Food For Thought

9/11/01 REVISITED
ENEMIES OF FAITH Series Part 3
PERSUASION:
Assumption or Presumption!!!
(Revised 1/10/02)

REVIEW of Enemies of Faith Series:
Part 1..IGNORANCE (fft 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 & ANXIETY (fft 9/10/02)
'Negative Meditation'
(All previous topics available upon request)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001...REVISITED...
Have you thought of how many people were saved
from death or destruction on 9/11/01???
The stories are amazing!!!

Take now a silent moment to PRAY for ALL
the lives lost and the lives that we saved.
God is a JUST God and IN GOD WE TRUST..
God was NOT RESPONSIBLE,
satan and his demonic forces
WERE RESPONSIBLE!!!
DON'T BLAME GOD, BUT TURN TO GOD..
ASK GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
TO SHOW YOU THE WAY AND KEEP AND
PROTECT AND GUIDE YOU
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS,
YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR CITY,
YOUR STATE AND YOUR COUNTRY
AND THE ENTIRE WORLD
BY REMOVING THE BLINDERS OFF OUR EYES
SO THAT WE MAY SEE 'THE' TRUTH.
AND EACH MOMENT AND DAY AND WEEK
GIVE ALL OF US THE SPIRIT OF PEACE
IN NAME OF JESUS..
AMEN..

SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 finds us
MOURNING THE EVENTS OF 9/11/01;
FEARING THE UNSEEN,
be it terrorism (NYC, Wash.,DC or PA)
biological threats , amtrax, etc.
BEWARE...

Note: Your adversary or enemy, satan or the devil:
Can't create but uses the same tactics
over and over.. The same one's...
(Same at the KKK in 1800's or the Nazi's in 1940's..
DON'T BE DECEIVED!!!!
Beware of it's origin or root...Satan
IF people are IGNORANT of Who and What they are..
PERSUASION(tv,news coverage,etc)
may CONFUSE the real issue:
WE ARE IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE.
GOD is the MOST POWERFUL and THE WINNER:
and we are too, thanks to JESUS CHRIST..

NOT Satan( through terrorists)
He is the defeated foe..

Can YOU fight a spiritual battle in the
natural and with natural weapons? NO
Satan's tactics: fear, doubt and worry..

JESUS'S(GOD) tactics: FAITH AND BELIEF..

CAN WE BE PERSUADED BY ANYTHING OTHER THAN FAITH???
YES...
JOHN 10:10.."The thief comes in order
to STEAL, AND KILL AND DESTROY.

BUT
satan uses Other people to do his dirty work..
To DECEIVE YOU AND ALLOWING satan to:
steal from you
kill or destroy you..

JOHN 10:12.."The wolf"..
( satan or devil is the wolf)
He has blinded the minds of others
and using others to lead
you to the wolf and destruction.
(2 CORN 4:3,4)

Read the entire story for yourself!!
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD
John 10: 6-18
or
Reread for yourself
(Food for Thought 2/5/02)
Enemies of Faith Series
Part 4..THE DEFEATED FOE
The Defeated Foe or the Defeating Foe?
(This is available upon request)

GALATIANS 4:4,5.."But when the proper time
had fully come, God sent His Son (JESUS)
born of a woman, born subject to the
(regulations of) of the Law, to PURCHASE
the FREEDOM (put your name here______)
(to redeem, to ransom, to atone for)
that we (YOU) might be ADOPTED and
have SONSHIP (adoption of sons)
4:6.."and because you are (really) sons,
God has sent the Holy Spirit of His Son
into our hearts, crying Abba( Father)!
4:7.." THEREFORE, we are no longer servants
but a son,then a HEIR of God
through CHRIST
WHICH REPORT HAVE YOU BEEN PERSUADED
TO BELIEVE????
ARE YOU ACCEPTING YOUR RIGHTS???
I (JESUS) came that they may Have and Enjoy
life, and have it in Abundance.
(to the fullest, till it overflows)
OR
The world system or Satan's system says:
Evil reports (Fear, helpless, unsure)
NUMBERS 13: 33.." there we saw the GIANTS,
and we are Grasshoppers in their sight"
Note: This report in Numbers 13(Read it)
2 had favorable report
and 10 had evil report..
Just like today ,most people will
have an evil report...DO YOU??

MARK 9:24..
"I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief"
(BELIEF COMES FIRST BY HEARING)
WHAT CAN HELP OVERCOME THE WORLDS' PERSUASIONS????
#1.SEE the battle for what it is :
spiritual or invisible.
#2.KNOW what weapons you can use:
spiritual not physical.
READ.. EPHESIANS 6:10- 18
#3. KNOW the VICTORY IS YOUR' S!!
Read REVELATIONS 15: 2
Read 1 JOHN 5:4
Read 1 CHRONICLES 29:11
#4. FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION (JESUS)
not the problem..
JOHN 8:12 "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD"
#5. YOU HAVE THE CHOICE: FAITH OR fear.
Faith in God or fear from Satan..

HOW CAN YOU SPECIFICALLY APPLY YOUR FAITH?
SAY IT....DO IT.. RECEIVE IT.. TELL IT..
SAY IT: MARK 5:28;
DO IT: JAMES 2:17-18 ;
RECEIVE IT: MARK 5:29;
TELL IT: REVELATIONS 12:11

SPECIAL APPLICATION:
PRESUMPTION IS NOT FAITH..
Don't get ahead of God and presume.
This can take away God's right
to choose people and
places for His purposes!!!
Don't try to think ahead for God!!!!
Don't always assume what is closest or
most familiar for you is God's will!!!!
ASSUMPTION LIMITS FAITH..
Don't be TOO rigid in our expectations
and limit God...
Assumption can lead us to NOT be open
to what God is saying to us 'NOW'.

WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAVE YOU BEEN 'PRESUMING'??
What person? What attitude? What future event?
What action?? Who? What?

WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAVE YOU BEEN 'ASSUMING'???
What person? What attitude? What future event?
What action?? Who? What?

WHAT CHANGE IS GOD ASKING OF YOU BUT BECAUSE IT
IS NOT THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO, YOU REFUSE IT?

WHAT IN PARTICULAR IS THE HOLY SPIRIT TALKING
TO YOU ABOUT WITH THIS MESSAGE????

MEDIATE ON THIS :
BUT BE OPEN FOR THE SPIRIT
TO TALK TO YOU...NOW...

WHAT IS GOD THROUGH THIS MESSAGE SAYING TO YOU??

WRITE IT DOWN AND BE 'DOER' OF WORD
NOT JUST 'HEARER'..

OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND GOD:
YOUR SPECIFIC BLESSING
(Yes, the one you've really asked for)
MAY BE ON THE OTHER END
OF YOUR OBEDIENCE..
RECEIVE...
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART..
JESUS LOVES YOU..

end of Part 3- Enemies of Faith-PERSUASION:
9 11 01 REVISITED