Author: Ron Outland

We see here that Joseph and the Pharaoh worked together to stop the madness going on around the world in their time. He had the Egyptians buy all they could from him, sell their livestock to him, and even worked for him for a while, but it was slavery in that area. This is not good. Of course, it was everywhere in the world, but that doesn’t make it ok. It reminds me of peer pressure you’ve probably faced in class growing up, but I don’t know what it looked like for you… but in my case, I wouldn’t make slaves out of ANYONE. Literally. I don’t know what Joseph was thinking, but thank God we never needed slavery in the first place 😌😌😌😌😌 this chapter is found in pages 29-30 of my NKJV Bible (I’m randomly thinking of Finding Nemo as I write this), pages 37-38 of my NASB Bible, pages 63-64 of my VOICE copy, and pages 61-63 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Jacob had Joseph make a vow to him because words are important, and I believe today’s world (particularly those who should be leading the younger guys and even helping any inexperienced young adults go through life in ways we weren’t taught in school) is negligent of teaching that words have power. Those who believe words don’t matter, as if actions always spoke louder than words (which don’t work if the words are nothing but problematic) was true. Instead, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, God said (Matthew 12:34). Those who have made the world forget this fundamental truth are going to Hell. I’m serious. I know I’m speaking really strongly here, but this should NEVER be ignored ever again. I’ve been torn to pieces by hateful words by my own family and from professing Christians who don’t have the slightest trace of godliness, and it’s made me want to die before. Please don’t do this 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😖😖😖😖😖 I pray I don’t forget this truth, either, for tampering against the Word is a matter of life and death! I’m literally not exaggerating here… indeed, those who say words don’t matter speak nothing but worthlessness. Literally… I hope I don’t get an angry mob after me because of this truth… but I’m not going to post this in many places; I’m probably going to just leave it unshared anywhere… for words can either build or destroy (Proverbs 18:21). I want to speak only what’s good, for my part…

Also, I’m thinking (from reading this chapter), are you being proactive in this pandemic we’re in? Send me a story if you have anything worth mentioning to me, if you wish 😊😊😊😊😊 you can also submit a prayer request to me about anything you need by e-mail: just go to ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’ll see you in the next chapter concerning Jacob’s blessing on his sons! Ciao!

Sandwiched in the middle is a list of all of Jacob’s family members that he more or less brought into the world, but Jacob is beyond thrilled to see Joseph when he arrives in Egypt. And there they stay for a long time. (Remember that Genesis 15:13 says they will live in a land that is not theirs for 400 years.) Regardless, Joseph and his family settle in the land of Goshen in Egypt, and the Pharaoh is even allowing them to cultivate a good population there. But now’s not the time to say anything that happens once this book is over. Indeed, God prophesied that Jacob would see Joseph again, and they saw each other again, too, for He is faithful (see Hebrews 10:23). I’d love to see this played out some more in this life, for me and especially for my niece next time I see her 👨‍👧💏 — that last emoji is only for between her parents, but that’s just one way of putting the four of us into emojis; here’s another way… 👨‍👩‍👧 + 😁 (me) — I’d love to see her develop a healthy mind by not going on Facebook much, if not ever, but this chapter is found in pages 28-29 of my NKJV Bible, pages 36-37 of my NASB Bible, pages 62-63 of my VOICE copy, and pages 60-61 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t know why the Egyptians thought the shepherds were literal poop, but it’s great that Jesus is our shepherd; I think I can find this on the post of this chapter on the website skripturesketches.tumblr.com, but I don’t know. WAIT… nevermind, it’s not there anymore. But they put up a pretty funny error page 😅 still, I wish I could see it again, but maybe I’ll get illustrations of each chapter in the Bible when I’m in Heaven after my life runs out of juice. I think Jesus is creative enough to have this happen. A bit off-topic: I wish I could get a moped and take a friend or family member on it with me. I think we’ll both need helmets, though. I do pray I can pay off my hospital bill from 8 years ago, but also that more stimulus checks come… we need them. Many people who have been unemployed are suffering badly due to the pandemic, and things aren’t looking good because of it. I sure do have a lot of prayers against those who oppose them… but most of all, I pray those greedy people wouldn’t be able to bother them. But I thank God prosperity can happen in godly ways still… I just hope that no good thing is universally seen as an abomination as being a shepherd was in Egypt back then.

Want to sumbit a prayer request to me? You can do that on ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each prayer, write them down (if they’re good) and tape them to my bedroom walls! I still don’t have any, so it’d be very appreciated if you sent me anything… but I’ll see you in chapter 47! This was so sudden, though; I’m sorry if it’s a lot of information for you 😂😂😂😂😂 but I’ll be back soon!

When everyone receives the news of Joseph and his brothers seeing each other, they’re all really happy, and I love it! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Jacob (a.k.a. Israel) also finds that Joseph is still alive! I’m thankful my niece is still in good shape during this pandemic, even though it seems the second wave is deadlier than the first. Regardless, I want to see her at least once soon, so that she can be encouraged and receive some good books from me that she’ll really enjoy (more of them than not are Frozen-related) 👧🏽❄💃🏻🥰😘 I just pray that nothing would get to her first. This passage is found in page 28 of my NKJV Bible, page 36 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 61-62 of my VOICE copy (with the long note) and pages 59-60 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’ve read up until Acts 16 of that last translation, but I’m really looking forward to finishing this. But I don’t want to treat the Bible like something common, or Jesus like He’s not God. I’m finding it can be pretty easy to do sometimes… but I’m thankful God is constant during the trials and the changes in this world. Still, I wish that we would honor Him better… but more than anything, Jesus wants to be everyone’s best friend 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 but this can only happen if we submit to Him, giving Him the lead in everything in our lives, and even letting Him have our lives themselves. Of course, not everyone will be saved, but for those who haven’t rejected Christ, it’s not too late, thank God 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 I’m like (sorta how the Hillsong Young & Free song goes), “Come now with power, cover each land, like You’ve done it before, won’t You do it again?” (Disclaimer: that’s not really how the Lord Send Revival lyrics go, but that’s how I’d sing them.)

If you have any prayer requests, you can submit them to my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’m sorry I didn’t mention much about this half of Genesis 45 on here today, but this is a short post, as I said, so I wish I could’ve gotten more information down, but I think I was just thrilled there was a reunion here. I’ll see you in the next chapter!

I really must be honest, after nearly a year and a half of writing notes on here, I’m still scared to display this to more people. For even though Joseph wasn’t judged for revealing his identity to his brothers so they could know he was alive (and that eventually the extended families would know as well), and neither was I when I made all sorts of confessions during my first year of college, I was judged quite a bit a few years later when I found out Redemption Church was Calvinist. I still think places like that should be avoided, too! I also got a lot of backbiting about the gifts of the Spirit during my attendance of the Antioch church that was near ASU at the time while I did a fifth year of school (and was failing spectacularly due to the schisms I was dealing with), as if Jesus didn’t give that out today! And that was at a church where they were openly encouraged! Yet despite the fact that it was imprinted in the Bible about 2,000 years ago, they treated that as if it were not some biblical truth, but an optional conviction. I’m like, “It’s necessary that everyone has gifts of the Spirit of some kind, supernatural or otherwise.” Not that they were required for salvation, but that it’s necessary for Christian growth. Eventually, I was kicked out. And when I was taken from the apartment where I was living in back then to a ward for four days, and then a mental hospital for another month or so, I had to move back to my mom’s place, for it was either that or the homeless shelter. And upon discovering this, when I left the mental hospital, I was like, “Oh, my God! If I don’t hide enough, this is it!” And so that’s why I speak about the low profile thing quite often despite the fact that I talk about a lot of random stuff to a few friends (and possibly counting) and some of the customers at Fry’s. I’m afraid of all this happening again, for after my mom lost her house two years after I had moved back in last time, I was homeless most nights and had to go to a homeless shelter when I couldn’t find a place to stay from a friend. It took so long for me to get to where I am now that I don’t think I can risk anything else again, really. I don’t know if God even wants me to step out in the future… but this passage is found in page 28 of my NKJV Bible, pages 35-36 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament) page 61 of my VOICE copy, and page 59 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t want to live in fear, but I can’t help but think I’ll lose too much again should I say something good, even if no hostile enemy hears me. This was a turning point in the story about how Joseph and his family were suffering during the famine… and maybe it’ll be the same for me and my family members should we get our stimulus checks I heard they would give out if they are legally allowed to… I don’t know. I wish I could find God in more places, but I’m not expecting glory to last, and even if everything turns out right, I could lose something significant again… I want to keep my niece, not lose her! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I’m still praying she’s safe from the pandemic we’re in…

I can see several similarities to this and to my own life now, since I want to see my niece again but I’m still not able to right now. But they are apparently ending the lockdown on Monday; regardless, I don’t think I can do much at this point despite what I plan to give to my mom and my niece’s mom for Mother’s Day next weekend (I’ll arrive at the latter’s house later, if God wills). Indeed, the pandemic can still go pretty strong, and I’m not confident everyone will be ok, particularly my niece if something happens, for she’s only two years old 👧🏼💖😩 I can even detect the idea that someone I know will be lying in wait to eliminate me, for the evil one is trying to destroy the connection due to this. Indeed, I pray I can get to her house soon 😭😭😭😭😭🚲🏠 I’m keeping everything ambiguous right now because I want to not let it slip what I plan to give to the women my niece is descended from. I want it to be really good, a blessing, actually… Yet I know that my mom could try again to eliminate my soul, as she has tried before in the past, but it didn’t work. Literally, it’s a Jezebelic thing to do, and I can’t survive with that around. I hope I can forever put her wrath away by the gift, but if that doesn’t work, either, I’ll be stuck without a good means to pay for my phone bill, for the virus is decimating the meat and many plants, and Satan’s also probably sending murderous hornets our way. (I heard about this a few days ago.) But in Arizona, it’s not much of a new thing, yet I pray God’s protection over all of Arizona anyway, and even some of the neighboring states west of here. I did see something red fly in my Fry’s store’s parking lot, though. But this passage is found in pages 27-28 of my NKJV Bible, page 35 of my NASB Bible, page 60 of my VOICE copy, and pages 58-59 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Of course, like Joseph in verse 17, I NEVER want to take anyone’s freedom away, including my mom’s… even though I know she has blasphemed the Holy Spirit before by saying He was tantamount to willful ignorance. I’m wholeheartedly against that satanic idea, for it is unforgivable, and no Christian can even think that. Indeed, I want to be sure no one else I know does this, but that probably won’t happen, for a friend of mine had become Calvinist some time ago. I had shared some of the Bible notes on here with him on Facebook Messenger, I’ve discussed certain things from them with him, but I can’t trust him. For those who don’t know anything about Calvinism vs. Arminianism, it’s essentially the idea of God not loving everybody vs. God being unable to keep His children safe, for the T.U.L.I.P. acronym is literally the atheism that is total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and perseverance of the saints (refuted in Scriptures such as Genesis 42:28, Matthew 22:14, Romans 14:15 (and many others), Acts 7:51-53, and even Romans 8:35-39, respectively), and the idea that you can lose your salvation comes from a slight error in interpretation from Hebrews 6:4-8. But we shouldn’t take advantage of God, though. I’ll leave you to search up more yourselves, but if you want to ask me about it, let me know in the comments! As for me, I’m convinced it’s the Great Apostasy that has happened for hundreds of years, since the Reformation, even, and is now being perfected, as I said on my previous post.

In the rest of the chapter, Judah speaks up and explains the situation to Joseph (they still don’t know it’s him, Judah and their brothers), and… wait until you read chapter 45 to see the outcome. But if someone attacks your freedom because you were being honest and repentant about everything, stick a fork in it and you’re done. It’s like getting coins as an item in Mario Kart… you’ll know what I’m talking about it you’ve played Super Mario Kart and/or the Mario Kart 8 games. It’s highly unlikely you’ll win the race… and you might not even be able to believe the same thing again. Thank God I was brought out of that horrible situation three years ago last week after having been couch-surfing and going to a homeless shelter a lot for eight months beforehand, but that was because Jonathan brought me to the place I now live. I can’t not be thankful for him! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼👍🏼👌🏼✌🏼🤙🏼🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 My mom even reconsidered her state program plan for me because that would’ve sucked. I don’t think she knows I have a pool… I’ve never been any happier in other living situations, not even in Cole’s! I just hope she doesn’t impose anything on me again, because if she does, I’ll likely suffer forever. Anyone who imposes something on another human being or pet, even if something good, will not be saved, likewise if they disagree with this to even the slightest extent. There cannot be a good or forgivable interpretation about imposing like this from under heaven (as if it were a good thing), just as God cannot be mocked (Galatians 6:6), so they, too, have blasphemed the Holy Spirit by doing this, seeing that they saw from themselves God’s reality… permanently. Yet they claim their hellish crap is God’s reality is the only acceptable one from under Heaven. Weird, huh? It’s the problem of striving against the unjust (Proverbs 28:4). Indeed, there are always more atheists than reported…

Any ideas what to pray for? Write me an e-mail, if you wish, at ron.outland4727@gmail.com if you want to submit any prayer requests to me! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! In the meantime, I pray I’m not some coward like how the U.S. reacted after the Vietnam War happened… but that truthfully is very graphic. Still, I’ll see you in the future with chapter 45! Sorry this took so long, by the way 😅😄😆

Joseph, after the meal is finished (see previous chapter) uses a sleight of hand to get anyone to admit their guilt about selling him to slavery and reporting him to their parents that he was dead (Genesis 37), and it works! That’s really all I can say. Anything else, I can’t mention here right now, because I still think I’m being watched by my enemies so they can find something against me they can deceive my management and other leaders with. But I really should say, if anyone wants to decimate my future again, or do the same with others, I’m like, “Be afraid. Be very afraid. Look at Job 19:28-29.” This passage is found in page 27 of my NKJV Bible, page 35 of my NASB Bible, pages 59-60 of my VOICE copy, and pages 57-58 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I won’t talk about family members today (although I still pray that Bee is safe from the pandemic 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👧🏼💖💖💖 — she deserves all the life she can have!) — but I do believe there are hostile opponents in my work (I don’t think any are in management that are actively trying to eliminate me), and what’s worse, I think at least one of them knows about my faith and perhaps a few others and are trying to destroy my witness. For a cashier has been very unkind to others on purpose (actually, several of them), and actually thinks travel bans are good, but I know them to be satanic and unforgivable. Indeed, when I mentioned something about Bible prophecy being fulfilled in the manner of this coronavirus crisis, the people around me (including the cashier) didn’t believe a word I said! This occurred a few weeks ago, at least, but hopefully I don’t see them again, but I need to talk to a manager in my department about this before it’s too late. I’ve said to him about RFID chips before, and those are literally the devil’s work, for they are technologies that get you to worship the antichrist by means of those imposing them and threatening to terminate you from the job if you refuse. Thank God this isn’t a thing at my work, though! I find it just as weird that someone’s trying to push a bogus vaccine with a piece of metal in it that doesn’t even work. And yes, I’m talking about the pandemic we’re in. It’s likely they won’t kill you right away, either, but would make your soul more bitter than death because you stand firm in Jesus. Something like this should never happen.

Regardless, is there anything you want me to pray about? Despite the fact that Satan is gaining too much ground in this world (indeed, the Great Apostasy has actually been perfected already, and are now going to punish those who want to be carefree), you can leave me an e-mail at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each request, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! Oh, by the way, I wrote about this chapter only to verse 16 to let people determine what they might do to others who’ve had their freedom decimated like how every nation’s government is trying to do, especially the conservative ones! But I’ll see you pretty soon with the rest of this chapter! Ciao!

Before I start, I’d like to offer a big shoutout to Clary Rouge (who has since deleted her content) for liking my last post a few days ago! Thanks for being my first like on any of this! I’m sorry I didn’t get to you sooner 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤷🏼‍♂️🌺🌸🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 but thanks for being here when you were anyway 😊😊😊😊😊💝💘💖 (ok, I’m getting a little hyped, but whatever) and I hope she sees this if she returns… but anyway, Joseph was so happy to see Benjamin that he cried, and I wish that I could see my family again… if I can, I’d probably cry heavily because I would be able to see my niece again 😭😭😭😭😭💗💗💗 as it is, I’m devastated that I haven’t seen her in over two months! I wish the coronavirus would be gone fast! I pray against it as I type this… but in the meantime, I should not drink coffee with creamer very much, or anything dairy, for that matter, because it makes me want to throw up 🥛🧀🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 (hahaha I’m on this emoji kick 😂😂😂😂😂 and I love it) — I know the ending, but I won’t spoil it for you because I know the story but many other people don’t, and I wish to make it interesting for you 😎😎😎😎😎 — this passage is found in pages 26-27 of my NKJV Bible, pages 34-35 of my NASB Bible, pages 58-59 of my VOICE copy, and page 57 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I love how Joseph and his brothers saw each other again, but they still had no clue what he was like. What was Joseph doing to them? Was he keeping an appearance of some kind? If so, that’s not good, for masking something is a terrible idea and can actually count as hypocrisy. But I haven’t seen any hypocrites in Jacob’s family yet. Of course, there’s the problem in Joshua 7 about Achan and his deception in the midst of Israel, provoking God to anger in those days, but this doesn’t occur in Acts 5:1-11 when Ananias and Sapphira try and deceive Him, for Jesus had already died for them and other people. But that married couple had never received Jesus, and the Greek for “died” there is when they breathed their last, and they don’t go to Heaven, but wind up in Hell, where they wait to be rejected one final time in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15) and God forgets they even exist after that (see an example of Jeremiah 23:39, see also Isaiah 65:17). It’ll be non-stop fun with Him in New Jerusalem, with endless fruit fields, waterparks, roller coasters, jungle beds suspended high in the air by very large trees, and more! But before that, we need to preach the Gospel to all creation, as Jesus had commanded in Mark 16:15. (Of course, there’s debate if that’s authentic, since it’s not found in many early manuscripts, but I believe Jesus meant for all creation to be saved by their own free will, as the Bible also teaches.)

I find it funny that I have little to say here, too, so I’ll continue my comments in chapter 44. In the meantime, do you want prayer for anything? Let me know in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each e-mail, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! Meanwhile, I need to avoid dairy products most days, including deciding to drink coffee without creamer, if I want ☕ I also want to drink plenty of water, too, so I don’t get dehydrated. But I’ll see you soon in chapter 44!

Yesterday was April 20th, but I didn’t see anything too disturbing happen… except I saw several discouraging episodes of parental hatred at the store as I was working there during the morning… I still find it pretty weird that the children aren’t in school right now. But I do have something encouraging: one of Jonathan’s childhood friends became Christian about 20 minutes ago! (It’s currently right after midnight as I write this.) But here, Jacob doesn’t wish anything adverse against any of his many children, but I’ve noticed that there are no women going with him that he had fathered (except Dinah, I think; see Genesis 46:15). I’ll write on that when I get there, though. This passage is found in page 26 of my NKJV Bible, page 34 of my NASB Bible, page 58 of my VOICE copy, and page 56 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’m reminded of when I got a high school classmate saved in 2015 when I found out the encouraging good news I heard today (conversions aren’t meant to be private), and that was several years after either of us had finished high school in the late 2000s. But I thank God for both men who are now saved 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 anyway, Jacob goes to Egypt with all his sons, and gives them double the cash they had obtained earlier (verse 12). Indeed, he was still pretty rich during this time, I think. This wealth continued in his bloodline for a very long time, even to the era when Boaz married Ruth (Ruth 4:13).

I wish I had more to say, but I did get a stimulus check last week due to the pandemic we’re experiencing. Even though I wish they had promised more so more people could pay their bills due to being out of work, I’m liking how someone wants to make it so that many of us get $2,000 per month until the economy recovers. Too bad that might not happen, though… I mostly speak of the recovery being impossible to recover, for there are enough people in this world to send the earth reeling faster than you can count to 20. Regardless, it’s great that people are getting some help due to a low income. This is kind of what’s happening here, for the famine was still very severe in all the earth during the time the events in this chapter took place. I’ll write more on this chapter later this week, but I’m clocking in again (fifth day in a row) in less than 12 hours, so I should get more sleep. But I did start two shifts at 7 a.m. in the last two days… at least I wasn’t late so it’d count against me, though. Besides, I’m working on borrowed time because I ran late nearly two weeks ago, and I didn’t even know I had been late that day; I found out, like, THE next day. On the plus side, I am getting 40 hours of work this week, but if I’m called into the office between now and Wednesday night (when I finish the sixth shift in a row) for being late two weeks ago, I’ll begin to feel like maybe I’m not meant for this. I might even forget about ever being full-time, no longer caring about even trying to get debt-free, for it’d be THAT discouraging. I mean, I’m turning 30 in just eight months! But if I don’t get forgiven for this, I won’t be happy. I’m working eight hours each shift this week and I want to not have the one-day suspension occur before Sunday. And it’s still five days away, for it’s not even 12:30 a.m. after sunset less than six hours ago. On another note, though (I just noticed this), I find it weird that Reuben said Jacob could kill his two sons if he didn’t act responsibly with brothers yet again (Genesis 42:37), but here, no one is mentioned as to be slain. Thank God I know the story’s end, but I don’t want to spoil it for you. Besides, I pray that the guy from Russia who found this blog would become Christian.

Any prayer requests? Drop them in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I still have none, so any would be appreciated. I’ll see you in a few days with the rest of chapter 43! Later!

By this time, Jacob had become an old man (see final verse of this chapter), and was facing sorrow after sorrow because he believed Joseph to be dead still. Yet I don’t blame Joseph for not going back to Canaan for his family, even naming a child about forgetting the bad stuff that had happened to him! (See Genesis 41:51.) But in the meantime, his brothers believed he was no longer with them, and Benjamin stayed behind (verse 13), and they didn’t know Joseph had taken charge of Egypt, answering only to the Pharaoh. By the way, did you know that Egypt in Hebrew is “the narrow place” in English? I found out a few days ago that Canada is literally translated “The Village,” too! And Mexico is “Land By The Sea.” Sorry for getting off-topic 😂😂😂 but this chapter is found in pages 25-26 of my NKJV Bible, pages 33-34 of my NASB Bible, pages 56-58 of my VOICE copy, and pages 54-56 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

When Joseph’s brothers (ten of them) come to Egypt, they believe someone thinks them to be spies… it was Joseph, but again, they didn’t know this… I think he had PTSD from what had happened to him over 20 years before. I don’t blame him! I’ve faced the same thing from my own family members before, and now I’m praying hard that my niece wouldn’t get the coronavirus or perish from any other disease! If that happens, I wouldn’t be alive anymore. The sorrow would destroy me, and I would believe there’s nothing left for me to look forward to in this life. But if my niece accepts Jesus, she’ll be in Heaven, yet I still won’t be happy about this, for she would’ve been gone way too soon! I can’t allow this to happen! In all my years of being Christian so far, I’ve never imagined losing a child 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I’d rather die 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 yet I think better than both is if my niece doesn’t even get the virus 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 indeed, I think Switchfoot’s Easter Sunday blog post helps with the fact that while it’s guaranteed that we’re going to do poorly in life at least once, hope is still available. Too bad many people try and mislead others away from it using the Scriptures to do so, and that’s just not right. But I did leave a comment on that post saying I’d use it for this 😂😂😂😂😂 I pray no one else gets sick from this pandemic… the world’s already been decimated because of it; I don’t want to lose my niece along with my stability 😭😭😭😭😭 I can’t stress enough about this…

And people are wondering because of the outbreak, “What is God doing to us?” The funny thing is, Joseph’s brothers were wondering the same thing during their lack of unity (Genesis 42:28 (VOICE)). Here’s a note that the VOICE editor makes here:

The brothers of Joseph are in the dark. What does this mean? Is this some sort of trick? Has someone planted the money there only to later claim it or the grain has been stolen? Are the Egyptians even now bearing down on them? Is this part of the test? Should they go back and tell the gruff Egyptian governor what has happened? And if they do, will he believe them? What happens to Simeon? They have a thousand thoughts, but their most profound thought occurs next.

Someone had put a money in one of the bags that one of Joseph’s brothers was carrying. Turns out, each of them has money in their bags. What will happen next? Let’s find out in chapter 43!

It’s good to store up as much as you can when there’s lots of blessing going on 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 for we never know when the world will be in the grip of a huge pestilence. What’s happening now isn’t a famine or a pestilence, but a plague that has unfortunately decimated the earth, and humanity is reeling like crazy because of it. Well, you already know that the plague is the coronavirus, and as it turns out, it’s not a Chinese name but a Latin name for “king of the viruses.” Yep. You read this right. Jesus did predict this would happen, though (Luke 21:11), as well as other plagues and famines, not to mention many earthquakes (Matthew 24:7). All this is the beginning of birth pangs (Matthew 24:8). But thank God that Joseph had already found a wife and father two boys beforehand 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 I wish I could do the same in this life, but I don’t know if I’ll even survive the next shift I clock into, for violence might happen due to my witness for Jesus, but I know it won’t be my fault if that happens. I can’t take this life for granted, can I? By the way, this passage is found in page 25 of my NKJV Bible, pages 32-33 of my NASB Bible, pages 55-56 of my VOICE copy, and page 54 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I was talking with my best friend since Jesus (that is, Sarah), and I realize I really miss traveling to awesome places near and far, which is obvious to some of you, but for those just joining me, you might be a little surprised to learn that I’ve always wanted to go places. I think it’s our innate desire (this is because of the Holy Spirit’s design) for us to explore the entire earth, and even observe the universe to some extent. I’ve always wished I could get paid for being myself in literally any corner of the world, but I think this blog is pretty cool, yet I won’t try and put this site for sale, for I don’t want to charge anyone the word of Jesus. Indeed, it’s free! Too bad many people are interested in their own pursuits… but I bet if more people heard the word of Jesus about repentance and forgiveness, there wouldn’t be so much hypocrisy and injustice in this world. That’s why I’ve been praying so much for God to make me able to communicate the Gospel to unreached places across the earth. Of course, you can Google translate this post, but I don’t know how to tell you in a language like one in Sumatra or central India. But I pray for the Balinese to have revivals and revelations like crazy! Indeed, the Holy Spirit is strong in Hillsong Bali, where my friend, Alex, goes. (She’s a travel blogger who is pretty lucrative in this. Fun fact: I once had math class with her!)

Anyway, sorry that I went off-topic again… but the coronavirus has killed many businesses, plundered the economies across the world, and is just adding insult to injury about the world running out of resources. This has to be Satan’s most diabolical scheme yet (with sending a bunch of spies to the churches), but I believe the Holy Spirit will win against him eventually. Still, humanity will never be the same. But we need to look into the unseen and discover Jesus, who, while concealing many things (for it is the glory of God to conceal a matter; see Proverbs 25:2), invites everyone to seek Him out. Unfortunately, though, many believe that He is violent, aggressive, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, you name it — in other words, they believe He is a right-wing conservative! That’s simply NOT biblical! We can love the homosexuals so they can receive God’s love and forgiveness, for they have lots of potential. Too bad many churchgoers won’t let us do that, but I thank God I go to a church that doesn’t promote this nonsense. I do pray this doesn’t take over my church, too. But even so, I want to watch Elevation and Hillsong services more often. And here’s something else: if you’re looking for entertainment about statistics concerning those who have died from the coronavirus, you’ve actually crossed the line. That’s what the Holy Spirit told Steven Furtick in his I’m Still Scared video. At least, that’s how I see it… many people tell me it’ll be as though the coronavirus thing never happened, but even with New Jerusalem being established in the future, I can’t say we’re at our wit’s end right now. Indeed, China got a second wind about it, I heard. And people are saying it’s not even happening, but look around you: restaurants and stores literally boarded up across the world, lockdowns, people arresting those who go outside… it’s like in the end of Avengers: Infinity War when Thanos snapped his fingers and half of everything in the universe disappeared. The world reeled in the aftermath for several years! And the Hulk didn’t manage to retrieve the Infinity stones and snap everyone back until five years had passed. (If you know Avengers: Endgame, you’ll know what I’m talking about.) Still, this is a good time for me to spread the witness of Christ as much as I can, as I’ve already said, so that’s why I’m mentioning this to you, for this is similar to the famine that had gripped the entire world after Joseph had fathered Manasseh and Ephraim. But this will go away; I just can’t guarantee blessing will be even remotely abundant in the future.

Any prayer requests? Drop them in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’ll see you in chapter 42, where we cover Jacob and his family traveling to Egypt to get food. Sayonara!