There is something that God has revealed to me, which I feel I must pass onto you! So I hope you will allow me to expound on this further, as Jesus said, “And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.” (John 8: 31, 32, 36). But a word of caution here, once you know this truth, there is no turning back and no excuse, if you refuse to acknowledge it!
It appears that you have had some form of involvement in ancestral worship? Whether your involvement was in the past, in some form of family ritual, or if you are still actively practising this, it still constitutes as a very serious sin! Are there certain sins that are worse than others? I believe so, even though James 2:10 says if you break just one part of the Law you have broken it all (my paraphrase). Rev. 21:8 lists a whole lot of contemptible sins and ends off with, “and all liars.” Therefore ALL unconfessed sins will block us from entrance into heaven, as NO sin or sinner is allowed to enter through the gates of heaven (Rev. 21:27). But it will also cause the curse to be rampant in our lives here on earth, including sickness, disease and poverty.
But there are three sins which I believe are the worst, and which will hold greater judgment! The first being the sin of witchcraft or the occult, the second being the sin of rebellion (pride of life – total rejection of God either by ignoring Him or by unbelief. Total reliance on oneself and one’s own resources) and idolatry (giving supreme devotion to anyone or anything other than God. It’s what you put your focus on or trust in).
I like to call them the three G’s…Gold, Glory and Girls. And it involves “the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.” (I John 2:16; Eph.5:5). Jesus was tested in all three areas when He was in the wilderness for forty days (Luke 4:1-12). Without going into detail here (I have another article which goes deeper into these three G’s), for today I want to focus on witchcraft as this is the one that is affecting you.
The first of the ten commandments is, “You shall have no other gods before or besides Me.” The second is, “You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” Exod. 20:3-4. Vs 5 explains why, “You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.”
The Almighty God, Elohim, is the creator of all things, the heavens and the earth, and of all living creatures, including man and angelic beings! And thus He expects us to adore and worship Him and Him alone! When we worship anyone or anything other than God, we now move into idolatry and witchcraft! When we worship beings that are not of this earth (or the supposed dead) we are actually worshipping demonic beings (or fallen angels or familiar spirits). The dead that have gone on before us are not permitted to communicate with us (Luke 16:26). Spiritual mediums actually communicate with familiar spirits (or demons) that are “familiar” and have knowledge of your family members and history!
When we try to communicate with beings other than God Himself, to get information, wisdom or insight or wealth etc, we are communicating with God’s arc enemy, Satan and his hordes! This is extremely offensive to God as He expects us to come to Him and Him alone, as He is the source of all light and insight and wisdom and will freely give to anyone who asks (James 1:5).
Why I say that the sin of witchcraft is one of the worst, is because the judgment that comes with it, is the judgement of death (premature death)! In the Old Testament if you were caught practising witchcraft, you were immediately put to death (NB the law has NOT changed, yes, we have a new covenant now because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, but if we do not apply that to our lives, the sentence of death still applies to us). If you read the story of Saul, Israel’s first king, in I Samuel 28:3-19, he, in desperation goes to a spirit medium to get answers, as the Lord had stopped speaking to him (because of constant disobedience) but is horrified at the answer he gets! He is told, by tomorrow, you and your sons shall be dead (fulfilled in I Samuel 31). And as we read earlier in Exod. 20:5, the sin of witchcraft is a generational one too, and will not only affect your children but your grandchildren and great grandchildren (3-4 generations)!
I know in the African culture; witchcraft is very prevalent, and you are brought up in it from young children, and it is hard to believe in something other than what you have been taught. What I would say to that is, first of all, Jesus said you will know a tree by its fruit. What fruit (or evidence) do you see as a result of witchcraft? Yes, some may have power or prosperity but it is only temporary! The end result, or story, is always a dismal one. Secondly, God has put inside each human being a conscience! Deep inside of you, you know that witchcraft is wrong (if you do not keep ignoring your conscience). This is God’s warning signal to us because He does not want us (or our children) to experience the terrible consequences of these sins. Thirdly, your involvement with demonic spirits will always bring bad experiences, loss, calamity and torment into your life!
I have to also say, it is not only the African culture that practises witchcraft, in fact every single culture known to man has this tendency. We all want to know the deep hidden things which seem to be out of our reach. The tendency to seek things without the help of God is our deep-seated desire to do things on our own, in our own strength, independently and without God, this is the “pride of life”. There are many forms of the occult, including Satanism, spirit mediums, psychics, hypnosis, astral wondering, mind reading, meditation, tarot cards, widgy boards, fortune-telling, astrology, palm reading, walking on fire or nails, tongue piercing, witches’ covens and many more. There is hierarchy within the occults, such as witchdoctors, warlocks, gurus, sorcerers, wizards, spirit guides or mediums, witches, which also includes werewolves and vampires and other demonic creatures! Most of the eastern religions have their root in the occult. Western religions include Satanism, Spiritualism, New Age, Humanism, Masonry and even in some churches (which practise witchcraft and the use of goat blood etc. behind the scenes to gain power and anointing!).
So it is logical then, to say, if you are worshipping God’s enemy you are NOT one of His, and are a follower of darkness? How then will you be permitted into heaven? No, you will be marked as one of Satan’s and will be taken to where he dwells! Whew, that is an extremely frightening thought, and is why I beseech you to take note of what I am saying, and to say the prayer at the end of this letter!
But there is hope, and an answer to all of this, and it is in a person, the Son of the Living God, Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Who died on the cross to take our punishment for our sins and to set us free from all forms of sin, sickness and poverty and even from the occult and the powers of Satan (Isa. 61:1-3; I John 3:8). And whom the Son sets free is free indeed! God’s desire is to reveal the hidden things in the darkness to us (Dan 2:22; Isa. 45:3; John 8:12), if we will seek Him with all our hearts and be willing to obey Him and follow Him for the rest of our lives. For He is our source of all good things, and of eternal life with Him, in an exquisitely beautiful place, heaven!
There are some hinderances to receiving this amazing gift of salvation. It could be that you are angry with God and cannot forgive Him for something that has happened in the past? (See "Mad at God" https://youtu.be/XTPxWJpV5uI and "Greatest Hinderance to Salvation" https://chooselifesjc.blogspot.com/2021/07/greatest-hindrance-to-salvation.html) Selfishness, lust, independence, and pride are other hinderances. But all I can say is nothing in this life is worth holding onto! This life is so short and temporal and lasts for but a very brief moment! Eternity, however, is forever and never ends! We decide in this life on earth, whom we will serve, either darkness or light…sickness or health…poverty or prosperity…curse or blessing!
Your involvement in the occult will also require a few other steps too. 1/ Confess and acknowledge your sin against God. 2/ Repent (which means you turn completely away from that sin and walk in the opposite direction, i.e. you will never turn to witchcraft ever, ever again!!!) Repentance also requires asking God for forgiveness on behalf of yourself and on behalf of your parents and grandparents. 3/ Denounce and revoke witchcraft, cutting any tie, bond or allegiance to it. 4/ Apply the blood of Jesus upon yourself, your family and future generations. This is the “blood line,” and will stop the curse from continuing to future generations. It will also protect you and your family, from the evil you have just come out of, which will now try to destroy you! 5/ You will need the help of a minister who has the deliverance anointing, and you will probably also need deliverance from demonic spirits! Be careful of who you choose – like I said earlier, some in churches also practise witchcraft and you could end up worse than before, but the Holy Spirit will guide and lead you in the right path. Start with this salvation prayer if you genuinely want to follow Jesus from now on and turn your back on the kingdom of darkness!
May God richly bless you with mercy, forgiveness, healing and restoration, peace and joy and abundant life! And if you pursue Him with the same determination that you pursued what I had to offer, you cannot go wrong, and He WILL answer all your prayers, in His time! I hope you will find this of great help? Help that no man or money can give, but it’s only God’s grace and truth that will set you FREE…
God Bless
