by Anne Hamilton | Mar 30, 2022 | guardians, Testing, Thresholds
Another reason we can be sure Python is involved in the temptation of Jesus is because the devil quotes Psalm 91. Ironically, in that era, this psalm was used as a protective talisman to keep the devil away. Did I say, ‘in that era’? No, it’s not a bygone thing:...
by Anne Hamilton | Mar 23, 2022 | guardians, repentance, Testing, Thresholds
Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness, fasting and praying. At the end of the time, the devil came to tempt Him. If we gather together all the clues about timing scattered through the gospels, it’s apparent that Jesus was baptised at Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan on...
by Anne Hamilton | Mar 18, 2022 | guardians, Prayer, Thresholds
Abba Father, as I’ve read and listened to these tactics of the spirit of Python over the past few sessions, I realise how very many of them I’ve fallen for. I’ve been duped by the counterfeits; tempted by the baits; taken—and been taken by—the lures; frustrated by the...
by Anne Hamilton | Mar 11, 2022 | False Refuges, guardians, Testing, Thresholds
The consistency of symbolism surrounding the spirit of Python is remarkable. There are few concepts that can cross cultural divides virtually intact. However, the common experience of the ancient world—whether it was Greek or Jew—was such that Python was associated...
by Anne Hamilton | Mar 4, 2022 | guardians, Thresholds
Two sessions ago, I finished with the remark that it’s not faith that overcomes the spirit of Python. Quite unexpectedly, it’s love—the particular Fruit of the Spirit called agapē. Now that might seem so unlikely, given the emphasis on faith in so many deliverance and...
