The Spirit of Betrayal

The bible identifies unclean spirits many times by name, based on their methods of operation, such as a lying spirit, a familiar spirit, a spirit of divination, spirit of jealousy, spirit of anti-Christ  etc. Yesterday, I met with a pastor in my office that shared with me the hurt he had recently experienced due to a handful of people that had left his church each one with a different excuse. When I arrived home after my meeting, I pick up a book by Kimberly Daniels to my surprise she begins to describe a spirit that will often times infiltrate churches without any opposition. it receives no opposition simply because most leaders do not recognize it is as a spirit in their midst. She identifies this spirit as the spirit of betrayal.

Granted people leave churches all the time for different reasons, however, when a spirit of betrayal has gained a foot hold in a church and goes undetected it begins to cause an unsettling and a disconnect in the church and often times it affects a portion of the congregation all at once.

Leaving the principle leader bewildered and at a loss as to, "Why the Exodus?". This spirit is an expert at mixing words and causing misunderstandings and ultimately dis-jointing the body. The spirit of betrayal was evident in the life of Miriam, Moses' sister, it was evident in the sons of Korah, and it was evident in Judas. It is the kind of spirit that kisses you on the cheek one moment, yet has already laid out the plan to betray you.

My advise to my "colleagues in the ministry" is to identify this spirit when is rears it ugly head (and trust me it will) and fervently pray it out of your midst. The bible says, "When the thief is found out..."  which means, If he is not found out he will continue to harm the fellowship and threaten the vision.