How to Find Freedom From Demonic Spirits That Gain Entrance Through Occult and False Spiritual Activity.

INTRODUCTION

Many persons do not realize that they break the first of God’s Ten Commandments when they do such things as:
These activities, and many others, break the first and second commandments.

If you seek to be led by, contact or worship any spirit being other than the living God, you open yourself to demonic power and bondage.  This brief booklet will help you to identify occult and false spiritual activity, and it will lead you through a prayer of repentance and renunciation, so that you may find forgiveness from God and freedom from demonic power.  Do not play games with God or the devil.  The prayers in this booklet will only work for the person who believes in Jesus Christ and has accepted him as the Lord of his or her life.  If you are serious, turn to him now and say,

“Lord Jesus, forgive me, come into me, and bring Your leadership into my life.  I will follow You.  Make Yourself real to me.”


OCCULT CHECKLIST

The following is a partial list of the type of things that involve being led by, contacting or openly worshipping a spirit being other than God himself.  As you read, ask God to show you any ways that you or your family line have done these things.  Get pen and paper ready, and as you go through the list write down all that you remember or that comes to your mind.  The Holy Spirit will help you with this.  So, quiet yourself before the Lord Jesus, ask him to show you what you need to see, and then record whatever he gives you.  If possible, do this with a mature Christian or Christian leader who hears form God, and who understands how to break curses arising from false worship and occult practices.  
All forms of fortune telling and divination – Astrology, the signs of the Zodiac and birth dates; palm reading; Tarot or fortune telling cards; reading tea leafs; using a spirit-board (such as a Ouija Board), a crystal ball, or a pendulum; using a divining-rod (also called water-witching) to find the location to drill for water; spiritual or psychic readings or consultations; etc.

All forms of witchcraft, magic and sorcery – Through these things a person seeks to exercise a supernatural power (that is not God’s), or appeal to a spirit being, to produce an event or to influence a person. This may be done for “good” or evil causes.  Often, this is done through rituals or techniques (incantations, spells, drugs, potions, curses, amulets, talismans – which are magic pictures, charms, etc.).   Many games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Pokemon) are based on the exercise of occult power.  Under this category would also fall all pacts with Satan, and participation in covens, Satanism, Wicca, Voodoo, and other such things.  

All idol worship – This would include worshipping, praying to, offering sacrifices to, venerating or honoring, or displaying as an object of honor, any statue or representation of a god, spirit being, person or ancestor.  God has commanded, “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the water under the earth.  You shall not worship them or serve them; for I am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:4,5)  If you have any Buddha’s or objects that represent or are used to contact spirits, get rid of them, even if you only think of them as works of art.

All attempts to contact the spirits of the dead, or any other spirit – This would include such things as contacting the “dead” through a medium or channeler in a séance, channeling a spirit being, or using a spirit as a “friend” or teaching guide.  These spirits are all lying demons.

All secret societies and organizations that involve secret vows, oaths and curses, and honoring the name of false gods – The vast majority of persons who join these organizations do not realize what they are doing. They do not realize that they are bringing curses on themselves, their family and future generations.  The Masonic organization is an example of this.  Many, many persons have been healed of ailments such as headaches, respiratory and heart problems when they renounced they own involvement, or their ancestors’ involvement, in Freemasonry.  The oaths and pledges taken in college fraternities and sororities also fall under this category.  Examples of other organizations are the Odd Fellows, Elks, Moose and Eagles Lodges, the Grange, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Eastern Star, Rainbow, DeMolay and Mormonism.

All belief in and the practice of superstition and charms – Belief in superstition puts good or bad “luck”, and the power behind them, in the place of gods that must be obeyed.  This would include such things as obeying common superstitions, or using a horseshoe for good luck, or some other object to ward off evil spirits or bad luck.

All organizations that claim to have a spiritual emphasis, but deny salvation through Christ alone - Christ is the only, pre-existent and eternal Son of God who came from heaven, became a man, revealed the true God to us, lovingly bore our sins and paid the price for our forgiveness with his own blood, then rose from the dead and ascended to heaven as the true King of all kings and Lord of all lords.  No other person or spirit being can be who he is or do what he has done; no one else loves us like him.  Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.  No man comes to the Father but through Me.  Truly, truly I say to you. I am the door of the sheep.  All who came before Me are thieves and robbers.”  (John 14:6 & 10:7,8)

All worship in false cults and religions – Christian Science, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, etc.; Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.

“Listening to” (seeking out, reading or hearing) the “wisdom” that comes from occult, New Age, physic, cult and false religion material – In Deuteronomy 18:14 God tells us that we are not allowed to listen to those who practice witchcraft and divination.  You must renounce reading their books, seeking their advice, listening to their TV programs or instructional DVD’s or CD’s, going to their seminars, etc.  You must also throw away their material.
 
Prayer, petition or adulation to any being other than the living God – Pray only to the living God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  God in his word tells us that his Son gives understanding of who the true God really is.  We are to relate only to him, and to guard ourselves from praying to or worshipping all false gods and idols. (An idol is the image of a being who takes a place in our heart that rightfully belongs only to God himself).  

Some forms of entertainment, art, music and literature – It is the Creator himself who gifts people in these areas of expression and creativity.  Unfortunately, those God-given abilities may be employed in such a way that they carry evil or occult spirits.  

Some alternative medical practices – Any practice that is based in a false religious belief system will open one to the spirits behind that system.  Also, any health practice that seeks to impart healing or “energy” through the laying on of hands, and is not done by a believer in Christ in obedience to the Word of God, will not impart to you the Spirit of God or his power.  It will impart, or channel, another spirit to you.


PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE

When you have finished writing your list, read over the following prayers and declarations.  Then, in the presence of another believer in Christ, pray and speak them aloud:

Father, I submit to You and agree that seeking, contacting, following or worshipping any spirit being other than You (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) is sin.  I confess that using any supernatural power other than Your word and Your Spirit is sin.  I confess that all other spirit beings, religions, philosophies or explanations that claim to be legitimate gods or sources of spiritual energy are impostures – they are false, evil spirits that are in rebellion against You.

I confess that I was disobedient to Your commandment, which was meant to protect me from these impostors.  I agree with You that the following things, that I or my ancestors did, are sin.  In the name of Jesus Christ I renounce my involvement, and my ancestor’s involvement, in these things…

(Now read aloud everything you have written down.  After you have done that, continue to pray aloud the following…)

Father, if I did these things before I became Your child, then I thank You that You have already forgiven me.  If I did any of these things after I became Your child, then I ask You, in Jesus name, to forgive me now.  Thank You for hearing me and forgiving me.  I call on You to cleanse, heal and restore me from all the effects that have come into my life as a result of breaking Your commandments.   In Psalm 34:7 You promise that “the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them.”  I choose to love, honor and respect You with godly fear, and I thank You for sending Your angel of deliverance to minister on my behalf.

Lord Jesus, I thank You for dying for my sins and for becoming a curse for me.  Thank You for redeeming me from slavery to the curses that result from breaking Your commandments.  Let it be known that, in the authority of the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce Satan and all his works, and all inherited sins and curses.