Published by Practical Spiritual Warfare web site, a division of Mission Miami Valley and authored by Dr.  D. Vincent (Bud) Ford.  This e-zine is dedicated to providing valuable, practical information for dealing with the chaotic and confusing times in which we live.

Saatan's Strategies

Contents

1.      Tips for Kingdom Living

2.      Strategic Advice for the Remnant

3.      Scripture Guidance & Inspiration

4.      Thoughts to meditate on

5.      Articles Pointing to the End Times

6.      Site Build It (Don’t take my word for it - Check out the links below – you owe it to yourself)

7.      Announcements

1.     Tips for Kingdom Living – Six Strategies Satan Uses

Here are six of the strategies that Satan uses. Because they all begin with letter "D," they should be easy to remember.

Divide - A standard strategy is to divide the enemy force in order to make it easier to conquer. Satan loves to create division so he can pick off the weak and weak-minded people.

Doubt - The Bible says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Once Satan can persuade people to question God's Word and His goodness, forgiveness, and love, he is ensured of victory.

Discourage - This strategy involves getting us to focus on our problems rather than entrusting God to provide a solution. It can also be someone else’s problem that creates discouragement in our own lives.

Diversion - Not all problems are equal. The enemy may come at us with an attack of lesser importance to distract us from his main attack. He may also distract us with good things. For example, parents may become too focused on their careers, enabling their children fall into rebellion.

Defeat - The devil is at his best when he causes people to feel so overwhelmed by failure that they don't even try to resist his onslaught. If we’re not resisting the devil, he will move in for the kill.

Delay - In the game of life, Satan wins by default. We are all born in a lost state, so unless we come to faith in Jesus Christ, we will perish. Because procrastination doesn't require doing anything, this strategy is an easy path for victory.

1.     Strategic Advice for the Remnant – Spiritual Warfare

What does the Bible say about “Spiritual Warfare”?

We must be alert at all times for the sneak attacks of the devil and his demons. 1 Peter 5:8-9.  Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the devil, your great enemy.

When we resist the devil in the name and power of Jesus, he must flee from us.  James 4:7. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

When under attack by the devil, Jesus relied on the Word of God to resist the lies of his adversary.  Matthew 4:1-11. But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say….”

God’s promise in Eph. 6:10-18 is that if we do all that went before these verses (before the word “therefore”) and if we then put on all the armor of God, we will be able to stand firm against all the strategies and tricks of the devil.

3.           Scripture Guidance & Inspiration

 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 

 1 Peter 1:8-9 

 The New International Version 

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One of the greatest tragedies in life is to be successful at something that you discover is unimportant.

Bud Ford

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If you are unhappy and want to move on there is one problem - you have to take you with you. When you go somewhere to start over your TESTS will always repeat themselves in your life until you finally deal with them - whch means dealing with yourself.

Bud Ford

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 We thank God, in this our day, for the furnace and the fire; for the good sword and the true word; for the great triumph and the little song. 

 B. F. Taylor 

4. Thoughts for Meditation

LIVING BY FAITH – REST IN HIS LOVE; WAIT PAITIENTLY FOR HIS ANSWERS

Psalm 37:4-7

     Delight yourself also in the LORD,
         And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
         
     Commit your way to the LORD,
         Trust also in Him,
         And He shall bring it to pass.
     He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
         And your justice as the noonday.
         
     Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
         Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
         Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

So often we read the promises in Scripture and ignore the conditions attached to each of these promises.  Like this one.  I like the part that says, "He shall give you the desires of your heart", don't you?  That's the part that feels good, isn't it?  Wow!  God's going to give me the desires of my heart!  I like that!

But there are three other parts of this passage we must pay attention to – delighting ourselves in the Lord, committing our way to the Lord, and waiting patiently for Him.  Delighting ourselves in the Lord and committing our way to the Lord.  We say we've done that when we go to church every Sunday, read our Bibles occasionally, and don't do anything overtly evil.  But when the Lord says “delight,” He means delight.  And when He says "commit", He means commit.  He means every area of your life – every area.  He wants each of us to be totally sold out, heart and soul and mind, to Him.  He wants every moment of our lives dedicated to His service and to His way.  Not just Sundays.  Not just part of the time.  Not just 90% of the time.  Not just 90% of us.  He wants all of us!

Okay.  So you've reached that place in your life.  You've dedicated your entire life – heart, soul and mind – to Jesus.  You try it for a few weeks... and nothing happens.  Those special things on your prayer list don't come through.  You examine your list – and it looks like it fits right in with what ought to be the Lord's will – nothing appears selfish or self-centered.  You've got your motivation right.  You're seeking to glorify God with your life.  But still, nothing happens.

How long did David have to wait to receive God's answers to his prayers?  Read the Psalms and see how many times David asked, "How long, Oh, Lord?" and you'll get a good picture.  How long did Abraham have to wait for Isaac?  How long did the Children of Israel have to wait for the Promised Land?  How long did the world have to wait for Jesus?

God keeps His promises.  But God does not wear a watch.  And He is not on our timetable.  He is on His own schedule, and we must rest in His love and wait patiently for Him to answer.  He has a reason for what looks to us like delay.  So take this step in learning to live by faith and delight, commit and wait patiently.  He wants to bless us beyond our imagining, remember?

Dogwood Ministries

5.  Articles Pointing to the End Times Watch

[Note: The number following End Times Watch is the sequence number for the End Times article and is inserted to assist the reader in locating the article as well as assisting the search engines.]

End Times Watch 76 - A New Kingdom Mindset - By Ron McGatlin

End times watch. Our journey into New Jerusalem includes the sometimes bumpy road to a whole new way of thinking.

The basic understandings and methods of the past that served us well in the church emphasis age will not be as serviceable in the kingdom emphasis age.

A fresh new mindset is being planted in the hearts of God’s kingdom age servant army of kings and priests.

Perhaps a good way of phrasing the new way of thinking and functioning is a Spirit way of life, a mind set on Spirit God.

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End Times Watch 77 – How the Canaanite gods Impact Us Today

 (Judges 10:6) End times watch.  Why are we impacted with so much evil today? The evil gods that occupied the promise land are still with us. Before they entered the promised land, the Lord gave specific instructions to the Israelites on how they were to treat the false gods of the Canaanite nations. They were to completely destroy the false gods, erase all forms of idolatry.

In one of history's greatest tragedies, Israel failed to exterminate these false Canaanite gods. Their failure resulted in condemnation and destruction. As we study this sobering material, one thing rings true: there is only one true and living God (Jehovah, Yahweh). He and He alone is to be worshipped and served. 

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End Times Watch 78 - The Emergent Church Could Submerge Yours! - By Jan Markell – www.olivetreeviews.org

End Times watch 78 is presenting this article to help inform readers of a very present danger slipping into the institutional church that will destroy any foundation of the true gospel left if we do not wake up.

A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In the late 20th century, certain leaders came out stating that we needed a "new way of doing church." That old time religion wasn't good enough. So in came new gimmicks replacing the solid gospel. We have seen the rise of the "seeker-sensitive" church movement that offends no one. The "religious left" has become more prominent promoting their social gospel. And then there is the Emergent Church (that also stresses the social gospel.)

If you ask nine out of ten Christians just what is this Emergent or Emerging Church, they will likely be clueless! Nonetheless, it is devouring entire denominations and churches that were once solid.

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6. Site Build It (SBI)

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Take a look at some of the possibilities; you’ll be glad you did.

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6. Web Hosting:

I needed a web site but had no idea how to build it.

It was all greek, mysterious and intimidating to me.

I paid to have a web site built – cost me a lot of money. But the good thing (I thought) was I could maintain it and add to it myself through a control panel.

This was supposed to save me money – but guess what – I could never get it to work properly. Way to difficult and complicated to understand.

The site looked good but no traffic came and it was a waste of time and money!  After four years I had to get rid of the site and find another way.

I found the solution! It is Site Build it.

This is absolutely fantastic and I can not say enough good about it! 

Don't take my word for it, check it out yourself FREE.  This is a way to either supplement your income OR REPLACE IT!

It does not cost as much as I paid for MY old site – that is a very good thing. The step-by-step teaching and the unique and phenomenal large amount of tools is unsurpassed.

This is a TRULY USER FRIENDLY, and just as much "do it yourself" as you want, web site builder.

The networking available with the internet is mind boggling, and the use of the internet seems to be limited only by our imagination.

It is rapidly becoming the source of commerce. Don’t get left behind in communication, commerce, networking, information and you name it.

I have found a way to benefit greatly with the Site Build It approach and I want to share it with you.

Check out the above links by clicking on the picture. You owe it to your self to see this wonderful user-friendly tool.

7.  Announcements

(1)  Thank you for all your continued wonderful comments about this e-zine, The REMNANT, they are an encouragement to me.  If you have any questions or comments I encourage you to send a web mail.

(2)  The theme of www.PracticalSpiritualWarfare.com centers around practical, everyday ways to deal with the battle of living in this current season and preparing for the end times the world is getting ready to enter.