Bible clearly say, A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’(See Matthew 10:36).

David experienced great opposition from his eldest brother Eliab. Bible says,
“ Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David” (See 1 Samuel 17:28).

David was just a lad who God favored among his siblings. Obviously, they were jealous of the singular honor God bestowed upon him. If it were possible, they would have exchanged David’s destiny. But it was beyond them. All they could do was become antagonistic, talk down at him and falsely accuse him.

However, David kept loving them but relied upon God to save him from them.

My dear friend just as David’s siblings could not frustrate David’s divine destiny, your siblings cannot frustrate yours: the limits imposed by others on our future cannot impede God’s good for His children.

Do you know that it’s easier to wage spiritual warfare against the spiritual forces of evil, 😈 than to war against human agents of the devil. Especially against the backdrop of the scripture which says we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us (See Matthew 5:44).

How can you love a person who goes about sowing seeds of discord between you, your children and your other relatives ?

Household wickedness is very insidious: if not confronted, it will cause you and your family great trouble.

I remember the story of Angela (not actual name), who was warned several years ago through a Word of knowledge. She was told that one of her siblings had gone to make evil sacrifices, in order to turn her children against her as well as frustrate the destiny of her children.

Angela did not receive the Word with grace or conviction. She was angry at the prophet because she never could imagine that her sibling could do that.

Being so naive of how evil a person with a wicked heart could be, she refused to engage in spiritual warfare, to checkmate the activities of that wicked sibling.

A few years later, both her life and that of her children turned upside down.

Poverty crept in like a thief in the night on them. Her children became helpless and homeless, they were at the mercy of that sibling who she was warned against.

Before she realized the depth of the wickedness that was projected against her children, it was almost too late.

Severe damage had been done by the wickedness of that wicked relative. Her reputation was damaged among peers and other family members.

The wicked relative had spread malicious rumors against her and turned her kids against her. Her slanderous accusations made people avoid her like the plague. So much so that no one wanted to give her any support.

It was not possible to believe they were siblings born by the same parents.

When Angela finally came for ministry, we were able to work her through the process of overcoming the virulence of that household wickedness. Praise the Lord.

We are not to be ignorant of satan’s devices. Wickedness from relatives can be very damaging.

Household wickedness refers to the evil doings or devilry of close relatives, such as siblings, exes, spouse, child or children, as well as step parents and very close friends.

Wickedness is a disease of the heart. Prophet Jeremiah says the heart is desperately wicked (Jer. 17:9). It is from the heart that evil thoughts proceed to defile a person (See Mark 7:21-23).

Evil thoughts defile the originator and releases evil into the orbit of the one it is directed against. Because, it would father the action.

No matter how much you try to love a wicked person, it might not produce the desired outcome because the conscience of a wicked person no longer function well.

According to Scripture, when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the LORD (See Isaiah 26:10).

Whether you love, or are gracious to the wicked, it won’t make them change. Wickedness is the characteristics of that person-it is ingrained in the person’s personality.

Scripture says the wicked are estranged from God and from all goodness, from the womb (See Psalm 58:3).

Because the wicked person has been demonized from the womb, it will take Divine intervention for the wicked to repent.

Wicked people derive joy and pleasure from wickedness (See Daniel 12:10: Proverbs 2:14).

Characteristics of wicked people

Wicked people are vindictive, abusive and controlling. Because they are control freaks, if they can’t subdue their victim, they resort to manipulations.

Wicked people can lie, cheat, twist facts, pretend to be victims in order to break their victim.

They are good at manipulating situations to make others feel indebted to them

Wicked people are toxic, jealous, irrational, conniving, selfish, stingy, rude and with little or no conscience.

Wickedness and witchcraft are close relativej (See 1Sam.15:23).

Wicked people are quite good at twisting facts in order to deceive others. They create confusion and contention because they are demonized.

Bible says the mouth of the wicked person is full of curses and deceit and oppression. They are very mischievous (See Psalm 10:7: 58:3).

How to deal with Wicked people:

1. Isolate or cut them off:

Bible says “Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.” (See 1Corinthians 5:7).

Unless you cut off that wicked relative, he/she will continue to create confusion and contention, spread pollution, act treacherously and defile you (See 1Cor. 5:17).

2. Expose their evil

Bible says we should not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, instead, we should expose them (See Ephesians 5:11).

Do not make excuses. Confront and expose the wickedness of the wicked. Let them know that you are aware of their evil acts against you.

3. Engage in spiritual warfare to evict the demonic hordes that the wickedness of that wicked relative released into your orbit.

Warfare Prayer Points:

* Spend time in praise and worship. Thank God for revelation knowledge. Ask for the grace of salvation and the preservation of your life from household wickedness.

* Remember for the last time how much the wickedness of the wicked hurt you and your loved ones.

* Forgive all their wickedness. Purge it from your heart. Call them by name and say I release you.

* Ask God to help you delete all the memories of their wickedness that you stored in your memory.

* Ask God to forgive you for reacting in anger, malice, and for also trying to behave like the wicked.

*Thank God for forgiveness and cleansing from all unrighteousness.

*Ask for a fresh unction of the Holy Spirit to fill you afresh.

*Pray in tongues until there is a lifting up of your spirit.

* Start calling out all the evil that has been done to you and your loved ones by those wicked relatives.

*Command all that you have called out to get out of every aspect of your life: such as your relationship with your children, your spouse, etc. As you have loosed them to go, tell them they are bound to God’s judgment and should never come out again till judgment day.

* Declare that all their evil works, whether active or dormant are destroyed in Christ name.

*Call out the name(s) of the wicked persons, command them to become your servants and to start working for your good. Place a restraint order on all their ability to do evil.

*Release the fear and dread of God to fall upon the wicked to humiliate and restrain them.

* Affirm that Godly order has been restored to your life and loved ones.

*Make powerful declarations over your life

*Thank God for answers to prayers.

From #theWatchman Hephzibah Christly