This is huge, and I’m grieved in my spirit because lots of people in the U.S., though they had promised to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are disadvantaged, are now actually saying hatred is a virtue, and the proof is in the reality that there aren’t very many refugees here, maybe like 20,000 or less. I shared on my Instagram stories some time earlier this week that, believe it or not, Iran hosts more refugees than anywhere else on Earth. And they enforce Islam, so it’s kind of ironic they’re doing this, for Jesus had said that if we treat refugees badly, we purposely sin against Him πππππππ and He added that these will go into eternal fire (Matthew 25:46). Indeed, I remember that Peter Furler, former Newsboys frontman (he stepped down about 15 years ago), had mentioned in his 2008 live album, Houston We Are Go, at the end, that there’s a greater separation coming, far greater than the first one that had occurred in Genesis 3. And his character still holds up all these years later. This passage is found in page 70 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, page 90 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), page 147 of my VOICE copy, and page 145 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t really know much about hosting refugees myself, though, and I want that to improve, mainly in hiding a family in a safe neighbourhood if I’m married, but I can’t do it here, for even getting a girlfriend in this country means I have too high of a chance of being in poverty for the rest of my life, at least according to Arizona standards. I thank God the wages are more than double than that of places like Utah, Texas, Louisiana, etc., but it’s not enough, for I can’t save enough money every day, even when learning how to cook better foods. For as soon as I save ANYTHING, I have to use it almost immediately, usually if my tax return from early each year isn’t a part of it. I need to ask about what health insurance my job has, if there still is one π¬π¬π¬π¬ if it’s not returning, and I can’t get affordable dental insurance, either, it’ll depend on luck or chance if I ever get out of debt, just as Ecclesiastes 9:11 says that the race isn’t to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men or women of understanding and intelligence, nor favour to people with a lot of skills, but time and chance happen to them all (author’s translation). The Lord Jesus is alive and His eyes are upon those who fear Him (who revere and worship Him with awe), who wait for Him and hope in His mercies (which are new every morning; see Lamentations 3:22-23) and lovingkindnesses to deliver them from anything deadly and keep them alive in famine (see also Psalm 33:18-19), but it’s because Satan has stolen Jesus’ authority (see 2 Corinthians 4:4) and has infiltrated the Christian church after Scripture was completed in greater levels than previously imagined, especially in weaponizing the truth of God being first in rank and inserting phrases in the Bible such as “He is in control” that too many want nothing to do with Him, just as Romans 2:24 says of Satan’s children that the Name of God is blasphemed everywhere because of them. Thankfully, Jude thought of this, too (see Jude 3-19), and no one was supposed to insert or remove anything in or from God’s Word, respectively (Revelation 22:18-19). Yet the wicked people have weaponized this, too, and they have the upper hand most of the time, just as Proverbs 28:28 says.
So the question is: is safety still possible? If so, great, but even a town like Gilbert where I’m writing this now in a library can have some deeply disturbing moments, like that one guy I heard about who relentlessly beat up a kid from Queen Creek with some help from his friends, and when he died, the guy actually emoted over his dead body! And if that wasn’t bad enough, their families are psychopaths, much like O.J. had been when he had murdered his ex-wife and her friend back in 1994. I actually found out one day that this interrupted the NBA Finals on June 17th that year. I mean, God can still make safety happen, but this might not be possible because over 75 million people chose Trump instead of Jesus, as though He needed a convicted rapist to do His work. Other people like this have taken office, too, but it’s too unsafe to be in the U.S. at this point… which is why I got a book titled Extreme Devotion by Voice Of The Martyrs over a week and a half ago. I just finished day 5 on my way to the library at a bookstore where I sometimes get godly content from. One of the first stories featured the Rachel Scott story from Colorado where two godless men exalted Hitler by terrorizing their high school on April 20th, 1999. I’ve written about this before, but just in case someone brings this up to me, it was partly why I’m now Christian, though I only heard about it in February 2008. Better safe than sorry…
The craziest part is, I’m in Arizona, where racism isn’t too high and there’s sometimes some hilarious content people make on the roads; I wonder how those in closed countries like Vietnam, Laos, Libya, Egypt, North Korea, China, Cuba, etc. are handling this right now. Indeed, yesterday was World Refugee Day, and I wanted to show some support, but all I could do was share some content on my Instagram stories about this (most of them have since disappeared, for they’re only available for 24 hours each). And I’ve been through too many dangerous things already, so if forgiveness is criminalized here, I’d much rather get blown up because I believe Jesus forgives others than locked away in the mental hospital again, or worse, be put in prison where I can be butt-raped because someone’s bored! Indeed, a nation can fall apart at anytime, including the U.S., so that’s why we must practice kindness to others, including the refugees and those seeking safety, especially… I pray God helps me dodge bad laws here, for I can’t afford a place anywhere even in a foreign country where it’s actually safe. Plus, I have a lot of debts, so I don’t expect them to not drag me back if I leave, temporarily or otherwise. Besides, I have a family here, and I want to meet my three nieces’ new half-sister, who was born on June 3rd at 4:15 a.m. Her name is Monika Lee Snyder (their mom had gotten a new boyfriend), and I’ve seen the nickname Mocha, and I think that’s adorable ππππππππππβ€οΈπ§‘πππππ€π€π€ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππβ£οΈβ€οΈβπ₯β€οΈβπ©Ή if her mom allows my brother and I to meet her, I’ll be forever grateful πππππππππππππππππππππππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°
Oh, I should mention that I mentioned to someone on Threads last week I’d write on the Leviticus 19 passage, so I hope they see this. But those who die for their faith in Jesus are too good for this world (Hebrews 11:38), and I want more of God’s goodness both here and thereafter. I hope I can focus on an eternal reward even with the losses I’ve faced in multiple forms, but I don’t know how I can stand with others suffering for their devotions to Jesus if there aren’t enough people willing to stand with me in my opportunity to get a college degree and be financially stable that’s been stolen from me, and who can find joy if someone’s being told to be a masochist (one who takes pleasure in pain)? Maybe I need to read the Extreme Devotion book some more, which may take me years. And my 35th birthday is in just six months from Thursday next week, and I don’t know how much time I have left in this world if they want to clamp down on me for wanting kindness to be practiced ππππππππππ I don’t even know how I’m going to share this note… follow the words of Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, perhaps? That’s my only lead, and if I don’t get encouragement from the right people, I’m toast. The worst part about all this is that many people deny what’s happening, repeating the pattern of Jeremiah 5:12-13. I don’t know what to do here… if God’s faithfulness remains true like it says in 2 Timothy 2:13, that’s great. I want to rely on that. I hope we all can…
The final note I’ll be doing on this chapter will be on verses 35-36. I’m not sure when I’ll do that, but I hope to see you then!