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A Prophetic Bulletin Publishe=
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Malachi 3:1
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May
2010
“Removing the Head of t=
he
Serpent”
by Kay Winters
Recently I had a proph=
etic
experience that clearly portrayed the condition of the church in
As we enjoyed our walk=
on
this particular evening, suddenly my husband blurts out, “Snake!̶=
1; After jumping in the opposite dire=
ction,
I saw a three foot rattlesnake about a foot away from where we had been
walking. Having been raised o=
n a
farm in
We decided to alert the
homeowner regarding the snake. I
rang the door bell and was greeted by a man in his 40’s. I said, “Sir, there is a
rattlesnake in your front yard.
Perhaps you might want to dispose of him.” He froze and didn’t respond.=
Knowing the snake could quickly es=
cape,
I continued, “Sir, this is a neighborhood with lots of children.̶=
1; Finally, after another long pause,=
he
replied, “Ok, give me a moment”. I could tell he did not want to be
bothered, but my last statement provoked him to action. After what seemed like an eternity=
, the
homeowner emerged from his garage with a six foot pole with a huge razor-li=
ke
blade attached. I thought to
myself, “I said ‘rattlesnake’, not ‘alligator’=
;.”
As we approached the
rattlesnake, I was amazed that it was still moving across the landscape at a
snail’s pace. The homeowner looked terrified as he cautiously approac=
hed
the snake from behind. He rep=
eatedly
raised his weapon high in the air, practicing his potential strike, yet
hesitated to deliver the death blow.
Not wanting to embarrass him, I kept silent, yet my thought was,
“What is wrong with you?
Remove that serpents head now”!
Serving
God or Mammon
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At
that instant, I knew this experience paralleled the present condition of th=
e
Our spiritual eyes hav=
e been
encrusted with an infection that has distorted our vision. Blinded by materialism, we pursue
Mammon, while Satan lies quietly at our feet. Our pursuits of pleasure have hard=
ened
us from not only the cries of the needy, but also the whispers of the Holy
Spirit. We neither want to an=
swer
the doorbell, nor have our routine disrupted in any way. In effect, most of us are wearing =
a sign
that says, “Do not disturb!”&n=
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We have to be provoked to emerge from our comfort zones to serve at
home, at church, or in our communities.&nb=
sp;
Like the
Trampling
on Serpents
&n=
bsp; We
are destined to trample on serpents and scorpions, crushing Satan under our
feet. However, one key elemen=
t that
enables us to triumph over the works of the devil is the depth of our
repentance. Only profound repentance of our spiritual complacency and idola=
try
will cure our spiritual blindness, enabling us to identify the serpents in =
our
lives. No longer ignorant of
Satan’s devices, we can shake the kingdom of darkness, cause Satan to
flee, and erect a “No trespassing!” sign on the landscape of our
lives.
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Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority=
to
trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and
nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
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We must become a gener=
ation
of snake killers, as our battle is against principalities, powers, rulers of
darkness, and spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. As soldiers of the cross, we must
exchange our cordial passivity for a violent militancy and remove the heads=
of
the serpents in our lives. In=
deed,
His power working in us can break any yoke, cut through any chain, and His
light in us can overwhelm any depth of darkness.
I John 3:8 “For this purpose the Son of God =
was
manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
The snakes we encounter will hiss, coil and strike in fear at the Greater O=
ne
who lives within us. As we ex=
ercise
our authority and God given power, many of these serpents will flee in
fear. But what about those se=
rpents
who resist and refuse to exit our lives? We must say, “Off with=
their
heads!” (James 4:7, I J=
ohn
3:8).
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