8-2-2019 – A Word to the Wise – Terror as a Weapon
Both the Lord and Satan use terror as a weapon. Satan uses it to strike fear in the hearts of men in order to render them helpless or passive in the face of the enemy. This is how the Egyptians were able to control the Israelites in captivity. This is how each of the enemies in the book of Judges overwhelmed and controlled the people. This is how Hitler was able to murder six million Jews and ten million Christians, by striking terror in men’s hearts. The results of Satan’s’ tactics can last for days, months, years, and on rare occasion generations but usually a few months..
God terrorizes differently with startling results. Whereas Satan’s terror tactics tend to be temporary God’s last from generations to forever! Example the world wide flood is still being talked about today some 8,000 years later. It is estimated that one hundred and thirty- two nations have handed down generation by generation some kind of story related to the deluge and its 3 billion victims.
The effects of the language barrier created by the Lord at Babel six thousand or more years ago still last to this day. The enemies of the Israelites hundreds of years later were still talking about the battle of the Red Sea and how their God accomplished the destruction of the Egyptians.
Serving on the battle line in the Lord’s army each warrior must know to the very depths of his being these words:
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (Isaiah 41:10-13)
This shield protects the heart. In the 50 years of counseling and police work I have been assaulted verbally and physically numerous times. When the first tentacles of fear grip my heart I turn to this passage. A warrior must understand that the Commander will preserve those that belong to Him.
7-11-2019 – A Word to the Wise – Loving Father, Mighty Lord your destitute children bow before you with aching hearts and mournful souls declaring our need for your guidance. We need you to strengthen our resoluteness to fight the enemy putting aside selfishness, greed, anger, and anxiety determined to deny the enemy a foothold in our lives, and in that of our fellowman.
Deliver your children from the foolishness of impatience with others. Give your children the zeal to fight for the right without question or pause, to hold high the banner of godliness forsaking compromise, and vain pursuits. Reject any attempts on our part to partner with evil, or to sell for a pittance those things which are holy.
Father we yearn for your guidance, for a soul at peace with you. Hear O Lord our request and fill our days with your presence. Lord Jesus come quickly, Amen
Dr. Jerry Stettheimer
Christian Family Services Ministry 