Written by,
Robert Johnson
Most individuals when reading Gods word find selective passages, which only point out God’s favorable promise. How many overlook the warning signs of those things that separate one from the true covenant with the word. Yes they are in the book – “Jealousy + Envy = Wrath” These simple truths undetected can bring down Kingdoms, {Journey with us.}
As we are looking into the spirits of envy and jealousy allow us to start with the definitions of envy and jealousy and each spiritual root.
Envy – discontented desire or resentment aroused by another’s possessions, achievements and /or advantages
Jealousy – fearful of losing what one has to another; someone’s love or affection (husband/wife relationships, friendships) – arises from envy, it’s an uneasiness that arises (envy) because of the fear that someone is going to rob something or somebody you (I) love – what happens next is you (we) become suspicion and suspect things to happen that you have no proof of and quickly the person moves into vain imagination.
These events can happen before we even realize what has occurred – that is why I believe as believers we must learn to appropriate the scriptures 2 Cor. 10:5 KJV is critically important in our lives “Casting down vain imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
In the Hebrews, envy and jealousy have synonymous meanings.
What the word says about envy & jealousy:
- Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man and envy slayeth the still one.
- Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy the rottenness of the bones.
- Proverbs 27:4 Wraths is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- Romans 1:28-31 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers.
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
- Mark 7:20-23 And he said, that which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness; All these evil things come from within and defile the man.
- Galatians 5:19-21 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of the which I tell you before as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The spiritual root issue behind envy and jealousy is FEAR – fear of displacement due to the deception of covetousness–
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Covetousness according to Webster Dictionary – to desire that which is another’s, to wish for excessively; crave envy is rottenness to the bones and jealousy is rottenness to the bones. “It is cutler than the grave.
When we are in union with the word of God these spirits can not live in our lives.
Our God is no respecter of person for those that fear Him and walk in righteous before HIM. Act 10: 34-35 We must get a hold of the truth of the word because we have all come from some sort of dysfunction past that opens ground for the enemy to attack our minds – that’s were our battlefield is and the enemy knows our vulnerable areas.
Isaiah 14:12-14 First demonic spirits in the bible when Lucifer exalts himself above God.
“How art thou fallen from heaven, “O, Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the most high. Yet thou shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.”
Revelations Chapter 12 KJV
Lucifer was driven and motivated to sin against the Most High God. He was jealous of the honor God received. He wanted to be like God. The enemy hates it when we worship God and wants to stop worship anyway he can.
Jealousy is operating in your life if you are unable to give others honor or if when someone else receives recognition or honor you are thinking about yourself what about me why did they get that and I didn’t you don’t know the whole circumstances or the scarifies that person has walked in you to be where they are in the LORD (or in LIFE) you just immediately move into judgment, comparison and lack of appreciation for another person.
Bitterness sets the stage for envy/jealousy. Takes eyes off God and puts eyes on others or makes others source of (supply) for value.
We Must get eyes off others, and onto GOD DO NOT entertain thoughts of comparison with others You are the Children of the KING!! And has plans for each of HIS children. Jeremiah 29:11
“Godliness with contentment is great gain” I Timothy 6:6
SEEK Godliness as Your Foundation –
- Envy & Jealousy will not allow contentment
- Steals self-esteem always stirring up the pot by comparing self w/ others to bring division.
👆🏾 God hates division – proverbs 6:16 KJV
What happens with Envy and Jealousy is that when we do not rejoice with those over their successes or blesses we become critical, judgmental and eventually hating that person in our hearts. All because they were blessed!
Satan is being used in our lives – the enemy hates for us to give honor, glory and praise to anything especially the Lord he wants it all for himself.
God has delegated HIS authority to man on earth and the Enemy is jealous over man.
John 5:19-27 … hath given him authority to execute judgment
The enemy despises us taking our place by in the Kingdom by exercising our authority HE has given us as BELIEVERS.
Psalms 8:3-6 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with the glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands, thou hast put all things under his feet.”
Lucifer is jealous also because he was given one opportunity to make it right once he sinned there was no hope. God has given us the opportunity to fail and redeem us over and over again Lucifer (Satan) hates that.
Therefore, We as believes must acknowledge the truth for ourselves and repent to be free from the captivity of the devil. Jealousy and Envy come from the enemy.
Mark 1:15 … repent ye, and believe the gospel. Believing is the KEY – those that believe receive.
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 them that walk uprightly.” Let’s allow the Lord to truly be a Shield/Protector for US.
Hebrews 12:14 King James Version (KJV)
“14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord“
In Love
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