I realized just now that my 15th anniversary of me becoming Christian is tomorrow afternoon, and I think that’s excellent! That’s what I can mention in light of recent events, which I’ll get into later, but this chapter is found in page 64 of the NKJV Bible I have, page 82 of the NASB Bible I have (Old Testament), page 136 of my VOICE copy, and page 134 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
When reading about what the Law of Moses in this chapter was prescribing the nation of Israel, I’ve noticed that the process of going through this is not good, for it says in Ezekiel 20:25 that God gave them up to laws that were not good and things they couldn’t live by, for that’s what they wanted so much. Even Moses could tell that this was a challenge to see if anyone’s faith was genuine (Exodus 20:20), but not many saw the Lord Jesus coming to accomplish what God had required, even when He was born. And I don’t want to say this… but I think we’re all in a trial by fire right now, and the lack of faithfulness to Jesus is the evidence, for there’s a ton of bizarre content in many grocery stores, such as the Shameless series on DVD, ammunition in certain states, and if I’m not mistaken, they can sell nationalist devotionals, and that’s not right. If these are distributed anywhere, I’m not working for these places. Regardless, I heard about Trump getting injured by some 20-year-old army dude and believe it or not, I don’t actually think hurting him is a good idea. I wouldn’t support him, but I think he did this to himself. For those who live by the sword die by the sword, just as Jesus said (Matthew 26:52). Unfortunately, though, too many people are hypocrites when they say this, for they go out and mercilessly slaughter their families with nothing but hateful and unforgiving words that shouldn’t be legal. Indeed, I’ve noticed my mom weaponize this chapter before, trying to deceive me into believing unforgivable lies about what God says about babies under a month old, and that actually provokes God to great wrath. These are the same people you might think are kind to others and “want change,” but they want nothing but themselves to be worshiped, and they’d destroy us all to make it happen! Indeed, I pray for hope for those facing the choice between atheism or death… and neither are good options. For if you’re unfortunate enough to run into someone like this, or worse, be related to one, it’s pretty much an automatic game over, even before you’re born. And though my mom has commended me for having good faith in Jesus after I moved out again to hopefully never return, all it takes is a roommate suddenly making an announcement about a hidden term or condition or rent going up and it’s over. I still wish the devil hadn’t succeeded in destroying my future so that I cannot have stable housing most of the time, whether it’s in a safe area or not. Plus, people have denied that he had gained the upper hand for good when this happened, and they’re the same that charge us so much for everything, regardless if our wages are good or not. Most of the time, they suck 😓😓😓😓😓 and even if you were to have good wages and a safe living situation, the one running it would likely have a sinister agenda. I guess the world can’t handle me being happy.
This has turned into another rant… I think I’ve been a walking heartache with this lately, and I don’t think I’m covering actual biblical content all that much… but even if I were, there’s stuff I still miss, for tonight’s note isn’t based on a big chapter in any Bible book, but I probably am sharing how the Scriptures can be hijacked by the politicians and the religious freaks. Jesus warned us against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod (Mark 8:15), or in this case, the Calvinists and the Trump worshipers. Some of them can even come from 3,000 miles away and lure a guy like me with bait to trap me in a situation in which there’s one way in but no way out, just as the Pharisees had come from Jerusalem to trip up Jesus (Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-23) with a bunch of strange ceremonies, yea, things they were fastidious about doing (Mark 7:4 (VOICE)) — weird, right? They’d even do this in God’s Name, and I won’t be able to outsmart them (see also the Greek translation of Psalm 35:7 here) — I need some help avoiding them and also exposing their agenda, for they take passages like Romans 13:1-7 too far and thus out of context. Don’t pay attention to them. I thank God I’m still in the Two Rivers community, but I want to take the Gospel to more places across the earth, for I’ve never been on a mission trip before. Hopefully, though, I was able to get some California students saved when I was in college. I pray the students are safe from corrupt educators this year, too, including in your local high school, a private university, my nieces’ education facilities they’ll be going to on top of what Bee’s learning at Whispering Wind Academy, and so much more. For the parents and other people they trust are trying to turn them away from God, and worse, they’re lying about it! They’d even rebuke Jesus in the name of “safety” 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ knowing His presence is tangible when someone worships Him authentically. They’re the same who would ban Bibles if they were to lead a country, thereby tanking hope, love, and blessing. I pray we don’t somehow inspire them to do this, for I fear that one of my notes somehow had been a source of the recent assassination attempt on Trump himself. That’s not what I was hoping for… but God will judge the former president on His own time, just like the others. I wonder if I need to get somewhere new… I probably do, or at the very least, return to a place I haven’t visited in years. I pray for God’s guidance here… but God-willing, I’ll be back in chapter 13 where I decipher the leprosy situation Moses was made aware of… this will be quite depressing. But if you have a prayer request, you can e-mail it to me at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I pray I make it back soon, for I’m off work until Wednesday afternoon at 4:00.
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