Food For Thought

Part 2....FEAR
                      Part 3...PERSUASION
                                            Part 4..THE DEFEATED FOE
                                                  Part 5.STAYING IN THE BOX
                                                           Part 6..WORRY AND ANXIETY
                                                                   Part 7..FEELING -UNWORTHY

What some BARRIERS TO YOUR FAITH???
ENEMIES OF FAITH Series Part 8 :
'They are called DEVILS!!'
"Unclean, Evil, Seducing spirits"

JOHN 8:32..
"And you will KNOW the Truth,
and the Truth will set you free."

Note: This does NOT mean that just knowing
the truth alone will set you free,
but the TRUTH YOU KNOW will set you free
in the AREA that it (that truth) DEALS WITH..

YOU CAN'T WALK IN 'ANY' TRUTH THAT
YOU (Yes, You _____________put your name here)
DON'T KNOW.....

PERSONAL TESTIMONY:
I had been moving along with no major confrontations
then, something happened to remind me:
They are called DEVILS!!
Yes, there are REAL DEVILS!!!...
Recently, while attending a conference on Healing
at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma
(1600 miles from home)
I became aware that there are REAL enemies
whose objective is to STOP the spreading
of the Word and namely ME
and guess what YOU, too.
They are trying to destroy or sidetrack you
or your FAITH!! (Faith in what??? God!!)

While traveling to the airport in Tulsa to assist
a friend, all of a sudden I found myself
confronted face to face with my enemy..

He had caused my car to be at the wrong
place at the wrong time...
Yes, you guessed it: A CAR ACCIDENT.
It happened so fast
but all I remember was a feeling like a baby
before birth in it's mother's womb
being surrounded by water
and so protected...and it was over..
When it was over I had slide off the road
flipped over 4 or 5 times and landed
at the bottom of a hill-upside down..
1600 miles from home...
What should I think??
Should I be upset with people or circumstances??
NO...
Was God trying to teach me something or
was I doing something wrong????
NO...
WHAT THEN?????

I HAD BE A VICTIM OF SATAN and demonic warfare:
Satan the Worker of all destruction!!!
To destroy what??? Me (a believer) if he could
and my faith in God and Jesus
            and do stop me from doing what God
               had called me in particular to do for God's kingdom.

Note: We all have this special calling!!!
A job or task that He ( God)
                               created YOU to do and only you to do..
YOUR REAL DESTINY!! not your job, family, your achievements .       SO, SEEK THAT DESTINY FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!
PERSUE IT
YES: go for it!!!!

A. THEY ARE INVISIBLE!!!(spirits)
Ephesians 6: 12
"Principalities, Powers, Rulers of darkness,
Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness"
B. There is at least ONE demon spirit for:
EVERY sickness, (cancer, accepting abuse, etc)
EVERY unholy trait (greed, dishonesty,etc.)
EVERY doctrinal error (poor God, sick God, etc.)
EVERY discord( accidents, divisions, etc)
EVERY THING ( EVIL)...KNOWN TO MAN...
They all have specific names and numbers!!
Just as Jesus had 12 disciples,
                                 satan has his basic 12 counterfeits

The same demon spirit group who shipwrecked Paul
was the same spirit that confronted me in Tulsa!!

Remember:
Evils spirits can NOT create anything new!
They use the SAME tactics over and over again..
They are DEFEATED but are still active!!

Note: That's why it is so important for you
to know the truth..
YOU CAN'T WALK IN 'ANY' TRUTH THAT
YOU (Yes, You _____________(put your name here)
DON'T KNOW.....

But before you begin to get fearful,
They are also many, many, many
MORE POWERFUL SPIRITS or ANGELS, TOO
A. THEY ARE INVISIBLE, TOO..

B. THEY ARE THERE FOR US :
TO PROTECT , HELP AND GUIDE (you and me)

REMEMBER: They can see the other enemy demons!!!
They have the power over them (evil demons)
               if YOU allow them to work
                    or if your aware they exist:
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
HOW??? What you SAY determines which
of the two has the actual power.
Death and life are the power of YOUR tongue!!

C. THEY ARE GOD'S PERSONAL ANGELS!!!

            D.THEY CAN BE SUMMONED BY GOD AS A NEED
ARISES..

E. THEY CAN COME IN MANY AND ANY FORM:
AS GOD SEE FIT AND INTENDS.

F. ALSO, there is a HOLY SPIRIT inside
you to help and guide you, too.
YOU HAVE HELP : outside and the inside!!!

This also applies to today's fear tactics.
TERRORISM-2003!!!

PROVERBS 29:25(Amplified)
"The FEAR of man brings a snare, but
whoever leans on, trusts in, and
puts his confidence in the Lord
IS SAFE and set on high"

FEAR=== False
                        Evidence
                         Appearing
               Real

NUMBERS 13: 32,33
" So they brought.... an EVIL Report
                out of the land they had scouted out,...
.                                   .we are like grasshoppers in sight of Giants.."

February 2003 finds us fearing the unseen,
be it terrorists today or KKK in 1800's
                        or the Nazi's in 1940's...Don't be deceived.
                   Beware of it's origin or root...
                                Satan and his demonic kingdom..

IF people are IGNORANT of WHO and WHAT THEY ARE :
.FEAR CONFUSES the REAL issue.

JOHN 10:10..
"The thief comes in order
                                        to STEAL, AND KILL AND DESTROY.
but
I (Jesus) came that they may HAVE and ENJOY LIFE
, and have it more ABUNDANTLY.
                 (to the FULLEST, till it OVERFLOWS)

YOU'RE AFRAID OF WHO??
If we are SO afraid of people
(terrorists :seen or unseen)
      (chemical or nuclear warfare)
that WE STOP Following the Lord,
We're NOT TRUSTING HIM. (GOD)
It shows that we DOUBT GOD...
HIS PLAN, HIS POWER, and HIS PROMISES.

BEHOLD,
ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW.."

MARK 9:24..
"I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief"

So what is the MISTAKE we make??
Instead of believing WHAT God's Word says
about YOU (in the Bible).
WE begin to look at the world system :
The world system says your helpless!!
The world system says be fearful!!!

How does GOD see YOU?? IN HIM, JESUS!!
Like a protective shield or cover!!
When God (Father) looks at you:
He see the BLOOD OF JESUS!!!

Note: Your enemy, the devil, knows this.
That's why he tries to take your
focus away from Jesus (FAITH) and on FEAR!

2 CORN.5:21.." For he made Him (JESUS)
to be sin for us, (that's YOU)
              that we (that's YOU again) might
be made the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM.
(the Him is JESUS)
IT is an exchange : a GIFT!!!
That you either: accept and receive..
or reject.
SUGGESTIONS:

#1..READ AND MEDIATE ON THE BIBLE:
Start reading the Bible
You'll find if you flip to the end:
                    YOU WIN!!! satan kingdom loses!!
      You'll find that Jesus's people will
                          be raptured up to join Him.
You'll find that the earth is NOT
                                         destroyed but a New Jerusalem created??
           You'll find that you will live with God
      forever in eternity.
             You'll find that Satan is to be bound
                             and eventually put in the pit of fire.
                   You'll find out what the last times will be-
                         and what events will occur before
         and after the last days..
NOT LAST DAYS OF EARTH BUT
LAST DAYS OF SATAN
BACK TO ADAM!!! Dominion!!!

#2..BELIEVE AND SAY ALOUD
                        YOUR SPECIFIC CONFESSIONS and
      YOUR COVENANT RIGHTS;
                   Repeat them over and over!!
SPEAK ALOUD!!
              Where are your right WRITTEN ??
THE BIBLE- the written WORD (JESUS)

#3.PLACE YOURSELF IN THE BIBLE
WITH the POWER OF GOD
             and not fearful and helpless!!!

The world system is set up to:
                           make you think fearful and helpless.

DECEPTION..

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS ...
YOU'RE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD..
WITH THE POWER OF GOD...
IT'S A GIFT IF YOU RECEIVE IT..
            The Battle has already been won!!!

YOU ARE NOT (place your name here)_______________
just a sinner saved by grace but
MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!!)
YOU (place your name here)____________
ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD!!
WITH ALL OF GOD'S POWER WITH YOU!!!
IT'S A GIFT!!!

IF YOU ONLY SEE IT!!!
    IF YOU ONLY KNOW IT!!!
                 IF YOU ONLY EXPERIENCE IT!!!
                  IT IS FINISHED...
                  The VICTORY IS YOURS...
                     THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS!!
JESUS WON THE BATTLE 2,000 YEARS AGO.
satan is ALREADY DEFEATED!!!
The Defeated Foe or the Defeating Foe?

3 JOHN: 2 " BELOVED (that's YOU)___________
I WISH above ALL things that YOU may
PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH,
EVEN AS YOUR SOUL PROSPERS.."

THIS IS GOD TALKING TO YOU..RECEIVE IT..

(ALL you'll ever need is already there)
You must activate the POWER by faith
not sight!!!
YOUR POWER LIES in the invisible realm!!
AND INSIDE YOU (HOLY SPIRIT)!!!
YOUR SAVED FOR ETERNITY...
SELAH...

end of Part 8-Enemies of Faith Series
"They are called DEVILS!!
They are REAL DEVILS!!!

REVIEW of Other Enemies of Faith Series:
                             Part 1..IGNORANCE(Food for Thought: 10/7/01
                        Ignorance of KNOWLEDGE
Part 2....FEAR (FFT: 10/22/01
      Fear vs. FAITH!!
            Part 3...PERSUASION (FFT : 1/10/02
                       Assumption or Presumption!
                      Part 4..THE DEFEATED FOE(FFT.. 2/5/02
                                         The Defeated Foe or the Defeating Foe?
                    Part 5.STAYING IN THE BOX(FFT.. 4/3/02
'Box Thinking'
                          Part 6..WORRY AND ANXIETY(FFT.. 9/10/02
             'Negative Meditation'
                            Part 7..FEELING -UNWORTHY(FFT...12/3/02
                                   RIGHTEOUSNESS vs.Unworthiness!!!
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