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out the full 120-year lifespan set in Genesis 6:3. So, even though we're no longer bound to keep them as a religious requirement, it's still wise to pay close attention to them. It's also wise to note that during Jesus' temptations in the wilderness, the fi rst thing the devil tempted Him with was food. He waited until after Jesus had fasted for 40 days, long enough for starvation to set in, then pressured Him to turn stones into bread. Jesus knew He could do it. But to do so at the prompting of the devil would be to disobey God's WORD, just like Adam and Eve did in the Garden. So, instead of compromising The WORD, Jesus used it against the devil. He said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God'" (Matthew 4:4, NKJV). It took me a long time to learn this lesson. As a very young man, I got into the habit of eating unhealthy food—and eating too much of it—and fought a losing battle with my weight until I was 30 years old. I weigh 165 now, but there was a time many years ago when I weighed 260. It's dangerous for someone my size to carry that much weight. In 1966, though, when I was about to become a student at Oral Roberts University, I weighed 235. The LORD gave me an order from heaven. You start today getting that weight o you! He said. By then, of course, I'd been born again and baptized in the Holy Spirit. So, I'd already been set free from a number of things. Yet I couldn't fi gure out how He was going to help me in this area. "LORD, You delivered me from smoking," I said. "You delivered me from alcohol. But how can You deliver me from food?" His reply was instant. I delivered you from smoking, not from breathing. I didn't deliver you from drinking, just from drinking alcohol and other stupid stu . As I thought about that I began to see it: I didn't need to be delivered from food. I needed to be delivered from the wrong kinds of food. I can deliver you from sugar! The B V O V : 7 Get your free your free magazine magazine LORD said. For some people, receiving such deliverance would be no big deal, but for me it was. Back then, it was a great victory if I could have just a couple of donuts and not the whole box. I used to get a hot loaf of unsliced bread from the bakery, put a stick of butter inside it, and eat the entire loaf! It hurt my health. But still, giving it up was hard. How did I do it? The big key was making the initial decision and then making it again every time I was presented with an opportunity to compromise. Because by His grace I've done that, at 86 years old I'm in better shape than I was at 30. I'm healthy, full of energy and traveling all over, preaching the uncompromised WORD of faith! Glory to God! A Forgotten Dream and a Golden Statue The second faith challenge Daniel and his friends faced in Babylon arose as the result of a dream the king had. He awoke from it knowing it had been important but couldn't remember what it was. Calling on the wise men of Babylon to help, he demanded they tell him both the dream and its interpretation. "We can't do that!" they said. "You'd better fi nd a way," the king replied. "Otherwise, I'm going to kill you." Daniel and his friends were considered wise men themselves and were facing the same fate as the others. So, they prayed and sought God for help. He revealed to them the dream and its meaning, and Daniel shared it with the king. When he did, Daniel 2:46 says, "King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel." Read that again. The king worshipped Daniel! Receiving that kind of adulation is dangerous. If a person is prone to compromise, he'll start making up dreams to keep the worship coming. He'll start lording it over people and getting full of pride—which goes before a fall. But Daniel For updated event information visit: KCM.ORG/EVENTS EVENTS 2022 Omaha Victory Campaign Oct. 27-29 | Omaha, Neb. Washington, D.C. Victory Campaign Nov. 10-12 | Woodbridge, Va. 2023 Southwest Believers' Convention July 31-Aug. 5 | Fort Worth, Texas Schedule is subject to change without notice. DIGITAL magazine.kcm.org PRINT kcm.org/magazine-signup SPANISH EDITION es.kcm.org/LVVC

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