Dealing with the Giants in Our Land - Part 2 - Charles D Harris

[Deu 7:1-2 NASB] 1 "When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you, 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them.

Even though there are people groups in the land representing these strongholds, the battle is bigger than people groups.

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[2Co 10:3-6 NASB] 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, 6 and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.

To the degree you have his kingdom in you you will have kingdom around you.

[Luk 17:21 NASB] 21 nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

It's important to come into alignment with the Word of God and order.  It is important to conquer these kingdoms to bring God's rest and prosperity.

Allow the spirit of God to deliver these enemies into your hands and smite them.

[Heb 4:12-16 NASB] 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

All of these kingdoms represent an iniquity or bent pointing you away from God ways.

Know this that these nations are

• Greater and stronger - you don't stand a chance
• God will deliver us
• They will be defeated
• They must be annihilated

Hittites חִתִּי - Chaos and False Order (appearance of Looking Good)

Name means terror - they are the architects of terrorism. It’s the kind o.f terror that causes things to come apart.  Causing you to come unglued. A return to chaos.  In Gen 1:2 the Lord hovered over chaos and spoke order. God would go into formless and void and say "light".  His nature was to create order out of chaos.  Their nature was to create chaos out of order. This is the spirit of this age.  The antichrist.  Take order and create disorder so there can be a manipulation of a new order. To the degree you are operating in the disorder and chaos in your life the Spirit is trying to get a hold of you and reveal order.

Hittitim were known from a spiritual context of absorption context.  Just add their gods to their gods.  All gods are cool.  Keep including people.  Prototypes of the one world religion. Its interesting that the same people who use terror are the same people that use one world religion.  Its interesting that the most "tolerant" people are the most terrorist like people.  The most liberal seem to be the most intolerable. 

Some Characteristics of this spirit

Worry and anxiety 
Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt. They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame. (Isaiah 13:7,8)

[Luk 21:20 NASB] 20 "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.

Busyness (activity trap)
Panicky buying and selling
Fear of man
 Pro 29:25 NASB] 25 The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.
Fear of death

[Heb 2:14-15 NASB] 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

Intercession is being focused on who we are in the in the perfect love of the Lord.  When the focus is present the humility is present the power is present.  Be the light the world is in need of.

Scriptures to meditate on to deal with Hittite spirit in your land

Hear His voice.  Know who you are in Him.  Then release love to others

[Mar 12:29-31 NASB] 29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' 31 "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

Pray…

[Phl 4:6-8 NASB] 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Cast out fear…

[1Jo 4:18 NASB] 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.

Be humble...

[Jas 4:6-10 NASB] 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." 7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Girgashites גִּרְגָּשִׁי - Works of the flesh (Feel Good)

Clay dwellers. Territory is along banks of Jordan river.  Soft  ground.  Like border crossing guards. Guardians of the river which was entryway into promised land. Earthy people.  People of the flesh.
The are like the appetites of the flesh.  In Ancient Paths its mention the door to the flesh and door to the spirit. the default door we fall into most of the time is the door to the flesh. You have to make a decision and be purposeful about entering the door to the spirit. With habit and tendency to go through the door of the flesh then your spiritual tendency is to go through religion.  Religion is strategy of the flesh to try to accomplish the things of the spirit.Knowledge is a strategy of the flesh to try to accomplish wisdom. Can't get to wisdom through knowledge and can't get to spirit from the flesh.  Cant do enough religion (fasting, praying, or other "religious disciplines" to get to the spirit).  Cant be born of the spirit except by the spirit.
Girgashim represent that spirit in Israel, they represent that spirit in the body.  The body is an extension of Israel. There is a tension between the spirit and the works of the flesh.  Including some "good" things.  People can be deceived into thinking they are doing something "Godly" but has no power in it.

Yeshua says...  13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. 15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 "So then, you will know them by their fruits. 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'[Mat 7:13-23 NASB]. 
The way of the Girgashim is a broad way.  There are lots of people on a broad way. People like broad ways because they are easy to see, follow, and don't require very careful observation. On the narrow path you have to see where the path is going.  Broad path everyone goes with the crowd.  Its an easy place of identity which people are looking for.  Being part of something making yourself vulnerable.  It can be Lutheran, Catholic, Messianic, Protestant, Orthadox, Christian.  They are dressed like sheep!  There goal is to give you a new form of self righteousness.  Builds on need to be part of something and gives you a form of self righteousness.

Yeshua taught anti-identity, taking up the cross, find yourself in me.  He who loses his life shall find it.

Intercession focused on vision for the heart of the father and allowing His love to satisfy.  on the door to the spirit with the same attitude as Yeshua "not my will but your will be done".  Also to pray for awareness and destructions of need identity outside of Messiah.

Do open face exercise as an activation of the spirit.

If you ever feel "Fleshy"

Scriptures to meditate on and do dealing with Girgashite spirit
[Mat 16:25 KJV] 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

[2Co 3:17-18 KJV] 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty. 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.

[Mat 6:3-6 KJV] 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.