ourselves, and we can
also bring healing, blessings and comfort through Your words, and bring out
holy life through Your truth.
Dear Lord, let us long to seek You and enjoy the joy and
satisfaction in You. Thank You for giving us precious words. Your words reveal
Your will to us and are the power to guide our lives. Soft and warm words are
like a tree of life, which can comfort and encourage people and make them
energetic; however, a perverse mouth that bears false witness or slanders
others can even hurt people's souls.
Please give us wisdom and humility, so that we can
recognize the value of your words and regard them as the most precious mirror,
so that we can examine our hearts and repent in time, so that our lives can
find true joy and rest in your words and promises. We wish to keep your words
in our hearts and think about them often, as spiritual food for our lives and
the power to spread God’s love.
Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, Lord, please
surround me, my family and my generations in the same way, from the past to the
future, from now until eternity. Lord Jesus, please bless me and my family now,
open the door of grace and blessing, and release all the generational
blessings, gifts, callings, and benefits that our family has never received.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen!
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