Posted on 03/20/2020 9:41:09 PM PDT by pastorbillrandles
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man , They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. ( Luke 17:26-30)
To my family and friends, As you know, things are getting very strange and no doubt unsettling. Our country has become unrecognizable in the last two weeks, as everything has been shutting down; Sports , Restaurants , and a host of other pleasant diversions have been stripped away from all of us, leaving us isolated in our homes, unable to work or interact or be distracted by the pleasures we have known all of our lives. For the most part many cannot even go to church!
I just want to say, that humanly speaking there are many factors involved, most of which I have no real idea. But Spiritually, God is in this.
I believe God has taken March Madness, the NBA, and a host of other things away from us for the time being, in order to get our attention. We can’t enjoy those things this year, or even go out for a nice meal at a restaurant for the time being. He is even shaking things up, getting people out of their local churches.
It has been so easy to forget God, especially in a modern, fast paced, entertainment society such as ours. Normally at this time many of us will be filling out charts for the NCAA basketball tournament, and watching fast paced college games. I love all of that too, and have no problem with any of it.
But if you have no real connection with God, and if this is the closing chapter of the World, that would become a real problem. this is why He has allowed a microscopic beast to afflict virtually the whole world, and a panicky media and Governments to bring to a grinding halt a good deal of our way of life, work, pleasures and distractions. to get our attention.
Jesus is coming , just as He said He would. But He wants to give you a chance to get right with Him, to repent and to receive the beautiful gift of forgiveness of Sins. As in the opening scripture, we live in a day of foodies, luxury houses, fine dining, sports madness, and a host of other distractions. But you need to make your peace with God, while there is time, everything is coming to a head.
Noah and his family escaped the judgment, because they were able to hear God. it could be that so many are so engrossed in Sports, entertainment, and Bread and circuses, they never even think about God.
It is God who has allowed this, and is calling for your full attention. Have you ever repented of your sins? Have you asked God to save you? Do you believe that Jesus came to die for your sins?
The Bible says that it is in the simplicity of crying out to God, that men are saved…”Whosoever will call upon the name of the LORD will be Saved”. I pray that you will think deeply about what I am saying, and gather the family around a Bible, and red one of the four gospels, and allow God to speak to your heart.
I also want to invite you to join our church ( Believers in grace Fellowship, on Facebook) which live streams on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm for communion, worship, prayer and Bible teaching.
I need to say these things ’cause I love you so
And I’m sorry you get angry when I say that you just don’t know
But there’s a heaven waiting for you and me
I know it seems every time we talk I’m only trying to just make you see
And it’s only that I care I really only want just to see you there
Please try and overlook my human side
I know I’m such a bad example, and you know I’m so full of pride
But Jesus isn’t like that, now; he’s perfect all the way
I guess that’s why we need him, ’cause by ourselves there’s just no way
And it’s only that I care
I really, really only just want to see you there ( Keith Green, Song To My Parents)
Thank you for posting this. Isaiah 55:6-7.
Blessed is God who is around us at all times, who makes his presence known by all of us that are aware.
Somewhat yesterday, but even more today, I have watched groups of deranged “homeless” come out in droves in downtown. Yelling, screaming, swearing, being belligerent to everyone, smashing things, taking their clothes off. There was even a video on the reddit coronavirus site (quickly taken off) of 2 of them having sex right in front of my office building. There are now security guards posted in front of entrances to keep them from getting inside the buildings. The police, however, are nowhere to be seen.
I had always had strong suspicions that what we call mental illness for the “homeless” was actually demon-possession, but today in particular pretty much proved that to me.
I think they are feeding off of everyone’s fear.
Bkbmk
‘I believe God has taken March Madness, the NBA, and a host of other things away from us for the time being, in order to get our attention’
and yet God continues to allow abortion, which carries on apace...how do you square that circle...?
I am going to answer the title question with the obvious, but always rejected answer of, “To many people are stupid.”
Go ahead, prove me wrong.
Dunning-Kruger on full display.
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740
JoMa
Stripping is usually a sign of the demonic. Look at some of the Democrats protests, or libs in Europe, what do you read about? Also the late Bishop Fulton J Sean would visit assialems with the Eucharist hidden/covered and as he passed by some of the mentally disturbed would start stripping as he went by.
Some things abortion are being disrupted by this, why do you see some cities or states trying to keep that business as usual for access despite what is going on and risk the spreading? Donald Trump hasn’t exactly been friendly to the moloch worshipping crowed. They tried to impeach him, look at Chuck Schumer on the floor of Congress during impeachment telling someone who seamed rather small given how he was looking down, pointing his finger at the yet a visibly EMPTY chair and moving it and his arm to the right as if someone was actually sitting there. Then a few weeks later he was threatening several supreme court justice at a rally since another abortion case is being taken up by that court. The devil requires human sacrifice to gain increasing control over people and to keep them under him so it’s not a surprise that he would find a useful tool to help him out especially since the stakes are so high. The guy may be a certified loon but he seems to have his own demon, quite literally.
Witnessing the total depravity of man is another means by which God gets people’s attention. Consciousness of sin is the pathway His Spirit uses to lead one to salvation. When I see what the world is capable of, I shake my head. When I realize what I’m capable of, I fall to my knees.
“*too* many people are stupid” would be more convincing using proper grammar...
I always seem to get the use of ‘to’ and ‘too’ wrong! Thanks for the correctly.
JoMa
Oh, I do’ed it again. I meant “correction”! ;-)
JoMa
b. Abortion, an abomination, is an example of a choice a human being can make that is evil, which is utterly different from a choice to shake a neighbor's hand, which in general is innocent or even good but which now might transmit a harmful virus.
Shutting everything down is just going to prolong the the life of the virus. The sooner people catch it and recover, the sooner we can get back to normalcy......
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