August 2010
How Do I Resist This Spirit Of Pythos?
This specific spirit works in a very
cunning way in that it gets close to you and
feeds. 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary walks about
like a roaring lion seeking whom he
may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the
faith…” It doesn’t say resist him by prayer,
by fasting, by dancing, although all of this
is important. He’s saying that the way that
you resist him is by being steadfast. Did you
ever think about that? Why would that give
you the power to resist him? That’s what I’m
going to show you. That’s why he tries to
divide you. He has to divide your thoughts
about yourself to take away steadfastness.
Too many Christians believe that resisting
your adversary, (and we’re going to call him
“Diablo” today) means addressing him in
prayer, or using words to persuade him to
depart. Unfortunately, this is not always the
case and the good news is… it’s actually
simpler than that. You don’t have to go
through a strenuous process to get rid of
your enemy with shouting, screaming and
naming him.
In this verse, Peter speaks of a spiritual
sobriety and vigilance as being the key to
the discerning of our foe, and steadfastness
being the key to resisting him. So what
does that mean? It means that you have
to have the power to resist him through
vigilance and spiritual sobriety, and that
is the key to discerning our foe. Once the
opposition is discerned, steadfastness
becomes the key to resistance. Discern
him - resist him. How? Steadfastness. Be
steadfast in your faith.
What does it mean to be vigilant?
Vigilant is defined as being keenly watchful,
to be keenly watchful and aware, to detect
danger, to be wide-awake and open-eyed. I
find this interesting because it connects to
the word “perceptive.” As you know, one of
my stronger gifts is the ability to perceive
something spiritually, and deal with it either
with resistance, if it is evil, or embracing
it, if it is good. That’s what many people
struggle with; knowing if it is God. Good
is not always God. When I say that, I mean
just because somebody does something
good, it doesn’t mean that it’s God.
Sometimes good can come from someone
who has selfish motives or ill intent. We
can be fooled because their actions are
good, when, in actuality, the good action is
coming from an evil place.
The term “awareness” means,
“consciousness devoid of ignorance”.
Awareness means, not only devoid of
ignorance, but dualistic fixation. So,
when talking about awareness, we have a
dualistic fixation of consciousness that is
devoid of ignorance. Awareness is the state
of knowingness and wakefulness. It means,
“cognizant, alert, watchful and vigilant”, and
awareness is “knowledge gained through
one’s perceptions and the attitudes of others”. Ignorance
and obliviousness are the opposites of awareness.
Ignorance is not bliss in this case.
Steadfastness is the key to resistance. Steadfastness
in faith is the highest form of resistance to your enemy.
We often use the term “devil” too loosely. The word “devil”
is Diablo. When you dissect it, “Dia” and “Blo”, Dia means,
“divided, double, two” and Blo means, “breathe, whisper,
blow, speak”. I am explaining this to you because it is
essentially a dualistic issue: he speaks to divide so that
you will not be steadfast. For a double-minded man is
unstable in all of his ways. That’s what the devil needs in
order to attack you. He cannot just attack you; he goes
around like a roaring lion. He isn’t a roaring lion; he’s
like a roaring lion; the roaring lion, seeking for “whom
he may devour”. Whom may he devour? He can devour
those with whom he is able to speak to and divide with
the words spoken, and when he divides them, he divides
their thinking.
In the garden, he simply spoke and confused Adam
and Eve with suggestions, which resulted in duality.
Duality is the perception that antagonistic forces of good
and evil rule the world. Once Adam and Eve’s eyes were
opened to this knowledge (remember that’s what he
was feeding them), they literally gave their power to the
serpent because they saw themselves as equal.
This is a very important point; the enemy wants to get
you to the place where you see yourself as an equal, or
even inferior, to him. He cannot attack you as long as you
see and understand, by the knowledge of God, that you
are superior to him. It seems like we have this fear of the
devil; that he’s going to come into our house and destroy
our kids. As long as you are aware and praying, and you
are steadfast, and there is no duality in you, he cannot –
he cannot – get in and win as the victor. He cannot win if
you see yourself as superior to him; because of the blood
of Christ, he cannot do anything because he knows you
are superior, and fears when you see yourself as superior.
He’s trying to equalize you, to a point where you have
to fight him all of the time. Even if you are “equal” with
him, if there was such a thing, you will still overcome him.
The only way he can “equalize” you is to persuade you by
giving you a double mind about things; about theology,
the Scriptures, about God and about good and evil. Jesus
Christ overcame him and so can you!
The Bible says in James 1:8 that a “double-minded
man is unstable in all of his ways.” Remember that
what you perceive you receive, and what you see, you
be. I’m convinced that once discord or division sets
into a relationship, the end is near.
To be steadfast means to be fixed in direction, firm in
purpose, resolution, faith and attachment, unwavering
and established. One of the ways the enemy will devour
you is when he’s aware of your lack of an unalterable
fixation of purpose and direction.
Be fixed on your purpose.
Be fixed on your direction.
It’s very important that you understand this. It will
help you to overcome your enemy because if you’re fixed
on your purpose, your call, your election, and where
you’re going, he cannot get to you.
As we delve deeper into understanding divination
and the spirit of python, we must understand some of
these fundamental truths. The enemy wants to entice
you away from your element.
Romans 12:3 says, “For I say through the grace
given to me, to everyone that is amongst you, not to
think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think soberly according as God has dealt to
every man the measure of faith.”
What he’s saying is if you’re thinking more highly of
yourself, you’re going to get into trouble, because you’ve
lost that sobriety. That’s what happens when people get
drunk, they get confident and full of themselves, and a
lot of people do that because they are out of their realm.
He’s telling us to watch out for this because the devil will
flatter you so that you will think more highly of yourself
so that he can move you out of your protection. He has
to get close to you and he does that by flattery, which is
part of the spirit of divination.
Romans 12:6 “Having then gifts differing
according to the grace that is given to us, let us use
them: If prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to
our faith; or ministry…”
He says to stay within the measure of rule. That word
in Greek is “metron.” He has given to every one of us a
“metron” of faith and authority, or rulership. The word
“metron” is where the word meter comes from; the metric
system. So he’s given to you a “metron” or a measurement
of authority. If you go outside of that, you are moving
into a very dangerous area.
The other thing he wants is to get you out of your
element. These are important things that you must
understand. What is element? For those that have not
been on my School of the Prophet course, let me just
give you a mini thought on this quickly. Element. What
does it mean to be “in your element?” Element is used to
describe a place where things we love to do and things
we are good at come together. Each one of us must
find our element. When I’m playing the piano and I’m
ministering to people, I’m in my element. When you
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fish. You’ve all heard that saying, “He’s like a fish out of setting, people get innovative ideas, song
water,” as I said before. Many people suffer unnecessarily writers get songs, artists get pictures, and we
because they operate out of their element, and when
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receive news before the pews. You do NOT
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with this are easy to recognize, and that’s what the
enemy wants. First of all, he wants to get you out of your
measure of authority, and secondly, to get you out of
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The Bible says in Philippians that “we are confident
of this very thing, that he who has begun a good
work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus
Christ.” There it is right there. He will complete it. Fiona Desfontaine is
So you need to have that confidence. Now, what is the Senior Pastor of His
prophecy? You may say, “Kim, I’m not a prophet.” But you
Church in Pinetown,
may still prophesy, which doesn’t mean that you walk
around prophesying over everybody all the time. You South Africa. She began
can stand where you are in your room and prophesy over her ministry 30 years
your situation. You don’t have to phone “Mr. Prophet” to ago in the USA after
come to your house to give you a word.
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It’s inside of you, it’s in your Bible, and it’s God-
breathed. Know that you are strong enough and wise Nations Bible college.
enough, through the power of the blood of Christ, to Fiona has traveled the
discern Diablo. Find God’s word for your life, see from His world extensively for many years, powerfully
perspective; and with vigilance and steadfastness, you
will soon recognize what is good and what is God as you
preaching and teaching the Word of God with
rise to see from His eyes. keen prophetic insight and apostolic authority.
To be continued…Stay tuned for Part 3 on dealing The mark of this incredible ministry is freedom.
with the spirit of pythos by using what God has revealed No matter who you are, you will not leave
to you about your future and your destiny.
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being changed.
 Jane s
Corner
The Broken Curse
I
was born on Easter weekend, more than six weeks
early. My mother was 35 years old, and I was
her first child. She suffered from Preeclampsia,
a pregnancy-induced hypertension that made her
- years
pregnancy extremely difficult. I was due on May 21st,
two days before my father’s birthday, but God had
different plans for me. After 26 hours of labor, my
mother finally delivered me. We were both in critical
condition and it was a miracle that we survived, but we
did, together. I was so tiny that baby socks covered my
knees, and I spent the first three weeks of my life in an
incubator.
Because of my fragile state, my parents had to
be extra careful with me when they took me home,
panicked and cautious as they performed routine baby
tasks like feeding and bathing me. Ten months later, my
mother was pregnant again, with my sister Margaret.
She was born at 9:15 in the morning on February 26th,
and two years later, my brother Johnny arrived on the
same date at the same exact time, 9:15 in the morning.
What’s interesting is that Kim’s brother and sister,
Barry and Shelley, also share a birthday, the 26th of
November, and they are also two years apart.
My mother’s name is Gloria, the oldest of five
children. Her father, my grandfather, William Benjamin
Ladson, was a railroad worker by day, and by night, a
fighter, a boxer named “Battlin’ Bill”.
Short and stocky, like a bull, he was
the picture of athleticism, sporting
a tattoo of a tiger on his forearm.
As he gained popularity, he was
found more frequently at the
local bars with his rugby buddies,
gambling and playing pool. Soon,
he wasn’t coming home until
the early hours of the morning,
sometimes not at all. The effect of
his alcoholism had already taken
its toll when he lost the house
he had bought for the family
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grandmother had to sell glass bottles to feed the
family, as my grandfather’s gambling debts increased.
My mother always told me stories about her little
sister, Maureen Joy. She was a year younger than
her, and they were very close. Her fondest memory,
the one she’ll always tell you if you ask, is also one
of the last memories she has of her sister. The two of
them, dancing under a streetlight that stood alone
on the sidewalk outside of their house that cast
their shadows on the wall as they danced; and they
laughed and sang, watching the shapes they made as
they moved.
Later that night, Maureen took ill, she was only
seven years old and came down with rheumatic fever.
Within three days, she was dying, and they couldn’t
find my grandfather. He had been on a gambling and
drinking binge, and by the time he returned home,
his little girl was clinging to life. He fell to his knees
and wept, pleading to God, vowing to never drink
again if his daughter could be saved. But again, God
had different plans, and little Maureen died in her
innocence.
Although one would expect my grandfather
to fall back into his drinking ways and drown in his
sorrows, the opposite happened. He quit drinking
and gambling, and even quit boxing. Within a month,
he gave his heart to the Lord, and became a Christian.
His mother, my great-grandmother, had undergone
much ridicule from her family when she became a
Christian the previous year, but now her son had
become a Christian too. She was a beautiful woman,
and after her face was disfigured from a stroke, she
went to church in hopes that a faith healer could
ask God to make her beautiful again. Instead, she
found something much more precious than physical
beauty that fades with time; she found Christ and took
Him into her heart. I believe that when she did this, she
broke a generational curse that was a heavy burden on
our family. There are numerous references to this in the
Bible, but the verse that comes to mind is from Exodus
20:5: “…visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation…” A curse
was broken when my great-grandmother had the stroke
that led her to church, and shortly afterwards, the tragedy
of Maureen’s death changed the course of many lives,
including my own, through my mother. Her entire family
got saved, and many are pastors and ministers of the
gospel to this day. Kim and I helped to pioneer the church
her brother-in-law Fred and sister (my aunt) Nellie started
in South Africa.
My mother is a well-read and learned woman.
She spent her youth traveling the world, backpacking
through Europe, visiting the Pyramids in Egypt and
touring Israel. She married late, and surprisingly, she
married an unbeliever. This would seem to be a recipe for
disaster, but again, God had different plans for us, and
as unexpected as this may sound, it furnished me with a
broad perspective growing up. It taught me to see both
sides before making a judgment and never deterred me
from becoming a Christian myself.
We grew up in the country, outside of the city of
Durban, and our childhood was simple and stable. When
we were young, my mother had stopped going to church.
But she insisted that her children attend church every
Sunday. Although she was struggling for a time, she knew
that her children needed to know God. My father decided
that the Methodist church up the road was acceptable.
Because of this, I was aware of God from a very young
Koeksisters recipe
(Pronounced Cooksisters)
The sweet taste of these plaited dough cakes makes
them a great favorite in South Africa. The secret of
their success is in preparing the syrup a day ahead and
chilling it before dipping the koeksisters.
Ingredients
For the syrup:
1kg (35.3 ounces) sugar
500ml (2 cups) water
2 pieces fresh green ginger (each 5cm), peeled and
crushed
2ml (½ teaspoon) cream of tartar
Pinch of salt
Grated rind and juice of ½ lemon
For the dough:
500g (17.64 ounce) flour
2ml (½ teaspoon) salt
30ml (2 tablespoons) baking powder
55g (1/4 cup) butter, grated
1 egg
250-375ml (1-1½ cups) milk or water
age, and sensitive to His voice. By the time I was twelve
years old, my mother had returned to God, and she
returned with a passion to know Him and seek His will.
I grew up and married Kim, and from the earliest
days of our ministry, my mother has always been there,
helping us. Her and Kim can often be found discussing
doctrine and religion late at night, usually in the kitchen
over a cup of tea. This was, and continues to be, an
irreplaceable aid to Kim because she knows the Bible so
well, and is not afraid to challenge popular dogmas and
ideas. She is a solid rock, an anchor in our lives and we
would not be where we are today without her.
When Kim began to receive more and more
invitations from all over the world, my mother was always
there to help us, especially when we had to travel. She
would take care of our children during the school year,
and travel with us when we brought them with us. In the
early years, we didn’t have much money and when we
traveled it was difficult. We scarcely had money to rent
vehicles and hotels, so we would rely on families to host
us in the different cities, and my mother was always there
to help us.
For as long as I can remember, the kitchen was her
territory. She would prepare the entire meal herself and
expected everyone to be at the dinner table on time.
No snacking was allowed before the meal, for fear that
the meal would not be fully appreciated if tainted with
appetizers; this has not changed. Kim loves to snack
before a meal, especially sausages from the grill. Every
night, to this day, you will find Kim grilling sausages while
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Instructions on how to make it
To make the syrup, put all the ingredients in a saucepan. Heat (stirring) until
the sugar has completely dissolved. Cover the mixture and boil for 1 minute.
Remove the saucepan lid and boil the syrup for another 5 minutes, but do not
stir it. Remove the syrup from the stove and allow it to cool for at least 2 hours in
a refrigerator, or overnight.
To make the dough, sieve together the dry ingredients and rub in the grated
butter with your fingertips, or cut it in with a pastry cutter. Beat the egg, add
250ml (1 cup) of the milk or water and mix lightly with the dry ingredients to
a soft dough. Add more milk or water if the dough is too stiff. Knead well until
small bubbles form under the surface of the dough. Cover with a damp cloth
and allow to stand for 30 minutes - 1 hour.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1 cm, then form koeksisters in either of the
following ways:
Cut strips 1 cm wide and twist 2 strips together, or plait 3 strips together, cutting
the twisted, or plaited lengths at 8cm intervals and pinching the ends together.
Alternatively, cut the dough into 8cm x 4cm pieces. Cut 2 vertical slits in each
piece, reaching to 1cm from the end. Plait the 3 strips that have been formed
and pinch together the loose ends.
Heat 7-8cm deep oil to 350°F – a cube of bread should turn golden-brown in a
minute. Fry the koeksisters for 1-2 minutes, or until golden-brown, then turn
them over with a fork and fry until golden-brown on the other side.
Remove the koeksisters with a lifter or slotted spoon, drain them for a moment
on paper towel and then plunge them into the cold syrup for 1-2 minutes. Stand
the container of syrup in a bowl of ice so that the syrup will stay cold. Remove
the koeksisters from the syrup with a lifter or slotted spoon, allowing the excess
syrup to flow back into the basin, then drain them slightly on a wire rack.
 my mother bakes and roasts in the kitchen. Because this
upsets her so much, Kim has had to sneak his sausages,
and I’ve even caught him having the children hand them
to him through the kitchen window and distributing
them to the hungry kids standing around before she
catches on…but she always knows, and huffs and puffs
around the kitchen, mumbling protests and glaring
over her glasses in disapproval. Today she is 85 years old
and full of life. She is actively involved in our ministry
and continues to be a source of strength, stability and
continue what God began in our family so many years
ago. In this month of August, on the 16th, we will be
celebrating two birthdays. My daughter Elizabeth was
born in 1996, on my mother’s birthday, and as it is with
both mine and Kim’s siblings, who share their birthdays,
I took it as a symbol of the broken curse that my daughter
was born on my mom’s birthday. I pray that you too will
receive the blessings that God has promised for you and
your family, and that He will give you the strength and
insight to break the curses and step into your destiny.

Jane
inspiration.
When I think back over my life, and remember my
mother and the fight for my life, I recognize that I am
responsible, as the child of the third generation, to

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