Hello, friends, I haven’t written anything in like two weeks because, well… I just don’t have a lot of creative juices flowing and I didn’t have much to say about the pandemic that’s gripping the entire world right now. (For the record, I don’t make money off of this.) But today, I’m willing to say that Jesus is able to heal you of any virus or bacterial infection… just in case you haven’t heard before. If you have, it’s probably nothing new, but since the coronavirus is killing so many (though the death rate still isn’t very high), I’m thinking that while fear-based shopping or anything is not good, it’s best to prepare enough and practice social distancing to an extent for quite some time right now. Regardless, we don’t need to overdo it. I know I don’t want to fall into the extreme of social isolation or anything like that. Besides, I still have my job as a courtesy clerk at Fry’s, so I’m bagging a lot of weird orders. However, shaming someone for whatever sin they are doing (or anything fear-based) is NEVER ok, and that actually imprisons the soul into reprobate everything of that person were willing to shame the person for this. I’ve found this at work yesterday, and that person (I won’t mention names) actually defended the president’s travel ban. I’m like, “What?! This shouldn’t happen! It’s actually hindering godly progress!” But I guess that’s what those leaders are going for, unfortunately… I don’t know why so many would still worship them. And the Church has actually helped this kind of idolatry prosper most of the time since the end of the first century A.D. I’m like, “Soon, God might have to put the Church out of business if this continues.” But there’s always faithful men, women, and children in each apostasy that happens, for they don’t bow to them as the 7,000 Israelites hadn’t bowed to Baal in Elijah’s time (1 Kings 19:18, also Romans 11:4).
While I pray for more people to become Christian during this difficult time, I can’t say there’ll be much success in the U.S. and the nations it’s influencing, for my nation (that is, the U.S.) has been doing everything backwards for a long time, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the economy never recovers from this. And God will say to them, “You don’t deserve to be a people, for you have cruelly oppressed many others and withheld from too great a population or number of people groups, just as Assyria (especially Nineveh) had done long, long ago (see Nahum 2-3).” But hopefully we escape this insanity (that is, those few people who deserve to know God) β it might be too late already, though. We might already be on our way to losing an entire generation before their time, and also, we might have significant numbers in other age groups never really wanting to be the same way again. For it’s bad enough that several Middle Eastern nations have been put under a travel ban over three years ago, but they include all of Europe in this, too? And several other nations have done this, too… but a large amount of other nations haven’t done much in terms of stupid travel bans like this. For is it too much to ask to believe God that you’ll be ok no matter where you go, knowing He is able to shield you from any disease or affliction? I don’t think so! I’m really sorry that I don’t sound favourable today… but mind you, seeing a lot of evil and abusive things happen (and unfortunately, most of them are legal) has done a real number on me, yet I can’t find much favour in terms of employment outside of Fry’s and even in other sources to make some cash, but I think I should resume where I left off today. Will it be before or after Awaken online tonight? (They’re having all church functions online unless anything’s cancelled due to the pandemic.) I don’t know yet, but I will be working at least 28 and a half hours this week, so I’ll be paid pretty good ππππ°π΅ππ»π΅πΆ also, I want to make more emojis here, I’m sorry I sound so severe half the time, too. I don’t want to be known as Moses is known today, for just one mention of his name makes most people afraid of God at best ππππππππππππ β of course, there was lots of insanity throughout his life, even after he had died (see Deuteronomy 31:16-21 for the prophecy against Israel and their doom β please note that I first took note of this after reading it a few times in September 2012 shortly after I had started writing Bible notes for the very first time, and from that, I quoted it A LOT to emphasize the doom most of Israel’s people deserved to have, yet I’m grateful that the 12 tribes are one nation again physically (Ezekiel 37:15-28), but I pray for more people in that nation to become Christian, for more and more people are giving in to conservative worship that Jesus subtly discouraged in John 5:43)… but anyway, God wanted them to have a future, and He wants the same for each and every person alive today. For as Jon Foreman of Switchfoot said in his Always song (recorded in 2009 with the rest of the Hello Hurricane album that year), every breath is a second chance π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°πππππβ£β£β£ππππππ I pray I remember this more wholeheartedly, for I want to announce hope instead of another prophecy of doom, because I don’t like giving bad news to anyone. I don’t think God enjoyed it, either. Yet the Pentateuch after Joseph’s death is full of severity (with some episodes of goodness here and there), so I’m not looking forward to it all that much, for it breaks God’s heart πππππππππππ just as Genesis 6:6 said of what was happening in the world at Noah’s time.
I don’t think I can be apologetic enough about creating a misunderstanding about anything; I even wonder if I should mention all the truths in Genesis 38 on here, except I can’t avoid having to report the sleazy events that happen in this crazy chapter… but keep in mind that one of Judah’s sons, Perez, is one of Jesus’ many ancestors, and the Old Testament is full of promising prophecies that are more or less fulfilled today, all of them good. I guess I just don’t want severity to be the only thing preached anywhere… it’s not worth it. As a result, I’ve avoided even a lot of Two Rivers services lately, but I think the only reason for that is that God believes I should hear what the pastor’s currently saying at another time, whether I know it or not. Some of his words I might even disagree with, but I believe neither of us have perfect theology, and we can learn more from God, and also, I believe he wants to do good constantly. Besides, I find it difficult to not get triggered sometimes, and as a result, I find it better to get most of the godly messages from Two Rivers Awaken and even some Hillsong and Heidi Baker videos on YouTube… for now, at least. I don’t want to go anywhere in which something unbiblical is preached, which happens way too much, like in a Baptist or Calvinist church of any kind. Those I always find to be unfriendly, and if Two Rivers welcomes that and encourages people in it to believe this, I wouldn’t go there anymore. For my hope is not in any church but Christ Jesus only, and we should never shift from it (Colossians 1:23). So, yeah, there’s my two cents on the coronavirus pandemic and the church’s response to things like this over the centuries, not to mention the future of my Bible notes. With that, I pray against this pandemic in the hope that it’ll be gone one day, even if it takes a long time for anything to blow over, whether it happens or not. This world’s going crazy… but hope is always available in times like these, and it’s found in Jesus. For He loves you and wants to cry when someone gets sick with something the media is either making panic about or making false reassurance with ππππππππππππβ=β€