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Are You Feeding The Lions? Intimidation!
Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 2, 2019 (message contributor)
Summary: Spiritual fear and intimidation are the tools of the enemy. We look at lions in the Bible. Are we feeding the lions and giving them the power to defeat us. This lion is but a test.
ARE WE FEEDING THE LIONS? INTIMIDATION!
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfinggers@aol.com (This is several part series.)
INTIMIDATION BECOMES A SATANIC STRONGER HOLD IN BELIEVERS.
There are two Biblical places for our spiritual enemy: 1. Under your feet… When problems are over your head they are under the feet of Jesus. 2. Behind us, way behind us. But we tend to allow doubt, fear, anger, pain, bitterness, worry, anxiety and not knowing the power of God’s word. Seems we PROMOTE OUR ENEMY TO GO IN FRONT OF US. Our enemy will blaze a trail straight to HELL. INTIMIDATION SEEMS TO HOLD US BACK FROM BECOMING WHAT GOD WANTS US TO BE.
1 Peter 3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
1 Peter 3:14 (NASB) But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED,
OUR MEAN SPIRITUAL ENEMY WILL PARALYZE GOD’S PEOPLE… LIKE A STUN GUN FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.
Fear becomes one of his greatest tools in his tool box… LIONS LEARN HOW INTIMIDATING THEIR LOUD ROAR CAN BE. The pray can be escaping and the loud roar paralyzes and we are hindered by his noise.
FEAR AND WORRY BREEDS SPIRITUAL INTIMIDATION!
ROBERT J. MORGAN tells of a lesson in the USA WEEKEND from August 22-24, 1997. The article was entitled
“FEAR: WHAT ARE AMERICANS AFRAID OF TODAY?”
54% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF BEING IN A CAR CRASH.
53% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF HAVING CANCER.
50% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF INADEQUATE SOCIAL SERCURITY.
49% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR RETIREMENT.
36% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF FOOD POISONING.
35% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF GETTING ALZHEIMERS
34% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF PESTICIDES ON FOOD.
33% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF BEING OF VICTIM OF CRIME.
32% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF BEING UN-ABLE TO PAY CURRENT DEBTS.
30% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF BEING EXPOSED TO GERMS/VIRUSES.
28% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF GETTING AIDS.
25% ARE AFRAID OR VERY AFRAID: OF NAAYURUAL DISASTERS.
9 OUT OF 10 SAY THE WORLD WAS A SAFER PLACE WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP THAN NOW.
4 OUT OF 10 SAY THEY WOULD BE AFRAID TO WALK A ½ MILE FROM THEIR HOUSE AT NIGHT.
1 OUT OF 4 LADIES SAY THEY HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE IN THE LAST YEAR.
1 OUT OF 5 FEAR BEING CAUGHT IN A SHOOTING/BOMBING IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
THE TOOL BOX OF THE ENEMY IS OLD, BUT THE OLD TOOLS ARE STILL VERY EFFECTIVE TO HINDER BELIEVERS.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
INTIMIDATION is a tool in our enemy’s tool box. Intimidation is the use of fear, worry… that tries to make you feel like junk, second best, timid and afraid.
Intimidate: to make fearful, timid by deterring progress by threats of harm. PANIC enlarges.
IN THE BIBLE THE LION IS A TYPE AND FIGURATIVE to represent INTIMIDATION.
THE LION REPRESENTS EXTREME DIFFICULTIES AND DANGER, fear and intimidation.
The lion speaks to difficulty, troubles, danger. The lion is the winner? Lions are known to tear prey to pieces…
INTIMIDATION: fierce, devouring, intimidation. The lion can be a type of Satan, fear, fright, angry, destructive, enemy to bring harm, strong, bold. The lion is an enemy of believers and God’s plan, lion is strong- sharp teeth-cruel paws and fearless, frightening, worry.
The lion is a type of power, daring, flesh eating, secretly lying in wait? The lion is the enemy of flocks and is out to destroy.
2 Timothy 4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
NEHEMIAH WAS CALLED OF GOD TO RE-BUILD THE WALLS THAT TIME AND CARELESSNESS HAD BROKEN DOWN AROUND JERUSALEM. NEHEMIAH HAD OPPOSITION THAT TRIED TO INTIMATE HIS MINISTRY.
Nehemiah 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Nehemiah had some friends that warned him about his enemy’s death plot.
Nehemiah 6:10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
