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[b] SPIRIT OF OF MAMMON -SUMMARY When we talk about mammon, we must examine its influence in the spiritual realm. Although we cannot see this realm with our physical eyes, it is as real as the natural world in which we live. The spirit of mammon attaches itself to money, and if we are not careful, we can fall under its subtle influence. Its goal is to exert demonic influence in the area of our finances. It tries to trick us into trusting money more than God by slightly twisting the truth of his word just enough to confuse us. We are susceptible to this type of trickery if we do not know the word of God well enough to see through mammon’s lies. Demonic influence always takes advantage of ignorant Christians, which is why it is so important for us to acquire biblical knowledge and stay strong against attacks in this area. A. Mammon attaches itself to money, but also to our attitudes. 1. It may seem strange to us to talk about spirits, but the spiritual world is real. a. We are spiritual beings possessing souls and living in physical bodies. b. God is also a spirit (John 4:24), and all physical things are the result of spiritual things. c. We must understand the influences that come from the spiritual realm, in order to understand the word of God. The word is life (John 6:63). 2. He who is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in the least is also unjust in much. If therefore you have not been faithful in unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (Luke 16:10-13). a. Jesus was explaining that the least use of our faith in the kingdom of God is in the area of money. b. The “much” refers to all the things that have been made available to us by God’s grace. c. Faith and trust go together. Our willingness to give is an indication of our level of trust. This was illustrated by Jesus’ observation of the widow who cast two mites into the treasury (Mark 12:41-44). d. The question we must answer for ourselves is whether the Spirit of God or the spirit of mammon is motivating us concerning finances. 3. The spirit of mammon extends even farther than money. It wants to exert an evil influence, but the Spirit of God wants to exert a godly influence. a. We see this godly influence on Simon Peter when Jesus asked Peter who people said he was (Matthew 16:13-18). Right after this exchange, we see mammon’s influence when Peter rebuked Jesus (Matthew 16:21-23). b. When Peter verbally opposed what Jesus revealed, what Peter said sounded good, but it was not God’s will. c. In our lives, we will hear things that sound godly, but they will not line up with the Scriptures.There is no way of knowing truth from lies until we get into the word and truly know God (Psalm 46:10). B. Mammon can have demonic influence over money. 1. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). a. The spirit of mammon is one of these wicked spirits in high places. b. The major power that demons carry is the power of suggestion. We fight against their influence by standing on what we know from God’s word and renewing our minds. c. We fight spiritual warfare by maintaining the victory that Jesus died to obtain for us. d. The devil will be defeated and leave us when we stand on the word of God just the way Jesus did when he was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). e. We must remember who we are in Christ. Demons know when we are secure in our identity in Jesus. The story of the seven sons of Sceva illustrates this (Acts 19:13-16). 2. The love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows (1 Timothy 6:10). a. Love is a relational word. “Love of money” actually describes a wrong relationship with it. Mammon promotes this type of relationship. 3. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also (Matthew 6:21). a. If we want to find where our hearts are and what we really love, we must examine our relationship with money. Looking at how we spend our time and money tells us. Sometimes our hearts are not with God. C. There are three spiritual cousins to mammon. 1. The spirit of pride. a. Pride does not acknowledge God for his blessings. In this way, it goes against the word (Proverbs 3:6). b. This spirit kills our ability to obey God. Pride was the spirit that caused the fall of Lucifer. c. It causes us to turn away from God and seek our own self-satisfaction, thereby making us into our own god. d. Pride is a lie, so when live a prideful life, we live a lie. Pride causes us to compare ourselves to others (2 Corinthians 10:12). 2. The spirit of greed. a. We do not need money to be greedy. It is okay to have possessions, as long as they do not have us. b. God says to give and bless others, but greed causes us to hold on to everything we have and seek even more. 3. The spirit of poverty. a. This spirit causes us to be ashamed of God’s blessings, and it puts us in a state of constant want. b. God is able to make all grace abound toward us, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, we may abound in every good work (2 Corinthians 9:8 ). The spirit of poverty does not want this to happen in our lives. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 4:24 John 6:63 Luke 16:10-13 Mark 12:41-44 Matthew 16:13-18, 21-23 Psalm 46:10 Ephesians 6:12 Matthew 4:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 Acts 19:13-16 1 Timothy 6:10 Matthew 6:21 Proverbs 3:6 2 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 1 Like
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