I don’t want to comment much on the ten plagues that happened in Egypt (God didn’t even like that these things happened even though the Pharaoh had hardened himself too much), but I do believe God was engaging Himself in a showdown against the Egyptian leadership and government in these several chapters of this section of Exodus (until the end of chapter 14). Of course, we know He won, and that’s an amazing victory to relish in. But until then, most people didn’t know about Him, even among the Israelites… and it’s likely the story is the same now, only this time, people had preached His Name a lot, yet most of it was hypocritical, and the general population is “realizing” that Jesus isn’t going to save the earth and that no one is safe from the end of humanity. But while I am aware that there are those who preach cheap grace, there are many that preach no grace or reason at all. I’m literally not making this up. Seeing this happen in the church once in college actually defied what I thought was legitimately possible in a pastor’s platform. (This wasn’t in the church I go to now, as I hadn’t even heard of Two Rivers Church until later that same year, yet I’m not going to any functions even at Awaken for a while because of the virus getting so strong again. I’ll comment on that some time later, though.) Because of it, I’m now convinced that many people don’t believe forgiveness even exists, especially among the older generations who should’ve taught us the Word when we were little, but instead, they stole the biblical truths and used them as weapons to destroy other people. This is still happening today, and it seems like it’s at a greater quantity, too. Oh, I almost forgot, this passage is found in pages 35-39 of my NKJV Bible, pages 45-50 of my NASB Bible, pages 78-86 of my VOICE copy, and pages 75-83 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy. Oh, I’ll let you know if newer versions of any of these come out; I just got word last week that the NASB 2020 translation came out; I’m using the 1995 version, since I bought this Bible in 2017, but this is another good version of the NASB if you want something updated 😁😁😁😁😁
I’m writing this because of an IHOP pancake place visit Jonathan and I took near our house tonight. I know I have an appointment tomorrow morning at the doctor’s office, but thankfully, it shouldn’t last long, but I wouldn’t — sorry, I was taking my medications; it’s related to the weird episode that I was dragged into in 2014 about when someone made a frivolous accusation against me and, for the most part, as a result, my suffering lasted three years. I was still in my mid-20s when I moved into the house I’m now living in. I still hate that someone had managed to gain the upper hand for so long… that accuser is going to Hell… anyway, I wouldn’t stay up too long, since it’s rather early in the day that this’ll happen, but thankfully, I’ve already showered 😁🚿🧼🧽 🩺💉🩹 and as I was saying, I went to IHOP tonight and the server spent a while taking our order, but I wouldn’t criticize her for this. It looked like she was having a rough time with her job and I pray she is forgiven by the general public. But so many people, even close friends of ours, seem to immediately go “people are stupid (and thus worthless) and the only way to prevent that is if they listen to me and only me” — WHAT?! Who put them in charge of the world? Don’t they intend to abuse this generation in their 20s as they did in their childhood? I think they do. The younger guys are counting on people such as myself who are able to lead them into the path of restoration Christ Jesus set up. But many people hate that reality that God gives to everyone and are saying in their souls, “We don’t want to see them do a good job in life.” Unfortunately, it’s difficult for anyone to find Jesus even without persecution, as Proverbs 11:30 and 1 Peter 4:18 testify to all of us about. So I can’t count on most churchgoers, even in my church, to actually believe the next guy isn’t a half-breed of a human and a pig. I don’t know if I’ll ever have anymore advancements in godliness, actually… Josh told me several things he believes (and thankfully, knows) are actually good about me, but even then, I can’t be encouraged very highly. I still can’t find any Bible verse that explicitly states Jesus isn’t quite as interested in good behaviour as He is in people’s needs and satisfaction being met in Him alone. I thank God He’s enough for the whole human race, but I genuinely can’t seem to find any understanding (other than Matthew 11:28, I guess) about this. I can’t seem to find the truth I need to know… maybe if I had been shown enough clemency when I first became Christian, I would’ve been fine. Too many people care about good behaviour too much (and all of it is hypocritical), and I’m sick of it. WHYYYYYY?!?!
My mom had made many stupid comments about restaurant workers and such over the years, and when she succeeded in gaslighting me in 2009, I’ve been struggling to believe, on and off, that God even cares about anyone besides the elite. People now call Him a phony due to this, which I think that’s what my mom had wanted all along. I’ve talked to some dude from Australia about it once. (Maybe he’s from Florida, but he told me he had Australian parents.) He thinks God was negligent on rescuing me… this is why it is written in the Scriptures a few times, such as Romans 2:24, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you” (NASB). God has no good news for those who succeed in turning others away from Him… anymore.
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