THE P’S OF SELF CARE

“ D E A L W I T H T H E A M A L E K I T E S I N Y O U R L I F E ” ( P R O C E S S O F D E L I V E R A N C E )

P A R T I I

D R . K E N N E T H W. J O N E S , P R A C T I C A L L I V I N G

M I N I S T RY 1

INTRODUCTION: THE P’S OF SELF CARE• Prayer: Man is the being that prays (nepesh); Genesis 2:7

• Praise provides strength and victory to sustain and win (Psalms 8:2)

• People (God made us relational which is where our strength comes from)

• Presence (Where you spend your time is where you find your life)

• Process (It’s truly how you go about it)

• Power (Connection, Association, Authority)

• Purpose (People without purpose lose strength, restraint, and focus)

• Perspire (Exertion of Ministry)

• Pruning and Purging – Strengthening our faith and requiring commitment

• Participation (Activities, Associations, Actions, and Alignment)

• Priorities (God, Others Self Prepares you for Eternal Life)

• Pursue Perfection (completeness or wholeness) (Hebrews 13:21; Matt 5:48)

• Patience (Endurance, Temperance) (1st Tim 6:1; Hebrews 10:36)

• Peace (keeping your mind and hearts free from worry) (Philippians 4:7)

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DEFINE DELIVERANCE

• To draw to one's self, to rescue, to deliver; to set free

– The purpose of deliverance is for God to rescue His people unto Himself to a place of

protection, safety, and well being

– Psalms 34:17: When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

• “To deliver out of the hands of..., to escape." This meaning illustrates God's rescue of His

people from the dominion of Satan and the world system.

– Colossians 1:13 - [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of

darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

• Deliverance is a process of Self Care – Recovery, Restoration, Repair, Removal of curses, sin,

and sickness

– 2 Timothy 4:18 - And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his

heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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DELIVERANCE FROM:Sin (Bondage and Influence)

Addictions

Trials and Testings

From People and Situations

Sickness and Disease

Emotional & Spiritual Oppression

Troubles (Even those Self-Imposed)

Generational Curses

Confusion & Fear

Spiritual Attacks

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Deliverance is Experienced by: Faith in & Submission to the Power of God

Miraculous Power of God (may not require

your faith, but God’s intent)

Decision (Repentance, Renouncing, Receiving,

and Removing oneself from ungodly

environment)

Process (sustainable deliverance through

obedience & trust in God)

WHO WERE THE AMALEKITES

Genesis 36:12 -Timna was a concubine of Esau's son

Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the

sons of Esau's wife Adah.

Deuteronomy 25:17 - "Remember what Amalek did to you along

the way when you came out from Egypt,

• They became the hereditary enemy of Israel

• Sought every opportunity to destroy Israel

• Amalek - The father of the Amalekites, afterwards bitter

enemies to the Jews, and whom God commanded to be

entirely exterminated, Deuteronomy 25:17, Deuteronomy

25:19.

• The Amalekites continued to harass and plunder the Israelites

in successive generations that spanned hundreds of years.

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HEBREW PERSPECTIVE

• In Jewish tradition, Amalek represents sin, “the city of the world.”

– Represents pure evil, and those who have given themselves over to the dark side of impurity

• In the Jewish teaching, Amalek represents spiritual blindness acting arrogantly in the world

• To go out and fight Amalek which is a call to ongoing spiritual warfare.

– We are not to be passive towards evil (Psalms 1) nor try to ignore

– We must call evil by its name and exercise spiritual authority over it

– Realize that our weapons are not carnal and have the power to destroy spiritual strongholds

– We are protected by God’s armor and weapons of light (Romans 13:12; Ephesians 6:10-12)

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AMALEKITES ALSO REPRESENT

• Lusts of the Flesh – Left undone, will hinder and destroy you spiritually

– The race of Esau and Amalek were the representatives of the spirit of the flesh and the world. This

was the reason that God pronounced the decree of their extermination.

– The name of Agag is next significant. It is from the root “Hak,” which literally means ruler, and

represents the spirit of self-will, self-assertion and independence in the human heart.

• Spiritual Strongholds – Keep you from experiencing sustainable peace, joy, love, and power

• Associations that are not good for the believer. Our association with the world and impact of

the Spirit of Balaam

• Consequences of an Imbalanced Spiritual Walk, carnality, and disobedience

• Controlling Fear keeping you from entering into the blessings and promises of God

• Worldly and satanic forces seeking to rule or destroy you

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1 John 3:8 - He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For

this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

HISTORY OF AMALEKITES

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Descendants

of Esau

Attacked Israel

in Desert

Amalek was a grandson of

Esau; thus his descendants

would be related to the

Edomites:

For their bitter and implacable

hatred of Israel, Amalek was

absolutely cursed by God

In the Promised

Land

The Amalekites allied

themselves with various other

enemies of Israel, including the

Canaanites. Numbers 14:40-45

Book of Judges

They often raided the Israelites'

land after they had planted

crops, leaving them with

nothing (Jdg 6:2-5)

Saul was ordered

to destroy them

Saul is ordered to destroy

the Amalekites, but he

didn’t obey God (1st Sam

15:2,3):

David attacked the

Amalekites

The Amalekites had burned

Ziklag and took the women

and children (1 Sam 40)

Hezekiah destroys

the rest

Hezekiah killed over 100,000

men. Recovered the good

land that they occupied

Haman Appears in

Esther

He was a descendant of that Agag, king

of the Amalekites, spared by Saul, but

destroyed by Samuel Esther 3:1

Even after God told Saul to destroy the Amalekites, they would continue to attack Israel for the

next 600 years because Saul did not deal with them as God had commanded

WHY WOULD GOD WANT THE AMALEKITES DESTROYED? 1st Samuel 15:1-3: “Go out and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have….”

• God knows the future. God knew what the results would be if Israel did not completely eradicate the Amalekites.

– We also must remember that God looks at things from an eternal perspective and that His ways are higher than our ways. God did not order the extermination of these people to be cruel, but to prevent even greater evil from occurring in the future.

John 5:14 - Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

• When God delivers you, He expects you to avoid the sin and/or area of disobedience that was connected with your infirmity

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PURPOSE OF THIS LESSON

• To review each interaction and conflict Israel has with the

Amalekites and discover the biblical principles that God is

revealing to us

• Remember that the Amalekites are a “type and shadow” of

what we are dealing with in the flesh or experiencing through

spiritual conflict and oppression.

– i.e. The tabernacle of Moses represented a type and shadow of

Jesus as our high priest (Hebrews 8:1,2)

• These instances will provide for us wisdom and knowledge in

order that we may experience complete & sustainable

deliverance & live victoriously in Christ

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PART II IMAGES

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Saul and Samuel

Moses and Joshua

fighting the Amalekites

The Amalekites raiding Ziklag

and capturing women and

children during David’s reign

ATTACKING ISRAEL IN THE DESERT: HAVING A JUST BALANCE IN OUR LIVES

Deuteronomy 25:13-19

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy

days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy

God.

17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee,

when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round

about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt

blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

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SYNOPSIS OF THE STORY• As Israel left, they were instructed to have a sufficient amount of goods and resources for their

journey

• Egypt represents a “type” of Deliverance – That is why the expression going back to Egypt means a type of backsliding event.

• Because many of them disobeyed, they struggled in the desert, lacking behind the formation.

• “Then the Amalekites attacked” – As they attacked, they attacked from the rear and those who were “lagging” behind were killed in the desert.

• God’s purpose was to grant His people safety and rest, but their disobedience left them vulnerable to the enemy’s attack

• How are you managing your life? Is there proper balance in your spiritual walk? Are you lagging behind in your spiritual walk as the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy you? (John 10:10

• Scales represent balance

– Dishonest scales has been a common method to gain an advantage ... to unfairly tip the scales in one sides favor to achieve one’s desires or goal. Shortcuts in your spiritual walk will not help you but hurt you in the long run

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BALANCING YOUR LIFE

• Proverbs 16:10,1l: (Amplified Version) Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his

mouth should not transgress in judgment. 11 A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights

of the bag are His work [established on His eternal principles].

• God hates a false balance –Proverbs 11:1 prefers that we exercise just weights and balance in our

lives (Leviticus 19:36)

• A balanced lifestyle is identified through our Desires and Decisions. More importantly, are

you trusting in the Spirit of God to regulate that for you which will bring you peace?

– Proverbs 3: 5,6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

– Philippians 4:6,7: Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known to God.

7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in

Christ Jesus.

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MEASURING OUR LIVES• Sometimes in dealing with balance, we are weighing our

lifestyle against God’s principles

• "Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit,

hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn

babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow

up in your salvation" (1Pe. 2:1-10).

• Hebrews 12:1 says to lay aside the weight and sin, so not all

weights are sins, but things that hinder you from running

– i.e. “An ungirded mindset (1st Peter 1:13)

– Unchecked carnality and worldly desires

– To achieve balance, we must get rid of worldly hopes and fears,

obligations and friendships, and anything else that would slow us

down in our race

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• Desire for God

• Care of Family

• Discipleship

• Servanthood

• “Mammon”

• Fleshly Desires

• Worldly Status

& AcceptanceThe loins of your mind girded. It is a metaphor, to signify they must live in such a manner as to be

always prepared for heaven, as persons used to gird their garments about them, when about to

walk or run, or to undertake any labour. (Witham)

Love for GodDaily Lifestyle

ONE MORE THOUGHT

• Stop Trying to Cheat the Scale!

• Many times we try to “cheat” due to our carnality and our desire

for worldly things without accountability

• Learn to Trust, Delight, & Commit your ways unto the Lord and you

will find Rest (Psalms 37: 3-7)

– Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate

faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your

heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

• The key is obedience

– Isaiah 1:19 - If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the

land:

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AVOIDING SPIRITUAL ATTACKS

• Spiritual attacks are inevitable: We are in a spiritual war and

we must be prepared (Ephesians 6:10-12; 2 Corinthians

10:4,5)

– The Amalekites like Satan, didn’t play fair

• We must keep ourselves “properly weighted,” and free from

the entanglements of this world if we are to be able to deal

with “Amalekites” of our lives

– 2 Timothy 2:4 - No soldier when in service gets entangled in the

enterprises of [civilian] life; his aim is to satisfy and please the one

who enlisted him. (amplified)

• The results of a spiritually balanced lifestyle is to allow God to

bring us to a place of rest, peace, and victory

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FEAR OF THE AMALEKITESNumbers 13:26-33

And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the

wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed

them the fruit of the land.

27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and

honey; and this is the fruit of it.

28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and

moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the

mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able

to overcome it.

31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than

we.

32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The

land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people

that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as

grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.18

ENTERING INTO GOD’S BLESSING• Amalek was considered one of the giants of the Old Testament

• The Amalekites allied themselves with various other enemies of Israel, including the

Canaanites. Numbers 14:40-45

• God told Israel to take the land, but they allowed fear and unbelief to prevent them from going

in. Therefore, an eleven day journey took 40 years to accomplish

• They angered God, because they were so easily ready to return to Egypt, to the place they

were delivered from

– They rebelled against Moses and was willing to go back to bondage rather than step forward in faith

• It was not what they saw in the Enemy, but more of what they saw in themselves

– And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as

grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

– How do you see yourself in the midst of your circumstances today? How you see yourself is how

your enemy will see you (Consider David and Goliath)

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU HEAR

• Take Heed to What You Hear?

– Mark 4:24: Then he added, "Pay close attention to what you hear. The

closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given--and you

will receive even more.

– The Blessing is in the Hearing as well as Receiving

– What are you listening to these days? Who are you listening to?

– Romans 10:17 - Yet faith comes from listening to this message of

good news – the Good News about Christ.

• 2 Corinthians 5:7 - for we walk by faith, not by sight–

– For we walk - To walk, in the Scriptures often denotes to live, to act, to

conduct in a certain way

– To walk by faith means to make faith part of every daily activity.

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WHAT IS KEEPING YOU FROM ENTERING IN?• If you are more willing to stay in your sin, your fear(s), your addiction, your anger &

bitterness, then you will never enter into all that God has for you

• Fear and Unbelief will hinder you; Faith in God will protect and secure you. God is not in the fear

– 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.

– They say the opposite of fear is doubt; More accurately, the opposite of faith is certainty. If you knew for sure, then you wouldn’t doubt

• Double-mindedness will not allow you to receive anything from God and hinder you from moving forward.

– James 1:6-8: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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WHOSE REPORT DO YOU BELIEVE?

Numbers 14: 9,10: Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the

land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us!

Don’t be afraid of them!” 10 But the whole community began to talk about stoning

Joshua and Caleb.

• When people are not in faith, they stone those who are trying to encourage them.

• People today are more willing to hear the other ten – We are more conditioned to “bad

reports” than “good ones” – Just check out today’s news

• Whose report do you believe? One will keep you at the border of your blessings, never

entering in while one will empower you to go in and possess the land!

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BEWARE TEMPTING THE LORD

Numbers 14: 22-24:

Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt

and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not

hearkened to my voice;

23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of

them that provoked me see it:

24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me

fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

• These ten times - Ten is the number which imports completeness. The sense is that the measure of

their provocation was now full: the day of grace was at last over.

• Caleb had another spirit and that spirit was exemplified in his loyalty and trust in God. Therefore, he

entered into the Promised Land victoriously

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DEALING WITH THE AMALEKITES: SIN IN THE CAMP

Joshua 7:1-6

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi,

the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the

anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.

2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel,

and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two

or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for

they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they

fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they

chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down:

wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

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THE STORY OF ACHAN

• God told Joshua as they conquered not to keep themselves away from the accursed thing

(Joshua 6:17) and blessed them as they fought major battles

– Joshua 6:18 - And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed,

when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

• Unfortunately, after a major battle, Achan hid some of the gold and jewelry which angered the

Lord. Joshua was unaware of Achan’s action

• Joshua and his men went forth in battle a small city,Ai, and they were defeated severely

• Joshua sought the Lord who revealed to him that “sin was in the camp” (Joshua 7:10,11)

• Joshua Confronted Achan and he confessed – Confrontation and Repentance is important

• Upon finding that the hidden objects were in Achan’s tent, Joshua brought out him and his

family and killed him

• Sin had hindered Israel from being victorious as they were separated from God’s power

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SIN MUST BE CONFRONTED• Sometimes the troubles or trials we experience may be due to

something that is hidden and needs to “Searched out,” confronted,

and repented of

• Joshua was unaware of the sin – There are generational sins, sins of

omission that may keep us from experiencing God’s blessing which is

why we have to “Search it out!”

– Joshua did not want to do this, but as a leader he had responsibility to

ensure the safety of his people as parents ensure the safety of their

homes

• You wonder why you find yourself under spiritual attack at times and

cannot understand why. It could be because of the “sins of the father,”

or secret sins

• Achan’s sins impacted not only his house, but the whole Jewish nation

– They were defeated because of his disobedience26

THOUGHTS TO CARRY OVER

• We must be willing and obedience to be blessed of the

Lord

• Am I struggling today spiritually because of fear, unbelief,

double-mindedness, and hidden sins?

• Who am I listening to? Who is speaking into my life? Are

they for my good?

• God I don’t want to tempt you.

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