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Truth & Knowledge - Episode 77: "Stop Eating From the Belly of the Beast"
In this episode of Truth & Knowledge, Trey Knowles explores the idea that our desires and the influences we allow into our hearts and minds must reflect the character and love of God. He explains that both God and the enemy offer us a "table"—a way of life, a set of values, and choices. The question is: which table are you choosing? If what you seek or accept does not align with God's truth and love, then you're feeding from the "belly of the beast"—a place of deception and destruction, not divine purpose.
In this episode of Truth & Knowledge, Trey Knowles explores the idea that our desires and the influences we allow into our hearts and minds must reflect the character and love of God. He explains that both God and the enemy offer us a "table"—a way of life, a set of values, and choices. The question is: which table are you choosing? If what you seek or accept does not align with God's truth and love, then you're feeding from the "belly of the beast"—a place of deception and destruction, not divine purpose.
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00:00Why do you eat from the belly of the beast?
00:07What do I mean by that?
00:12Anytime you want something, you desire something that does not belong to you.
00:16And the reason why it doesn't belong to you because it's the opposite of God.
00:21Somebody's offering you something and you want it, but it doesn't belong to you.
00:27That means you're coveting.
00:30And when you want it and you labor for it, you work for it, you labor for it, then you're eating off the belly of the beast.
00:41You're eating off the belly of the beast.
00:45Why eat from the table from somebody that steals, kills, and destroys?
00:53Why eat off the table from somebody that steals, kills, and destroys?
01:00That's like buying something or buying something from somebody that stole something.
01:07Buying something from somebody that's been in criminal activity.
01:10So you're laboring for something that's been through criminal activity.
01:18You want something that doesn't come from a good source.
01:26Because the enemy comes, steal, kill, and destroy.
01:29How did he get that source?
01:31How did he get that resource?
01:33So if he stole that resource or he killed somebody to get that resource, and you buy that resource, you're eating off the belly of the beast.
01:45So why eat off the belly of the beast?
01:51I'm Dray Nose.
01:52Let's talk about it.
01:53And welcome to Truth and Knowledge.
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02:47Why eat from something that has no life in it?
02:52You're laboring from a beast to get beast things.
02:59You're not laboring from God.
03:01Because true labor from God is resting in God.
03:06So God did his work in six days for you.
03:10God did his work in six days for you.
03:15And he rested on the seventh day and said everything that he made was good.
03:20And it was good for you.
03:23It was good for me.
03:25It was good for you.
03:28So the work is done.
03:30So why are you laboring?
03:34Why are you laboring?
03:36The true fulfillment and a lasting happiness comes from seeking God and his kingdom.
03:46Not seeking the things on earth.
03:49Especially from somebody that steals, kills and destroys.
03:52So why do you eat from the belly of the beast when you don't have to?
04:03You don't have to.
04:05Life is not about accumulating abundance of possessions.
04:09So stop eating from the belly of the beast.
04:16Stop eating from the belly of the beast.
04:19True rest is turning everything over to God by depending on God and trusting God.
04:27God is the creator of the heavens and the earth.
04:32God created everything.
04:34So if God created everything, why you cannot trust him?
04:36Trust God.
04:38Depend on God.
04:41When you're depending on God, you have nothing to worry about.
04:45Because it's God that creates everything.
04:48He already created it for you.
04:49So you don't have to work for, labor for anything.
04:55You don't.
04:55The only thing you should be working on is living in the spirit of God.
05:08True rest.
05:10True rest.
05:11Why I'm saying the word rest.
05:14Because when you're resting, you're not worrying about nothing.
05:16You're not wrestling.
05:19You're not fighting.
05:21You have nothing to worry about.
05:22You're truly resting.
05:24You truly trust.
05:25You truly depend on God.
05:29God, our father, created the heavens and the earth and gave us everything that we need.
05:34So why not rest in our heavenly father who's already supplied all our needs already?
05:43Most important need is the spirit of the Lord.
05:48The most important need is the spirit of the Lord.
05:51Our father offers food and water.
05:59Food and water.
06:03And we live on earth, so we already have shelter.
06:05So if God provides food, it's God that plants, right?
06:15It makes things grow.
06:16God plants, makes things grow.
06:19The fruits and vegetables didn't come out of nowhere, right?
06:22It was there in the beginning of time.
06:24It's God that produced water.
06:26So why are you paying for it?
06:31Why are you laboring for it?
06:34God already gave it to you.
06:39He already gave it to you.
06:42So the reason why you're paying for it is because you're eating off the belly of the beast.
06:48That's why you're paying for it.
06:53Stop eating off the belly of the beast.
06:56When are you going to recognize that our heavenly father is our resource?
07:02Our heavenly father is our main resource and not your earthly government.
07:10They're not your resource.
07:11Why not depend on God who created the heavens and the earth instead of depending on man?
07:19Our life has, our life here is to love one another, to enjoy one another, to share with one another, and to be kind with one another, and to help one another, and enjoy each other talents.
07:37Love one another, to help one another, and enjoy each other's talents, and enjoy everything that God has given us.
07:50And it's all free.
07:53Share with one another.
07:58Everything else comes from our father who supplies all our needs to survive.
08:02Everything else comes from our father.
08:04So why are we eating off the belly of the beast?
08:33It's time to stop eating from the belly of the beast.
08:40So wherever the beast is, whoever they follow, they're making you follow them.
08:50If you have a family member that's a gangster, right?
08:53Wherever he does and he brings it into your presence, right?
08:58If he stole it and gave it to you and you know it, he stole it.
09:04So you've got to take some type of accountability, some type of responsibility.
09:11Why eat from the belly of the beast when you don't have to?
09:16Listen, what are you working for?
09:20What are you searching for?
09:22What are you looking for in this life?
09:25When God gave you everything already?
09:27All you have to do is rest in him.
09:33Rest in him by trusting in him and living in him.
09:38Why do I say this?
09:40Because Acts 17.28 tells us,
09:43For in him we live, we move, and we have our being.
09:48And some of our own poets have said we are his offspring.
09:52So we are his offspring, right?
09:54He has created us in his image and likeness.
09:57We are his offspring.
10:00And we are his children.
10:01And he's our father.
10:02That's why we call Abba Father.
10:04Our father provides everything for us already.
10:07So what are we worrying about?
10:10What are we laboring for?
10:14When are you going to recognize all you have to do is rest in the Lord?
10:21All you have to do is recognize that all we have to do is rest in the Lord.
10:28That our father provides everything.
10:31And all we need to do is stop eating from the,
10:34from the beast's table.
10:41Stop eating from the beast's table.
10:48Don't eat off the belly of the beast.
10:54Isaiah 55.2 says,
10:57Why spend your money on what is not bread?
11:00And labor on what does not satisfy.
11:07So why do we spend our money on something that is not bread?
11:11That cannot give that good, that has satisfaction of life.
11:16Why labor for something that does not satisfy?
11:19Listen carefully to me.
11:20And eat what is good, our Lord says.
11:24Eat what is good.
11:25Your soul will delight in the rich of fair.
11:30So pay into something that's going to give you life.
11:33Search for something.
11:34Work for something that's going to give you life.
11:36The spirit of God is what we should be laboring for.
11:43Love one another.
11:44Enjoy each other.
11:45Share each with one another.
11:48Each other's talents.
11:50Enjoy one another.
11:51Why labor for something that cannot give you true happiness?
11:59Why labor for something that's going to burn in a fire?
12:06That's going to rust.
12:09And it's not going to last forever.
12:13Why labor for something like that?
12:16Why desire something like that?
12:18Don't eat off the table of the beast.
12:25Don't eat off the table of the beast.
12:32Why not eat what God offers?
12:35Everything that God offers is good for us.
12:38Why not satisfy yourself with what God offers?
12:43Because everything that the beast offers
12:46it's mentary.
12:52It's going to cause you to worry.
12:58It's going to cause you to get sick.
13:02It's going to cause you to get a heart attack.
13:04So why not eat what God offers?
13:07Why not satisfy yourself with what God offers?
13:10And do not eat from the belly of the beast.
13:16There's no value in money.
13:18Why do I say that?
13:23If you really think
13:24there's a value in money
13:26of United States founding fathers,
13:29right?
13:32There's no value in that.
13:35There's only a value
13:36because they say it's a value.
13:37And because they say it's a value,
13:39you want it.
13:40If they changed up and said today,
13:42well, today we're going to value crypto,
13:43you would value that.
13:45But there's no value in money.
13:51How can you value anything
13:52that cannot last forever?
13:54Why value something that cannot last?
13:56So,
13:59if it doesn't last forever,
14:02then it has no value.
14:06So there's no value in money
14:07because it does not last forever.
14:09And why do I say this?
14:12In Matthew 16, 26,
14:15money can't buy life.
14:19Money cannot buy life.
14:21Money cannot buy salvation.
14:23But what is it a man profit
14:26if he gained the whole world
14:29and lose his own soul?
14:34What shall a man give
14:35in exchange for his soul?
14:39So,
14:40there's no value in money.
14:45What has value?
14:50What has value?
14:52What does the soul represent?
14:57What does your soul represent?
15:00Does your soul represent
15:02life or death?
15:04What's coming from your soul?
15:08Does your soul represent
15:10the Son of God,
15:12Jesus Christ?
15:14The author and finisher
15:15of our faith.
15:18Do your soul
15:19represent that
15:20based on your deeds?
15:25Based on your spirit?
15:30So,
15:31investment.
15:34Your investment
15:34should be the Lord.
15:35Your investment
15:36should be God.
15:37Because God already
15:38invested in you,
15:40gave you everything,
15:41gave us everything already.
15:43But you're eating off
15:46the belly
15:46of the beast.
15:49You don't have to eat
15:50off the belly of the beast.
15:51All you have to do
15:52is trust God,
15:52depend on God,
15:53and trust Him.
15:54And rest in that.
15:55Rest.
16:01Rest.
16:02Don't covet.
16:03Why labor for things
16:07that don't,
16:08that doesn't belong to you,
16:10that can't give you life?
16:15Matthew 16,
16:1619
16:17through 21
16:18says,
16:19Jesus warns
16:20against storing up
16:22treasure on earth.
16:23He warns us
16:25from storing up
16:27treasure on earth
16:27where they can be
16:30destroyed or stolen.
16:32Somebody steal your stuff.
16:35They value those things.
16:38They value those things.
16:40Those things
16:40that are worth nothing.
16:44They're going to be destroyed
16:45or stolen.
16:46So why
16:47store up treasure
16:49on earth?
16:52Instead,
16:54Jesus urges us
16:55to store up
16:55treasure in heaven
16:56where it's safe
17:00and then endures forever.
17:01How do we do that?
17:04In our heart.
17:07Our heart.
17:12Now that word
17:13will be hidden
17:14in our hearts
17:14so we're not
17:15sinning against thee.
17:16prepare ourselves
17:17to live
17:18in heaven.
17:19So this is a
17:20probation life.
17:21This life right here
17:21is probation.
17:23We can get it
17:24right down here.
17:24We can
17:25get it right up there.
17:28So we store up
17:29the fruits
17:30of God
17:33in our hearts
17:34and we live
17:34by that.
17:36And no one
17:37can take that
17:37away from you.
17:38They can't steal
17:38who you are.
17:39They cannot steal
17:40the spirit of God
17:41from you.
17:43This is all
17:44natural.
17:46We're different
17:46because we don't
17:47have to worry
17:47about what they
17:49have to worry
17:49about.
17:50Because we know
17:51where our main
17:51resource comes from.
17:53From God.
17:59Luke 12, 15.
18:00Jesus cautions
18:02against covetousness
18:03stating that
18:05a person's life
18:06does not consist
18:07in abundance
18:08of possessions.
18:11So you
18:12see people
18:13they think
18:15they
18:15they think
18:17they in the
18:17whole world
18:17because they got
18:18a brand new
18:19car
18:19and Mercedes
18:20but the most
18:21expensive car
18:22they flash
18:23it and what
18:23they got.
18:27We don't care.
18:31Life is not
18:32about having
18:32an abundance
18:33of possessions
18:33and that
18:36doesn't make
18:37you blessed
18:37because what
18:38you got
18:38will make
18:40you blessed
18:40if you can
18:41live in the
18:41spirit of God
18:42because what
18:44you got
18:44will be
18:45destroyed
18:46will not
18:46last forever
18:47so why labor
18:49for something
18:50that does not
18:50last?
18:52Why eat off
18:52the belly
18:53of the beast?
18:53The word
18:59of God
19:00warns us
19:00against
19:01materialism
19:02the excessive
19:04love of
19:05possessions
19:05which can
19:09lead to
19:09spiritual
19:10emptiness
19:11and make
19:13us lose
19:13focus
19:14on God.
19:18See in
19:18the western
19:19world
19:19in the western
19:21world
19:21their main
19:22focus
19:23is on
19:24material
19:24possessions
19:25and money
19:30money
19:30money
19:30money
19:30money
19:31money
19:31money
19:31that's
19:31the western
19:32world
19:33and it
19:35leads to
19:35spiritual
19:36emptiness
19:37and a
19:38loose focus
19:38on God
19:39living in
19:40the spirit
19:40of God
19:41so they
19:42eat off
19:43the belly
19:43of the
19:43beast
19:44because
19:44they
19:45are in
19:46love
19:47with
19:48material
19:48possessions
19:49and money
19:50Jesus
19:52warns us
19:53against
19:53serving
19:54both
19:54God
19:55and money
19:57and wealth
19:59emphasizing
20:03that
20:04you cannot
20:05serve them
20:06both
20:06you cannot
20:07serve God
20:08and serve
20:08money
20:09either you're
20:10going to
20:10love one
20:11or hate
20:11the other
20:12either you're
20:14going to
20:15love one
20:15or hate
20:16the other
20:181st Timothy
20:206 7
20:21for we brought
20:23nothing into
20:23this world
20:24and we
20:26cannot take
20:26anything out
20:27of this
20:27world
20:27so I
20:29came in
20:30this world
20:30naked
20:30I'm going to
20:31leave out
20:31this world
20:31naked
20:32I came
20:33into this
20:33world
20:33I'm going to
20:33leave out
20:34I'm going to
20:37leave out
20:37the world
20:38with nothing
20:38I'm going to
20:39turn to
20:39dust
20:40so it
20:41doesn't
20:41make sense
20:42why eat
20:47off the
20:47belly of
20:47the beast
20:48why
20:49why
20:49John
20:516 27
20:53John
20:536
20:5427
20:56Jesus
20:56says
20:57do not
20:57work for
20:58the food
20:58do not
21:00work for
21:00food that
21:01perish
21:01do not
21:04work for
21:04food that
21:05perishes
21:05do not
21:10why labor
21:11for something
21:11that's going
21:12to die
21:12that's going
21:13to rot
21:13that's going
21:14to be
21:14destroyed
21:14but
21:16work for
21:17food that's
21:19going to
21:19endure
21:20internal
21:20life
21:21which the
21:23son of
21:24man will
21:24give you
21:25salvation
21:26work
21:31and practice
21:32and righteousness
21:34work and
21:38practice and
21:39righteousness
21:40so God
21:45is the
21:45salvation
21:46the son of
21:48man is the
21:48salvation
21:49so
21:51invest in
21:53the son of
21:54man
21:54invest in
21:56Jesus
21:56for
21:58for in
21:59Jesus
21:59God the
22:00father has
22:01placed his
22:01sealed
22:02of approval
22:03his
22:07character
22:07his
22:08obedience
22:09to God
22:10so we
22:12must live
22:12by example
22:14through
22:15Christ
22:16we live
22:20by example
22:21through
22:21Christ
22:22we live
22:23by example
22:23through
22:24Christ
22:25we got
22:29the same
22:30seal
22:30and that's
22:33internal
22:34life
22:35so stop
22:38eating from
22:38the belly
22:39of the
22:39beast
22:39and start
22:42eating
22:42what God
22:44wants you
22:45to have
22:46start
22:48trusting
22:48God
22:49start
22:49depending
22:50on God
22:51and rest
22:52in God
22:54no more
22:55wrestling
22:55rest
22:57in God
22:58for this
22:59is the
22:59true
22:59rest
23:00in God
23:01this
23:05is the
23:05true
23:06rest
23:06in God
23:07I'm
23:08Trey
23:08Knowles
23:09thank you
23:10for
23:10watching
23:10truth
23:11and
23:11knowledge
23:11until
23:12next
23:12time
23:13may
23:13God
23:13bless
23:14you
23:14grace
23:15and
23:15peace
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