Sermon Notes

The Destructive Power of the Evil Eye

Apostle Grant Farah 9 September 2026 8 min read

It is dangerous to be a believer and not understand this dimension of Spiritual Warfare.
Jesus speaks about this kind of curse in:

Mark 7:21-23 (KJV)

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

The eye is very powerful.

Matthew 6:22-23 (KJV)

22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Your eye gives light to your entire body.
A person who casts an evil eye has an entirely wicked body.
The eye is actually a portal that can influence the body.
It can also have tremendous influence over another individuals body.

How does an eye become evil?

An eye becomes evil through jealousy, envy and covetousness.

Exodus 20:17 (KJV)

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

So destructive is the evil eye that the Bible warns not to eat with someone with it.

Proverbs 23:6 (KJV)

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

In other words you shouldn’t even hang around people with an eye of jealousy.
You want to be around people who are happy to see people succeed.

Proverbs 27:4 (KJV)

4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Most witchcraft starts with this root.
At times as believers we can struggle with this, guard against it please.
What is an evil eye?
“A curse cast by one with an evil look usually directed to a person who is unaware.”
The danger of the evil eye is that you are unaware that they are fighting you.

“Often the result of jealousy envy and hatred and it causes great discomfort or harm for the person on the receiving end”

The most terrible part about it is that it’s not that someone wants what you have, it’s just that they hate that you have.
When you arrive in your time of blessing this is one of the battles you will have to overcome.
God wants you to shine for all to see but when you start to shine there are people who hate to see you shine.
If you look at the Bible describing the evil eye it is always with great seriousness.

James 3:16 (KJV)

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Envy is not just a bad emotion, it is a portal through which evil manifests from one life to another

Proverbs 14:30 (KJV)

30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

You open a spiritual portal and demons can begin to manifest through you to attack other people

Gen 4:7-13.

Cain ended up killing his brother because of the evil eye.

Genesis 37:3-4 (KJV)

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

The coat of many colours actually signified a higher anointing than that of his brothers.
Being anointed also causes the evil eye to be cast upon you.

Genesis 37:5-6 (KJV)

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

The lesson here is not to over publicise what God is doing for you.
Not everyone is happy to see you succeed.
Joseph seemed to be a little bit of a boaster.
Be careful of what you post that’s going on in your life.

Genesis 37:18-20 (KJV)

18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

What is the evil eye fighting? It is fighting you getting into your destiny.
It took him a 15 year life battle to overcome the evil eye.
God has to teach him humility.
Some of us have been in these battles for too long, it is time to overcome in Jesus Name!

1 Samuel 18:7-9 (KJV)

7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

He “eyed” David from that day.

1 Samuel 18:10-11 (KJV)

10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

There it is again murder coming through the evil eye.
Look at how the portal started to allow demons to manifest.
David didn’t do anything wrong, his only “problem” was that he was anointed.
You will find with the evil eye it’s rarely people far away from you, it always those close to you.
David also spent 15 years in hiding because of the evil eye.
Some of us have been away from your God ordained way because of the evil eye but God will restore you!

Numbers 22:2 (KJV)

2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

As you start to rise in your life they are watching.
Balak was angry because the Israelites were winning battles by God’s grace.
Be careful not only that you guard against the evil eye but the you guard against you yourself casting the evil eye.
At times even as a leader people will do much better than you, celebrate them.
if you find it hard to celebrate others you need to check your heart.
Celebrate people even when they do better than you.
You cannot fight the evil eye off your life if you yourself are casting it.

Matthew 12:25 (KJV)

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Envy rots the heart and contaminates the soul.

What is the harm that evil eye can cause?

Accidents
Unexplained Sickness (strange yawning, palpitations, burping, rash)
Sudden loss of wealth and influence

”Remember the ultimate goal of the evil eye is to kill.”

Disharmony between spouse, patterns and children, friends etc…
Untimely death.

What do you need to do?

Lifestyle of Prayer.

Guard your gates everyday
Guard against prayerless.
in prayer your prophecy into your day and life before your enemies can come against you.

Bless those who curse you.

When you bless them you escape from their grip

Genesis 45:4-5 (KJV)

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Joseph saw the lesson in the rough patch.
if you have found yourself in this place ask God what you can learn, it can sharpen your character.
There is always good that God can still capitalize in that situation.

Always abide in God.

John 15:5 (KJV)

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Psalms 91:1 (KJV)

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Confront it in Prayer.