1. She taught Moses that God is good (Moses rejection of Pleasure)

• In the face of crushing and depressing circumstances she was convinced God is good!
• When we trust that God is good we make right decisions (Exodus 2:2, Hebrews 11:23)
• When we trust that God is good we can release things into His care

2. She taught Moses that God is a covenant God (Moses chooses Israel)

• Jochebed taught Moses about the promises of God. The promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to make them great a great nation and to bless all others through them.
• Moses was basing His choice on the character of God.

Malachi 3:6 “Because I, Yahweh, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.”

Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes His mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfill?”

• His promise of judgment to those that reject Jesus
• His promise of salvation to those that receive Jesus

Teach your children to trust the goodness of God and to make decisions based on His character not their circumstances, teach them to believe and respond to the promises of God.

First – She had great respect for human life

• She had an overpowering love to preserve the lives of her children.

Second – She had great respect for spiritual life!

• Moses refused to be an Egyptian prince. A testimony of the spiritual truths he learned from his mother.
• Scripture tells us that Moses was not willing to put aside the spiritual base built by his real mother!

• God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and with power
• Healing all who were oppressed by the devil

 

Demonic Oppression

Oppressed – G2616 – to exercise dominion against

Dictionary.com app – verb (used with object)

• to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
• to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care and sorrow oppressed them.
• to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does.
• to put down; subdue or suppress.
• to press upon or against; crush.

 

Demonic Oppression – “is the term used to represent the “pressure” exerted by demons to

get us to sin, or to keep bound in limitations. Usually they have an open door to gain access to

us.” (Restoring the Foundations, 1994, p. 261)

 

Healing and Deliverance

Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,

Because He has anointed Me, To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives

And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Vs 21 – And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

• Deliverance from demonic oppression was a normal part of His ministry as he showed us the Father’s desire to bring peace into our lives. Peace = “to set at one again”

Demons have Goals

1. To prevent someone from receiving salvation
2. To prevent Christian maturity
3. To make us ineffective
4. To try to get us to turn away from God

 

John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come

that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

 

Typical Oppression by Demons (RTF)

Body: Appetites (lust, gluttony, sex, clothes, etc.), addictions (pornography, Internet,

shopping, overeating, sports, gambling, TV, etc.) Illness (cancer, arthritis, epilepsy, asthma.

“Incurable diseases.” bodily states (sleeplessness, sleepiness, lethargy, pain, nervousness,

etc.)

 

Soul/Mind: Torment (thoughts of accusation, temptation, distraction, terror, insanity, death

etc.), blocked memory, forgetfulness, lethargy, compulsive thoughts, blocked understanding

of God’s Word, etc.

 

Soul/Will: Weak will. A will that has no follow through, passive.

 

Soul/Emotions: Exaggerated emotional states: fear, anxiety, anger, rage, shame, rejection,

grief that is over- extended or out of proportion, etc.

 

Spirit: Attempted prevention of salvation. Spiritual lethargy, doubt of salvation experience,

unbelief. Can affect, harass, prevent maturing, but not take over in a Christian.

 

How Demons Enter

Genesis 4:6-7 “Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is

crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

• In general, it is our opening of the door that allows sin (and accompanying demons) to come in.
• The exception is when the demons come with our inheritance.

 

Open Doors

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give

place to the devil.

1. Inherited Curses and accompanying demons
2. Sins of the flesh – Anger, Fear, Greed, Jealousy/envy, Rebellion, Pride
3. Illness – when we are weak and vulnerable
4. Emotional Trauma
5. Passive/Trance state of mind
6. Occult Involvement

 

Breaking Off Limitations

1 John 3:8 “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this

purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

 

Luke 4:21-28 “Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered

the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as

one having authority, and not as the scribes. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an

unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

 

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit

had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all

amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new

doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey

Him.” And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.”

Vs 39 “And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out

demons.”

 

The Kingdom of God

Matthew 12:28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has

come upon you.”

• When demons are cast out it is fulfillment of Jesus purpose to destroy the works of the devil and evidence that the Kingdom of God has come. (JKC)
• The coming of God’s kingdom includes freedom for Demonic Oppression. Jesus ministry included: teaching, preaching, salvation, freedom, healing and deliverance.

 

Mark 1:14-15 “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel

of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand.

Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

 

Soul Ties, The Ties that Bind

Soul Ties are invisible ties that bind to another person.

 

Definition: Soul Ties (RTF)

Soul Ties are an ungodly covenant with another person, based on an unhealthy emotional and

or sexual relationship. This covenant binds the two people together. God “honors”, or

recognizes, these covenants. He leaves us free to decide when and if we will appropriate His

provisions to break/cut the ties and release both people.

 

1 Corinthians 1:15-17 “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then

take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! Or do you

not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall

become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”

 

We see this principle at work in the story about the Israelites and the Gibeonites.

Joshua 9:3-6 “But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and

Ai, they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks

on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, old and patched sandals on their feet, and

old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. And they

went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have

come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.”

 

Joshua 9:14-16 “Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask

counsel of the LORD. So Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to let

them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. And it happened at the end of

three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them.”

• God honors covenants, even ungodly ones that we have made. It is the same with ungodly beliefs. God honors them as covenants with our enemy Satan.
• To break them we must appropriate His provision and renounce any ungodly covenants and soul ties that have been established.

 

1 Corinthians 6:14-20 “Until that time, remember that your bodies are created with the same

dignity as the Master’s body. You wouldn’t take the Master’s body off to a whorehouse,

would you? I should hope not. There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much

spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” Since we

want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that

avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us more lonely than ever—the kind of sex that can

never “become one.”” (MSG)

• These ungodly soul ties need to be broken.

• Are you still on the Lord’s side even if the spiritual battle for purity has been tough and demanding?
• “Everyone who is on the Lord’s side, come over here!”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ON THE LORD’S SIDE?

1. Personal Reflection: Am I on the Lord’s side?

• To reflect means to contemplate, to think about and to ponder seriously.
• When you reflect, you analyze your present standing in Christ.
• Are you still on the Lord’s side or have you abandoned your present position and went to the other side of the enemy?

Matthew 7:21 ²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

• It is not what you say that counts but it is what you do.

This is what the text says of Aaron, their leader who was supposed to guide them to the truth.

Exodus 32:3-4 “So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.” Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

• Look at the extent of how the people have adopted to this new style of worship.

Exodus 32:5-6 “So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.” Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

Here are some Scriptures that talked about our present position in Christ:

Ephesians 2:4-6 “⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus”,

 

Colossians 3:1 “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.”

Phil. 3:20 ²⁰ For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Phil. 4:13 ^“I can do all things through ^[a]Christ who strengthens me.”

 

Col. 1:13 ¹³ He has delivered us from the power of darkness and ^[a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

2. Personal Decision: Am I fully convinced?

Joshua 24:15

“And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

There must not be doubts or double mindedness.

• “Come over here!” is an invitation for all of us.
• Come over to the winning team.
• Come over to the strongest team.
• Come over to the safest team and stay there.

Look carefully at these promises from God’s words.

Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are ^[a]safe.”

• Declaring the name of the Lord Jesus is like being protected by a very strong tower or entering a fortified building or strong castle.
• It is good to be in the side of the Lord.

Psalms 84:11 ” For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.”

Isaiah 41:10 ” Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

 

Then, I must be fully convinced God’s word is true and is the final say?

Romans 1:18-32

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who ^[d]suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because what may be known of God is ^[e]manifest ^[f]in them, for God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and ^[g]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²² Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like ^[h]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, ²⁵ who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their ^[i]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. ²⁷ Likewise also the ^[j]men, leaving the natural use of the ^[k]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, ^[l]sexual immorality, wickedness, ^[m]covetousness, ^[n]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, ³⁰ backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ^31 [o]undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, ^[p]unforgiving, unmerciful; ³² who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

3. Personal Commitment: Am I fully committed?

If I am on the Lord’s side, I must be fully dedicated and committed to where the Lord is.

Psalm 37:5 “Commit^[a] your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.”

All of these have happened because they were on the wrong side of the line.

Exodus 32:25-26 “25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.” (Message: 26 So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, “Everyone who is on the Lord’s side come over here!” So all the Levites gathered around him,)

But God is inviting us to change our position if you are not on his side.

Proverbs 16:3 “Commit^[a] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.”

• It is an invitation that will decide between life or death.
• It is an invitation that will determine our eternal destiny.
• When you come to Christ, you are leaving the position of sin and going to the position of spiritual strength and security.

Revelation 3:20  ^“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

• He is standing at the door of our hearts knocking, wanting to get in.
• Once you let Him in, He will change you.
• He will make your life more meaningful and blessed.

Matthew 12:30 “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.”

• The surest sign that you belong to Christ is that you gather rather than
• You share God’s Word to others and testify of His goodness.
• That means you build people and bring them to Christ rather than to allow them to be destroyed by sin.