Author: Ron Outland

I’ll save this document to my files, don’t worry 😊😊😊 but I can’t help but write on this, for Jesus wants me to remember that whatever we start our lives with, even if we’re bold enough in our convictions after we become Christian (I’m not speaking on the jerks who love to mock others because they think they’re missing out on a blessing), opposition can be so strong that no one can really do anything. This isn’t the first time I’ve felt this vibe around me — I think I’d actually damage the Kingdom of Christ that way, and I don’t want that. But this passage is found in page 15 of my NKJV Bible, page 19 of my NASB Bible, and pages 33-34 of my VOICE and Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copies.

Anyway, Rebekah goes behind Isaac’s back and gets Jacob to deceive him by pretending to be his twin, Esau. (They’re fraternal, so that’s why Esau is hairy and Jacob strangely smooth skin — women’s skin is usually smoother than mine 😅 but I don’t mind.) I won’t comment anything beyond this now, but no Christian lies to others, as I’m sure a number of people already know. For lying takes a lot of heart to do, doesn’t it? It’s actually quite evil, so I don’t plan on it, even if I have to keep others from certain death. For if I lied to others, I’d actually be found out about that and maybe even be punished in Hell for it. It’s not worth it to deceive… but I know Jacob later becomes a believer of Jesus after wrestling with Him (Genesis 32:24-32), as Abraham and Isaac had done years before. I’m just going to warn you now, stay away from the commenters on this post who I imagine would tell you that deception is not only unlegit, but would actually make God renounce His love for them. There are many people like this, unfortunately… and I actually spent half an hour away from the laptop I’m typing on, for Jonathan wanted to do something but soon changed his mind, and we might go to sleep soon. But that’s ok, I have some videos to watch 🎥📷📹

Before I go to sleep tonight, though, I’ll mention that I’m thinking of going to sleep a little sooner each night, getting up at around 8:00 a.m. for many mornings in the future (unless I take a job in which I don’t need to be up that early, but even then, I don’t want to miss out on Bee) — I actually couldn’t make it to my brother’s place today to visit him and his family, including Bee, my niece (his daughter, of course 😁👧🏼), so I hope to get up earlier much of the time, for I’m pretty sure the convictions of the morning people and the others who are hopefully less mean-spirited towards others might come to blows and there might actually be senseless violence, like the Hong Kong protests I’ve heard about. Indeed, if I don’t practice getting up earlier, more people will reject Christ, probably, and while I thank God that Bee can learn the Lord’s love for her, I can’t say she’s without any adversaries, for my mom and other people, I’m pretty sure, are trying to keep her from experiencing the freedom she deserves to have in Christ, especially since this culture will probably never change. It’s 2019, dangit, we should have a lot more freedoms of concept by now! It’s just not right. I don’t go on Instagram as much, either, likewise with any other social media network, for I got blocked for a month recently, and I’m not risking anything like this again, so I’m only going on it on Saturdays until further notice (unless I’m a verified content creator, but I don’t want to give up my job right now) — I do enjoy making people laugh, though. I’ve never really wanted to become a comedian, but maybe I can be an Instagram entertainer on the side 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😄😆 I still want to be within reason, just not to be a jerk about it. Sorry, guys…

Have 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 don’t think sticky notes are big enough 📧🗒 (there’s no post-it notes emoji 😩 at least, not for this laptop, but even though an iPhone might have that, I don’t want to get one), but I have a lot of paper from my last round of writing Bible notes; I did most of that one by hand. I’ll see you later this week!

I thank God that Isaac became a believer of Jesus as Abraham had done over 100 years before (Genesis 15:6)! Isaac was almost a hundred himself, for Esau and Jacob were turning 40 around that time (see verse 34, also Genesis 21:5, 25:26). Indeed, he was following his dad in his footsteps in this, but Jacob hadn’t accepted Jesus yet (this happens several chapters later, for Esau… read the next chapter to see what he did). This passage is found in page 15 of my NKJV Bible, page 19 of my NASB Bible, page 33 of my VOICE copy, and pages 32-33 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I actually waited to post this because I don’t have the money to pay the fee to run this site (it’s about a fourth on my paycheck) but thankfully, I get paid the next day after it’s due, and they take it out of my account, so if I have any problems, I can just consult the online help center for this. But I’ve already backed up my data on a Word document (I plan on doing this each time I post until the fee is paid this week), so I’m not worried about losing anything, but I want to keep my emojis. Still, I might be able to change the text print on the document… but anyway, I think Isaac wanted to follow God after He appeared to him (this happened around 1900 B.C., maybe fifty years after that; wasn’t Abraham born in 2066 B.C.?) — we can’t save ourselves or rely on someone else’s passion, though. Only Jesus can fix our hearts to follow Him. It’s funny how my favourite moment from Isaac’s life has the least to say about it. But I’ll get into chapter 27 either tonight or tomorrow, or even later this week, but I can’t guarantee I’ll finish that one by Saturday. I ran late twice last week to work, and I don’t want this to happen a fourth time (for this had happened two weeks ago as well), and I don’t think I can find forgiveness as easily as one might hope, though one of my tardies was because I did some yardwork six days ago and I was exhausted. Well, now I’d only do that on a day off. Not worth it any other day, I think.

Any conversion stories from you or someone you know? Leave them in the comments or message me on my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! You can also message me one on Facebook or Instagram private messaging! I’m not going to any social media site except on Saturdays until further notice, though; you’ll see why in another post on another day. But I have tomorrow off, too, so I’m pretty happy about that 😊😊😊😇😇😇😇😇😌😌😌 I do need to look for more work other than my Fry’s job, though. But I don’t mind doing almost anything 😎😎😎😎😎 and on that note, I’ll see you later!

In this part of the chapter (found in pages 14-15 of the NKJV Bible I’m using, pages 18-19 of the NASB Bible I’m using, pages 32-33 of my VOICE copy, and page 32 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy), we notice that Isaac sees Abimelech as Abraham had done (chapter 20). This time, Isaac actually does deceive him, but soon he calls his bluff. But we don’t need to sin, yet I noticed on the note between verses 11 and 12 of my VOICE copy that anyone who deceived a ruler was to be put to death in those times, or they would’ve severely punished the culprit(s), but I think because God was with Isaac anyway, Abimelech decided to bless him. But soon the Philistines get jealous (for Abimelech was a Philistine king in those days) of Isaac’s wealth, and even Abimelech himself kicks him out due to that. I’m just going to warn you now, people you trust now can turn on you due to God’s blessing, even if they claim to be godly. By the way, the land of the Philistines (whose ancestor is first mentioned in Genesis 10:14 (VOICE)) was a land now known as the Gaza Strip, and I must be honest, I wish they weren’t fighting with Israel. Instead, I pray for the people there to become Christian, for Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that the gospel will be preached in every nation before the end of the age we’re in, right? (We’re in the period between Christ’s death/resurrection/ascension and the Rapture, signaling the beginning of a seven-year tribulation to judge the earth. That’s what I mean by “the age we’re in.”) Of course, I pray for people in Israel to be saved, too, for love is stronger than the hate that’s been promoted between those peoples for thousands of years. You’ll see them fairly often several books from now.

When I was reading verse 2, I noticed that the not-going-to-Egypt thing started there, and you’ll see it across most of the Old Testament. It’s an example that we shouldn’t rely on governmental stuff too much, if at all (though if they honor the Lord in anything, I don’t mind if they give us something of genuine consequence). Indeed, I fought about this stuff with my family before, and my friends notice I get triggered by this, for we know these governments have no interest in doing anything. Even three years after the minimum wage increases three times (once each New Year’s Day), politicians are fighting back. I ran into a customer who told me some things I needed to hear about the political climate of the U.S., and thank God that though none of the parties are all that good, I can at least believe that three have some potential, but one does not, though it is pretty divided because of our current president. But I’m not here to talk politics, I instead want to preach the Gospel here. It’s a waste of time if we’re not fellowshipping with Jesus. But I don’t often say anything regarding these at work because I know divisive people are always among us, and I’m afraid to find that actual violence will occur because of them. I’m also afraid to lose another friend to division and reprobation. Pray that division doesn’t occur in not only my community, but yours, too.

Isaac also had to redig the wells Abraham had planted when some Philistines, out of spite, filled them with dirt. Imagine how frustrating that was for him! Then, some herders of a place named Gerar caused contention and war as Abraham’s and Lot’s servants had done years before (Genesis 13:7). At least when he dug a third fresh well, nothing bad happened. When he began believing in God, I don’t know, but one thing I can pick up from this is that if a family member is righteous and thus displays good fruit (as opposed to the nations that have published almost nothing but unkindness in every generation, especially those who claim righteousness but degrade the leaders of tomorrow, the generations after them), it’s likely their offspring or even their sibling(s)’ offspring will follow Jesus as they do. I’m hoping Bee follows Jesus because of me, and I honestly pray there’s no hassle for her in doing that. But my mom can put enough obstacles in front of her so that division might last forever. Yet if my brother and I are unanimous in how we feel about our ancestors, and so are his family members, too (not to mention enough of our friends percentage wise) — it’s obvious those ancestors’ excuses will come to an end pretty soon. I pray that I don’t get hunted down and murdered trying to make Bee’s life easier by cutting off contact with toxic people from among us. She doesn’t deserve to lose me or anyone else! And the scary thing is, my mom knows division is a terrible idea, but keeps attacking the truth in everything! My brother might follow suit soon, and so could Bee’s mom, if nothing good happens. Even my niece’s Filipino ancestors might want to lead her astray (though my brother and I have no intention of doing that, yet I might be the only one to preach the Gospel to her with any chance of her receiving it) — I pray no more family drama, because if that happens, and another seed of a shameful legacy starts, I might die of too much sorrow. Also, did you notice that Jacob and Esau were conspicuously absent from this chapter (until the end)? You can read this chapter for yourself if you don’t know yet, that’s ok.

If you have any prayer requests, let me know! Write me some e-mails at ron.outland4727@gmail.com if you want me to pray for you about something (or ask me in person, but chances are everyone who reads this might only be in my community right now). I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! It won’t be long before I write on the other part of this chapter, so I’ll see you later! Also, sorry I haven’t used any emojis lately 😂😂😂😂😂

I wish the brothers hadn’t been such at odds with each other here. It’s not right that they were not only different to one another in personality (though that’s not always a bad thing); they actually hated each other, which is stupid. Unfortunately, many families can be divided from within, and these days, it doesn’t seem to be any better than it was in the mid-90s when politicians said they can drive the fathers away to get some cash… and what happened is that it worked between my parents. I’m convinced they made a nation full of enemies of Christ during that time, and even from the 70s when the hypocrites were rising to power in the U.S., and even today, they don’t seem content to be co-existing with others; they want absolute dominance with no one else around. They would do anything to rid the world of anyone who sought after Christ even if those seekers of Jesus did nice things for them. I think there are many stories like this in this world, the one about the fraternal twins and the shameful stew. Indeed, this passage is found in page 14 of my NKJV Bible, page 16 of my NASB Bible, pages 31-32 of my VOICE copy, and page 31 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I believe this is why we have so many hypocrites in this world today, for it says in the Message version of Hebrews 12:16-17: “Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.” I’ll explain the outcome of this a little more over time, but for now, let me just say that Jacob was acting like Satan here, seeing a weakness and take advantage of it. This isn’t something a Christian does, either, the wounding anyone where it hurts thing. Still, I don’t think Esau wanted to repent and follow Jesus once that happened. But did Jacob mean to turn him away from Jesus? Probably not… but anyway, I guess what I can say here is that we shouldn’t give in to temptation, but unfortunately, they can be strong. But they’re never too much for any Jesus-follower to handle (1 Corinthians 10:13). I know I found out I have a little money in my bank account, and thank God I can manage because of it as a result. I can do surveys online and get paid for it. It’s very useful, and it makes me want to go back online this weekend before the Harvest Party (as Two Rivers Awaken calls it) on Saturday. A bit off-topic: I wish more churches were like Two Rivers, particularly the Awaken ministry (for 18-30s aged people).

Anyway, I should definitely get some food at the store in the next 48 hours before I get paid, but it shouldn’t be anything fancy… oh, well, I can probably get some potato salad for $1.99. Also, I realize my words about Jacob acting like Satan are pretty shocking, so I don’t want to share this with a lot of people right now, for fear is easy to find, and, as I mentioned in the previous post, truth is hard to find. I get the feeling that the Church without hypocrisy is dying, actually, for, as you probably know it, the double-faced thing is just too high in the U.S., churchgoers and unbelievers alike. Those among them who practice truth are hunted down and robbed like a common gopher of his food. I wish I could preach the gospel to enough people so that the tide turns for the whole human race! But if people don’t listen to Jesus, they won’t listen to me, either. But not everyone can understand at this point, so for those who haven’t hardened themselves (Hebrews 3:12), that might be ground zero for the reprobate freaks to seize them. I pray they might be able to find the voice of Jesus and not get silenced by those who know the truth of God but don’t believe it. I know I don’t want to do that…

Any prayer requests that you have to write down? Do that in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down myself (if they’re good) and tape them to my bedroom walls! Bear with me, though, for I’m only halfway through the first book of the Bible, and I have many instances where I can lose my train of thought. Plus, it’s been nearly eleven months since I started this website, so I pray for a good turnout for the next year or so. Ciao!

It’s before 2 a.m. as I write this, but I slept for four or five hours before I got up after midnight or so; I don’t remember too well… but anyway, Isaac is mentioned here fairly often. He repeats some of Abraham’s sins aforementioned in chapter 20, but that’s in chapter 26, and as a lot of churchgoers know, Isaac believed in God, too, just as his father, Abraham, had done (Genesis 15:6). I don’t think it was before Isaac’s deception in chapter 26, though (for lying lips conceal hatred, see Proverbs 10:18, and since hate is murder and those who do it are not believers, see 1 John 3:15). Still, it’s cool how Isaac’s story played out here. I should also let you know that this story sort of overlaps with Jacob’s story later in this book (he is the character followed in half the chapters of this book). This story is found in pages 14-16 of my NKJV Bible, pages 18-21 of my NASB Bible, pages 31-36 of my VOICE copy, and pages 31-35 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

This story also sets in motion for Jacob’s own episodes of deception. I’m just going to warn you right now, there’s a note in the VOICE version of this passage that triggers me, for if you’re told to change for God, chances are you won’t love Him, for truth is hard to find, and it’s stupid to believe you need to change in order for God to love you. He loves you as is, doesn’t He? That’s what I believe. If you had to earn God’s love, none of us would be loved by Him, for all of us sin each day (Romans 3:23). I don’t like how many people who have claimed Jesus as Lord and Saviour have been nothing but detrimental with others from the beginning, seeing that it’s not some hunker-down-from-the-rest-of-the-world thing. That’s impossible (1 Corinthians 5:10). But you should avoid anyone who claims Jesus as God but is instead hateful, lusty, fraudulent, greedy, lovers of money, or anything else un-Christian (1 Corinthians 5:11), and unfortunately, that’s easier said than done, as not only do we sometimes fly into the crossfire where we can be worse than how David was acting with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) — although, there’s no possibility of any child of God being un-Christian again, and if there’s any such thought coming through his/her mind, it’s of an evil spirit.

I should also let you know that my fee for my second year of doing these Bible notes online is coming soon, so I’m going to pay that once the 30th rolls around, and fortunately, I’ll have the money for that once my paycheck comes up in two days, but I need to earn more, for I’m out again, so I’m doing yard work in the front yard until there’s no weeds left (except the super-thick ones), so bear with me, for that’s why I haven’t written anything in nearly two weeks. I also don’t want to post any drama online, for my mom literally demonized someone around 20 years old online, and the woman she hatefully condemned didn’t deserve that. I know I don’t, either. I talked with my brother about that, and when I mentioned that we should possibly never speak with our mom again, he actually mentioned it wasn’t an awful idea, albeit a bit extreme, but trust me, we’re a lot better off without her demonic influence. I’ll explain over the second half of this book and go from there. It’s kinda why I don’t enjoy the many episodes of family fighting I see among the customers each time I go to my Fry’s store to work there. And if any enemies see this, I’ll just call my brother and… hopefully, if necessary, we’ll use law enforcement to keep my niece and the rest of us safe from our mom. I’ll let you draw your own conclusion about this for now, but I know all this is real, and I think I should let my manager know if she tries to undo anything here in Gilbert. And if you don’t think this is real, let it be known I speaking this by the Lord of Heaven’s armies. And there is only one Lord, as I’m sure you know (1 Corinthians 8:6).

Any prayer requests you want to submit to me? Do that in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one and post them on my bedroom walls after having written them down! I’ll see you in the next post as I write about Jacob and Esau and the stew… this is going to get interesting.

Hey, guys! I’m a little late tonight (sorry) but that’s ok, I at least have this before sunrise tomorrow morning. This passage is found in page 14 of my NKJV Bible, page 18 of my NASB Bible, and page 31 of my VOICE and Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copies.

In my post about Genesis 17, I explained the grandchildren of Abraham through Ishmael and what most of them have believed after they began to live there. I had also written about this in brief in 2012 when I was doing Bible notes for the first time ever, but that was actually on the Bible I was using at the time, writing the information down on sticky notes. Oh, something I forgot to mention in the previous post: Midian somehow becomes an enemy of Israel for a long time because of their jealousy when God later replaces the Canaanites with Israel’s people — spoiler alert: Jacob is Israel (see Genesis 32:28) — Jesus is the Man Who wrestled with him, after Isaac had died — he doesn’t appear anywhere after Genesis 28:9. Weird, huh? But anyway, continuing from where I left off in that post about how dangerous radical Islam is (remember, many people hate the crap in the Middle East they’re being fed with, and in the Indonesia-Malaysia area) but thank God that Jacob and Esau were probably present in Abraham’s final days (they were only 15 when he died, just as my brother and I were 15 and 21 when our dad passed away, for Isaac was 60 when they were born, seeing that Abraham had turned 100 as Sarah was pregnant with him) — but everyone eventually becomes at odds with each other, but to give you a happy ending to Genesis (we’re about halfway there by now), Joseph forgave his brothers of their reprehensible deed of selling him into slavery and tricking their parents into believing he was dead. So the tribes didn’t fight for a long time. And tribes in those days were always clawing for territory and making enough wars with one another so that people would think, “God must really regret fashioning them.” But as arrogant as the U.K. was 800-some years ago, they brought a lot of intellectual things into many parts of the world. Hopefully, colonization is a thing of the past by now, for I pray to God that ethnic cleansing is gone for good. Isaac’s not-so-hairy son, Jacob, though (he had the 13 children, that is, his 12 sons who would later lead Israel in tribal status and his daughter, Dinah), he didn’t want to fight anyone, did he? But I don’t think they got favoritism from Abraham, for this is not found anywhere in this book when he lived. Don’t you remember that Genesis 15:6 is quoted several times in the New Testament because Abraham is the founding father of the Christian faith? Also, sorry for the really long run-on sentence structure in the beginning of this paragraph 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣😄😅😆 I should also learn more from Abraham in this life, too, including how he had brought his promise to maturity by giving Isaac to God without hurting him. But my next post will be about Isaac…

Any prayer requests? You can leave one in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I didn’t tell anyone but a job coach that was present with me during my shift at Fry’s today (though I’m sure others heard, yet I don’t care if they listened or not; they didn’t need to) of the reality of delaying my student loan payments again 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 but Abraham’s life is a large bedrock for what Christ Jesus believes, for Abraham was faithful to God as He was to him. Indeed, Jesus is even greater than Abraham, for He was the Uncreated One, and still is. I’ll see you in the next part of Genesis!

Despite being born long after the Flood (Genesis 6-8), Abraham was able to live a long time Diseases probably crept on all mankind more and more as time went on after this, but at least with any good healthcare around (I don’t count drugs as good medication, so the MJ and opioids will have to sit out on that), we can live long again. But anyway, we see that Abraham had several other children through his second wife, Keturah (remember, he had married Sarah and she died at 127; see Genesis 23:1), but he was buried next to Sarah by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Genesis 25:9-10). I’m grateful he lived a full life throughout the whole thing, especially after he began believing in Jesus (Genesis 15:6). I think I can die a happy man myself, seeing that I pushed back my student loan payments again today 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌 what a relief, huh? And a huge one at that! It’ll be even better when I can actually afford them! This passage is found in page 14 of my NKJV Bible, pages 17-18 of my NASB Bible, page 31 of my VOICE copy, and pages 30-31 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy. And Abraham was born around 2066 B.C., so he died at around 1891 B.C., if you looking for historical accuracy — this is to the best of my knowledge.

I want to live a full life like Abraham did, always being on fire for Jesus without getting political about anything. For who can consider themselves Christian if they make political statements? But I’m grateful that I have my student loan payments delayed some more, three more months, so in early February, I’ll need to pay them back. But I’ll be looking for jobs in the meantime; hopefully I can get hired in the UPS company so I can drive anywhere around Arizona delivering good stuff without a CDL, because, let’s face it, it takes a while, and I won’t be able to get a license or even a permit with the appropriate accommodations in time. But at least I can give my niece a Christmas present this year, too. And today, I’m going to start saving up, beginning with a quarter (for I have almost nothing right now and I get paid tomorrow, making it at least five dollars after that). I want to be faithful with a lot like Abraham was throughout his life, especially to God Himself! This is one of the few posts I’ve made when I can say that anything good can still happen, so I really want to savor this.

Any prayer requests you want to write to me about? Leave them in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one (I still have none), write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! Also (I forgot to mention this), this marks the end of Abraham’s story, so I’ll be back tonight with another post about the three or so chapters that cover Isaac’s life. For now, though, I’ll take comfort in the fact that God is faithful to me through the loan company I’m working with. The only thing that could made it better is if I can get to some warm water to swim in, cancelling my shift at work! But I obviously won’t do that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the pool’s not heated, but I don’t mind going to my Fry’s store despite the stress I can face. I don’t want to be around incorrigible people, though. Ciao!

When the chapter begins, we see that Eliezer of Damascus (mentioned in verse 2 of the Amplified Bible version(s)) is involved again, this time to find Abraham’s son, Isaac, a wife. Her name is Rebekah, if you remember the end of Genesis 22 after Isaac was almost sacrificed (thank God that Abraham didn’t plan on killing him!) — she later gave birth to two of Abraham’s grandchildren, Esau and Jacob, and her in-laws had some children of their own, and so did Ishmael, in fact! But more of that later, for this long chapter is found in pages 12-14 of my NKJV Bible, pages 16-17 of my NASB Bible, pages 28-31 of my VOICE copy, and pages 27-30 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Funny enough, I have little to say concerning this chapter, only that footnote z of the Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) version says this is highly illustrative of God sending Jesus to ransom His Bride, but He died for everyone, as the Scriptures proclaim without room for misinterpretation. Doesn’t it say in Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 in the Greek for both chapters that reprobate people have been bought back, too? 2 Peter 2:1 says the same thing. I really don’t think I need to say this again, for anyone who knows me would know me as the guy who hates unloving “truths” that the Bible has been twisted and dangerously warped into. Remember what it says in Matthew 5:13 about Jesus saying that useless salt is trampled underfoot because it’s beyond recovery? So many have been salty about the truth because it sets people free (John 8:32). I don’t think their “truth” is even remotely liberating, and if Gandhi, a Hindu who died without Jesus could see by the Holy Spirit that the Church had become extremely heretical about things like this by his time, how much more should we believe that the Church is being separated into oblivion? Let me introduce you to a term I heard in college: The Great Disconnect. It’s when hypocrisy divides people in Christian communities, and before long, both parties are unyielding. When that happens, the godly have no choice but to leave it behind, and never come back. It’s why I was so frustrated with churches across the country and in much of the world when I was reading more of my Bible each day. It’s why I came to hate the church I grew up in. A part of Satan’s purpose lives inside them. What shall we do, you might ask? Well, get connected with your friends and have your hearts knit together in the love of Christ (Colossians 2:2), for by doing this you’ll win plenty of people over to Him, if they don’t get deceived by the hypocrisy in the bad ones, first. Thank God it’s still kind of low in my generation and in our children’s age groups, but I’m starting to be afraid because there’s not many 90s kids in college left…

Rebekah was a perfect fit for Isaac because the Holy Spirit had told the servant to bring her to Canaan. But it seems like people decide hypocritical things for others all the time, even when they use accounts like this! Remember the words of 2 Corinthians 11:14-15. Anyone proclaiming Jesus as God could be a hypocrite, even with a large amount of today’s young adults in the Church, authentic as so many are. This culture needs to hear us, but most of the people in our region don’t deserve them. And I’m in the U.S., so that’s really saying something, for both the east and west coasts are the shores of Babylon. I don’t know about Alaska and Hawaii, or the territories the U.S. has, but I pray for people to get saved in those areas, too. I know I say things like this a lot, but I don’t think I can ever stop being frustrated with my own people, for if I have no homeland and the nations take vengeance on the good and bad people alike, will Jesus ever be glorified again? I can’t give a positive answer for this, unfortunately… I legitimately don’t know what’s going to happen to the global Church because of them. I don’t know if there will even be a godly movement in the future. I guess that’s why the Rapture is necessary, before the 7-year Tribulation described in Revelation starts. For it seems like Christianity as we understand it might come to an end soon. Please pray that the hypocrisy is gone forever, for I don’t know what to say on Isaac marrying Rebekah to find comfort for his mom’s death, either.

I’ll schedule this for 7 p.m. tonight, maybe 7:30 (you’ll see it when you see it), yet because I’m paralyzed with fear about if the Church deserves to have a future, I can only ask that you pray concerning the fact if Jesus can even be trusted, for He deserves our worship, having never done anything wrong or told any lies, always being kind to others, as the Gospels illustrate. And we’ve had some decisive works of the Spirit before, but if He’s put to death all over again, we can’t live. But Jesus cannot die again (Romans 6:9), so hopefully retribution doesn’t have the final word.

Hey, friends, I’m Ron here with another intermittent post! I’m not doing Genesis 24 yet; this might take a while because it’s the longest chapter of the Bible so far. Granted, most chapters in Luke’s Gospel average in such a length of over 60 verses each, but I believe love can happen anyway 😊😊😊 I pray I behave better, too, actually, for there are times in which I feel great about stuff but soon believe I can get through anything and then get scared to even leave the house. I think I swing in between those two extremes often, and I wish I didn’t do this. I don’t have any confidence I can get through my first student loan bill or even the next $90 payment to the debt collection company needing my tuition money from spring 2014 without any help. I’m grateful for the extra time I could put in to my job at Fry’s last week, but I want more 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I don’t think I can save money very good without craving EVERYTHING, either. You can treat these as some of my late-night confessions, although some I have in mind I should save for church/Awaken leadership, for there are some things I really don’t want to put online no matter what platform I use. I’m terrified to find how my friends and family might react if I mentioned anything, though I haven’t done anything sexual or reprehensible, except that my brother and I fought a lot when we were younger (I won’t put the details on here; I might have to save my strangest confessions for Acts 8 in the part about Simon trying to buy Peter’s ministry, for who hasn’t done weird things when they’re first born again?), but we didn’t kill each other; we were children, and I should’ve known better even as I was going into college. I wish I could’ve done better growing up, and I wish I could’ve found Jesus soon enough to save me from the danger I now experience by having too many debts to pay back with such a low income. I feel I’ve failed as a human being sometimes, actually… I don’t even think my family name has any honor left, though if my niece isn’t harshly persecuted for any reason like I was, even if she becomes Christian in the future, it might not be defamed into oblivion. But I don’t know… I pray she becomes Christian tonight.

Any prayers you want to submit to me? (They can be confessions, too; I won’t judge.) Leave them in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read them, write them down (if they’re good) and tape them to my bedroom walls! I’ll remember that we all make mistakes, too. I’ll see you in the next one when we go into chapter 24!

I’ll refer you to the note on the VOICE version of this chapter; just go here on the biblegateway.com website. All I have to say is that we shouldn’t just take everything, right? I gladly accept savings at any grocery store, but I don’t think we need to be cheapskates 🤣🤣🤣 and by the way, this chapter is found in page 12 of my NKJV Bible, pages 15-16 of my NASB Bible, pages 27-28 of my VOICE copy, and pages 26-27 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Let me expand on the whole “no taking anything without others’ consent” sort of concept: I think it’s simply not going after handouts, and sometimes, we can forget that. For Jude 12 says, as The Message version of the Bible puts it, “These people are warts on your love feasts as you worship and eat together. They’re giving you a black eye — carousing shamelessly, grabbing anything that isn’t nailed down” (emphasis mine). (I honestly thought it said “grabbing the biggest piece of the pie, but that reminds me, as I’m typing this down, on how plenty of people treated the Lord’s Supper in the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 11:17-22) — the division was terrible.) I’ve gotta be honest, it’s a pretty weird wordage on that verse in the New Testament, but those people described there do cause nothing but problems, for they have all rejected Christ. It’s especially troubling when someone says that because they brought you into this world, they can take you out. That’s utter rubbish! I’m sure you can agree. Jesus is against those beliefs. You don’t deserve that!

Any prayer requests? I know I just wrote down a note a few minutes ago, but write to me on my email (ron.outland4727@gmail.com) and I’ll get back to you! When I read those prayers, I’ll write them down and tape them to my bedroom walls (if they’re any good), even if the prayer seemingly makes no sense; that’d be hilarious! I’ll get to bed soon, but I might have one or two more notes here on my heart; I’ll read Genesis 24 in the VOICE, first. See ya!