The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. Proverbs 29:25
Two main things the Lord is showing me this morning. First a continuation of the whole thing about all the problems in this world and how quickly things can change for you. With the passing of a high school student I went to school with who was murdered. To the shot out both my wife and I witnessed (sort of) yesterday. To the reports of people just taking kids from you as you walk down the street. Amongst other things… There is so much evil in this world and your number can come up at any moment.
So two questions, both with the same answer. Do you fear death? Or are you ready for whatever happens? Your day might be today, the end of times might start today. Or today might be like every other day for the good or bad. If you live a good life, like I do. Then it is a good day. If you are hating life, because for most people it is getting tough to make ends meet and many have health problems, marriage issues, kid issues, job issues, friend issues, drug or alcohol or spending issues… There are so many problems out there that can affect you.
So what is the answer? Knowing the Lord and obeying him. He will keep you in righteousness, in other words doing what is right. If you do what is right then everything else takes care of itself. This does not mean your kids and wife will act perfect like you expect every time. But you will have an overall excellent relationship with them. I really enjoy my wife and my kids, but it takes doing things according to the ways of God to achieve this.
So this brings up the second part of this, which seems totally unrelated but it is not. Because it feeds the end result. Because no man can understand the things of the Lord without knowing the Lord and his ways. And you do not come to understand the Lord by reading the bible and listening to men tell you about him,. You come to know the Lord and his ways by trials and tribulations. This morning I watched a video which was titled “a man must be broken by God to be of any worth to him.” Or something similar.
I have talked about this many times over the years, because the Lord keeps showing it to me. The video said everything I have already said. Using Moses, Job, Joseph, Peter, Paul and even Yeshua as examples of what God puts us through to break us. God does not break us to destroy us, but the opposite. To build us up. The men think and teach that God builds us up on our own strengths. But it is not true. The man God can use is one who has nothing left to lean on, he has been humbled, broken and has died.
The problem in going through it is no one tells you this is what God does and it is a good thing. Instead most men run to other people for help, counselors and church people. The Jehovah witness build their whole church on this premise, going out and talking with people about worldly issues and there problems. Offering there bible based solutions to the problems. So they are taking the place of God in the lives of people, pushing themselves to be of God. Making them just another religion steering people away from God. Now most of my friends and people who read this would agree, except the JW people. And here is the catch. No one’s religion is the solution, they all are the enemy and keeping you from knowing the truth in God and what he wants.
The true church is the people, not an institution or church building. And these people are the ones who have endured hardship in through it found the Lord. You will never know the Lord without going through something extremely difficult. And then continuing to go through things.
As mentioned many times, I have lived almost every story of the men of the bible. I know Abraham and Jobs stories well. I understand Moses having been sent to the desert here in Baja Mexico solo. I do not know Josephs, being put in jail for no reason, nor being mistreated by my brothers. I have lived the prodigal son story from the father’s eyes and the son’s eyes. I have lived the story of the rich young ruler except I did give all away to follow the Lord. But then I also have lived the side of turning 4 talents into 8. Actually turning a negative $80,000 into a nice retirement by age 60.
Mostly I have no fear for what man can do to me, but I do have a healthy fear of God and what he can do to me if I disobey by not only killing me but also putting my soul in hell. And in that fear for God, he protects me. I know I can live here in one the highest murder rate cities in the world and be safe even with things happening all around us. As said yesterday with the shot out, I did not see that part, but I saw the funeral car fly by all beat and shot up. And my wife passed by the area shortly after the shooting. A few minutes earlier and she could have caught a stray bullet.
And then again, a man in a small town like Mayberry, with nothing happening ever, and a friend dies. Now when it your time it is your time. But you cut your time shorter by not obeying the Lord. Maybe because of the way you live and eat. Or just because you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. And maybe because you are not prepared for what is coming. This issue with inflation is only beginning, sand many people cannot pay the bills already. My in laws in southern California are telling us how tough going it is. But I saw this coming, many years ago, but more so since 2020 and what the governments and other people are doing and saying. And mostly just obeying the Lord so we are prepared.
I see the mark of the beast coming soon, so if we survive it, it is because the Lord prepared us. |It is almost impossible to live in this world without the world anymore. Dependent on everything from the system. Your utilities, water and food. People do not know how to cook or do anything anymore. Some people believe that food just is made in the back part of the grocery store and we do not need farmers.
Well actually we do not need farmers much if you do things right. And if you remain dependent on the farmers you will have to take the mark of the beast or die because you will not eat. But if you learn to hunt,, gather, fish and grow your food in gardens. Then you will eat. And also learn to live without electricity like they did only a few short 100 years or so ago. Or set yourself up with solar or wind power and be off grid. Then maybe you can survive it.
But the goal is not to survive it, or should not be anyways. The goal is to know the Lord and obey him, then whatever happens is a blessing. Because even if you are4 beheaded as scriptures suggest many will be. You will meet your savior face to face and he will tell you “well done good and faithful servant, enter into your rest or paradise.”
As said many times, I am ready to die but also ready to live and help raise my kids and help my wife and anyone else who wants to know the Lord for real. I know the Lord has a purpose for me still coming. He never breaks a man like he did me, and then not use him. And in order to fulfill this purpose, I must remain in him. One with him as the Lord is one with the Father. Hearing him and obeying him to do what he expects me to do. No matter who it offends and who might want to kill me. Sharing these stories of what he is teaching me, so maybe a few might come to understand for themselves through the things they suffer how God really works instead of this whore church systems we have telling you something different. Because they may have a form of godliness, but they deny him his power. They are always learning but never able to come to an understanding. And from such stay away. They have nothing for you but bad outcomes.
As always when the Lord teaches, he uses many bible verses with me, which I then share with whoever will hear and listen. Putting them in their right context and not twisted to come up with a different story or message. Do you know these verses? And or how do you take the message when you read them>? Because the false teachers tell you something different than what the Lord will teach you, and is why they are the whore church.
The main message is always to seek him, the Lord who will teach you if you listen and obey him. There is no other way to the Father except through the son. This is what he meant, this is what he taught me.