I’ve seen a few too many things about animal sacrifices in this section of the Bible by this point, and Jesus had never wanted them to be a thing (Hebrews 10:6, Psalm 40:6), for it’s impossible for them to take away any of our sins (Hebrews 10:4). Indeed, these sacrifices actually remind us of our sins year after year (Hebrews 10:3). But again, the people who followed Moses wanted dead religion, even as they were being delivered from Egypt — Exodus 16 has a passage about God saying, “How long will My people test Me?” And from this came three and a half books full of laws He never wanted. This chapter is found in page 83 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation work, page 106 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 169-170 of my VOICE copy, and pages 172-173 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
In the midst of all this, though, I pray more of the Israelites find Jesus in all these laws and passages and recognize Him as the One who came to save the earth, and we’ll need Him because more propaganda is flooding the earth in various ways, including the idea that war from God through humans works in every season — what worked in one season doesn’t work for another season, for Acts 17:30-31 says what it says for a reason. (Hey, that rhymed!) Indeed, I noticed a note in the VOICE copy (all these notes came with the translation when I first got it nine years ago) that mentions divine war. There was a place for that back in Moses’ time, but now, Jesus wants us all to practice peace, again, because of Acts 17:30-31. I really don’t want to mention how the U.S. defies Him in many communities in such terms, because I’ve said this on here A LOT, but unfortunately, a challenge to worldly culture and/or religion always ends up being a challenge to the government, who should honour Jesus with the laws they make, but I don’t have it in me to run for a political office even though I’m legally old enough to run for president, now — we can’t change the world through political content, just as Jesus didn’t come to lead by force, but by His mercies and compassion for others. It’s too bad the American Church hates this truth, though. So, I’ve decided to seek messages from Christian pastors in other countries, if I can actually understand them, that is. And when they try and do me in because I follow the Lord Jesus apart from the worldly stuff pretending to be holy (which, many so-called Christians deny) — indeed, that’s a whole lot more common than we may imagine — it’ll be like Philippians 1:12-26 again for me, just as it had been with my unjust detainment in a psych ward for four days and a mental hospital for another 30 because someone decided to lie about me based on my faith in Jesus 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 it’d be great if they repented, though, for Jesus wants us to pray for our persecutors, but when this happens due to honouring Him, there’s never an easy fix, for repaying evil for good is straight-up demonic. And that wasn’t the only occasion this had happened to me (though that was back in mid-2014), but a lot of awful stuff followed as a result. Thank God that ended when I was invited to live in Gilbert with a friend from church, but it all fell apart eventually due to the pandemic (I’d rather not mention it here, but I think the Lord Jesus may want me to report this to you, the reader(s), one day) — I’ve faced a lot of housing insecurity ever since.
Despite that, though, the Lord Jesus is faithful to give His people what they need when it happens (if offence is nowhere to be found, I guess), yet many people go in multiple countries without what they need because they’re doing the right thing. And this shouldn’t happen anywhere, much less the USA, but apparently, the Lord’s goodness is earned here 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ this is so unbiblical it ain’t even funny 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ the heretical sermon from almost 300 years ago, “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God,” has been the theological basis of the country since it first came out, and whenever people preach forgiveness even for ordinary things, the whole crowd loses their minds! 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ For who said forgiveness, love, and hope can only come to those who can earn it? Certainly not God!
People will call me heretical because I preach these truths, though, just as many in Israel had said during the time of the prophets there that men like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Amos, Micah, etc. had spouted nonsense (one example is Hosea 9:7-9) — why is it considered absurd in the Church that love, hope, and joy exist? I already feel pretty weak in this world; there’s no need to drag me to the ground and kick me in the nuts after clubbing me in the head because I only want what’s right! I guess opposition to the truth is never not present when someone mentions it 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓 — I can see why people think Jesus only shows up to take our problems away 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ if persecution was the only thing we could look forward to for following Jesus in this life, though, 1 Peter 5:10 wouldn’t have been written.
I realize there’s not much to go on from this chapter, though… and I wish I had more to say… but until then, I’ll be looking into Numbers 9 to see what it would teach me. Later, party people!
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