Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;

     This verse is a poignant criticism of ancient Israel by God's prophet, Hosea.  Yet the similarities between God's indictment against His people then, and what He would say to us today, are like looking in a mirror.  

     Israel had divided into the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and the Southern kingdom (Judah) and both had been enjoying a period of general prosperity when God instructed Hosea to begin prophesying.  Their borders had increased, and their armed forces had defeated their enemies.  But then signs of trouble began appearing on the horizon.  The northern kingdom turned from God and embraced idolatry; political turmoil ensued and they suffered several decades of declining power.  

     The mighty Assyrian Empire began flexing its muscles and looking westward.  They were able to take the northern kingdom of Israel into captivity and they never regained their power.  Meanwhile, the southern kingdom of Judah was also spiritually declining and was torn by political dissension.  History records that King Ahaz rejected the prophet Isaiah's offer of Divine protection and instead embarked on a pro-Assyrian policy of appeasement that facilitated the takeover of Judah and drained the nation's economic wealth.  Sound familiar?

     God is a jealous God, and just like these ancient kingdoms, He established this country as His nation and took delight in us when we adhered to His commandments and were loyal to Him.  But we turned away, just as they did, and began worshipping other idols.  Wealth, power, and self-interest became our little "g" gods, and we no longer desired our covenantal commitment to the Lord of our fathers.  

     And what's worse, those whom God had ordained to instruct us in His Holy Word -- our preachers and pastors -- began minimizing the strength and effectiveness of His commandments.  They began to  "bend the rules", so to speak.  They no longer emphasized the precise and accurate interpretation of God's religious and social standards as proclaimed in His covenant.  They taught and preached a more "tolerant" understanding, so as to pacify their critics and get along better with the increasingly rebellious population.  

     The end result is that God's people don't know Him or how big He is, because they haven't been properly instructed by the very men whom God entrusted them to.  And now we are reaping the consequences of this "lack of knowledge".  When God establishes a binding relationship, as He did at the founding of this nation, He demands and expects absolute loyalty.  That is His Holy character!  And we failed Him.

     During the 8th century B.C., God announced through Hosea, that He would use severe judgment to free His people from their spiritual stupor and get their attention.  Another of God's character traits is His Immutability; He never changes.  And we see today that He is using His judgment to wake us out of our own spiritual daze.  I don't know about you, but He has certainly got my attention!  

    He will entertain and tolerate no rivals for our affections.  We must turn from the path down which our own carnal desires and the improper teaching in our churches have led us.  While this judgment on our land may seem harsh and some of us don't personally deserve it, we know that God will allow nothing to ruin the relationship He has with those who love Him.  It is His desire that we will come to our senses; return to worshipping, glorifying and loving Him, so that we may avoid the "destruction" that this verse warns us about.  It is incumbent on each of us to pray that the people of this nation, our nation's leaders, and our churches will be restored to the covenantal relationship that God established.  That is His fervent desire, and should be ours, too! 

   

A Tale of Two Soldiers

   

     I've gone too long without commenting on the status of Marine  Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi.  It has now been 100+ days that he has been imprisoned in a Mexican jail for making a wrong turn at the Mexican border and declaring his mistake and possession of firearms.  The weapons are legal in the United States but not Mexico, and he was detained when he inadvertently crossed over the boundary in late March.  I have been to the Mexican border and believe me, it can be quite confusing; and once you have committed yourself to the "entry lane" into Mexico, concrete barriers prohibit any change of direction or return.
     Sgt. Tahmooressi is a decorated Marine who suffers from PTSD after two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.  He has received very little attention from our administration; in fact their response has been, "We need to let the Mexican justice system take its course."  Meanwhile, another soldier, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, has been paraded before the world for his release from Taliban captivity.  There were major White House announcements about "the returning P.O.W." and news conferences in the Rose Garden.  Yet the subject of Sgt. Tahmooressi is avoided in White House press briefings as if he is of no consequence.
     For whatever reason, the left-leaning media wants to portray Tahmooressi as less than honest in his story, and point to the somewhat dicey approach of his first Mexican lawyer as proof that he has something to hide.  Yet where are they when it comes to questioning Bergdahl's story?  There are more than enough members of his platoon that will testify to his hatred of America and his abandonment of his post.  But his questionable relationship with the Taliban is inadequately examined.  And now he has a nice little desk job at an Army post in Texas.
     In the meantime, Sgt. Tahmooressi's mother, Jill, has waged a one-woman campaign to bring her son home.  She presented a petition to the White House, with the prerequisite signatures, demanding the release of her son.  Still no official response.  Why was Bergdahl's release worth five high-ranking Taliban leaders, yet according to this administration, Tahmooressi's imprisonment is "a private matter", and all John Kerry can muster is a weak statement that "we have raised the issue"?  Jill Tahmooressi's response?  "I find that offensive. That, in fact, infuriates me! My son is more than an ‘issue.’ Andrew [and his health] is a grave, urgent, serious concern. The fact that the president has totally ignored him is so offensive and wrong. This situation is urgent! He is a decorated military hero who screened positive for PTSD in San Diego in March and requires treatment.”
     World Net Daily reported that in an interview from his Mexican jail cell, Tahmooressi confirmed that the U.S. State Department has not contacted him, nor has he been able to talk with them.  One has to wonder  -- What is the ulterior motive behind how differently these two soldiers have been treated?  How can the White House boast about the return of Bergdahl, and that "we never leave anyone behind"?  Aren't we doing just that with Sgt. Tahmooressi?  
     Our country has paid an extremely high price for the return of an alleged deserter and Taliban sympathizer.  What is our government willing to pay for the return of an honorable and decorated war hero?  Perhaps that's where the real story lies, and how our military is undervalued and disrespected.
     Sgt. Tahmooressi told World Net Daily that he trusts God for his future – but he’d also like an answer from his Commander-in-Chief.  That's the least he deserves.  He also asks for our prayers and our vigilance on his behalf; that we keep his captivity before the public, the media, and the White House.  And that's the least we can do.  May God strengthen Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi in his hour of need.

Joshua 22:3    "You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God."

The Hegelian Dialectic & The Border Crisis

     I've got the beginnings of a picture forming in my mind, and I'm trying to fit all the puzzle pieces together.  It starts with the concept of the Hegelian Dialectic. If you're unfamiliar with this terminology, I'll try to explain it as simply as I can.  Named after Georg Hegel, an eighteenth-century philosopher, this theory has long been adopted by governments and ruling classes to manipulate their citizens into preconceived plans of action.
     I have seen it explained in this format:  PROBLEM-REACTION-SOLUTION.  Look at this way; say a government has a Policy A that it wants to institute.  But they know that there is no way the majority of their citizens will ever accept or approve that policy.  So, they keep their plans under wraps: and instead the government creates Problem B, which is SO BIG (think terrorist event, mass shooting, killer virus) that it is covered night and day on every news outlet in the nation.  The news coverage manipulates and molds society's reaction and creates such disorder in the populace, that they clamor for the government to solve this manufactured problem, which ... surprise, surprise ... just happens to be Policy A that has been kept in the closet and can now be brought forth, and which is happily accepted by the deceived populace.
     Smarter people than me have attributed these major events to the Hegelian Dialectic:  WWI and WWII were manufactured by the bankers to bring them more power, and to establish the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the European Union.  In general, all the modern wars -- the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, the War on Terror, the War on Drugs, etc.  -- have all been designed to increase defense spending, higher debt, and more poverty; and the world's elite bankers just keep getting richer.  And don't forget such manufactured events as the Energy Crisis, the Climate Crisis, and every nation's Economic Crisis ... all created from a preconceived agenda.
    So now that you should have a clearer picture of how the Hegelian Dialectic works, how does it fit in with the crisis on our southern border?  Remember, there has to be an agenda that the American people would never agree to in the beginning.  One possible plan is this: the elite in our government (that includes both parties) are all about power, and there are millions of illegal immigrants in this country that potentially represent a huge voting bloc that would guarantee that power.  However, the elite have been unable to sell the idea of complete Amnesty, no matter how hard they've tried.

     So what if they create the problem of thousands of homeless, immigrant children on the border and continuously cover the "humanitarian crisis" on the news?  Add to that the fears of rampant disease and possible terrorist infiltration.  Then create some further chaos by shipping busloads of these illegal immigrants to cities across the country.  Is that a big enough PROBLEM for you?
     Who could deny that they are getting the REACTION they want?  They need chaos, conflict, and hostility to grow if they are going to offer the SOLUTION that will satisfy the masses, but which is really what they wanted to accomplish in the first place.  The big question is this: what is the true agenda they are trying to accomplish, and how far are they willing to go?  Is it really a vast, new voting bloc to ensure power for the next several generations?  Or is it something even more threatening, such as instigating such turmoil and upheaval that our present system of government will need to be reconstructed?
     Just in case you think that my tin foil hat is screwed on a little too tight, I would like to point you to an article on SHTFPlan.com back in January of this year, and ask you the following questions:  Why in January of 2014 --- six months ago --- was FEMA seeking contractors who could supply medical biohazard disposal capabilities and 40 yard dumpsters to 1,000 tent hospitals across the United States; all required on 24-48 hour notice?  Why in October of 2013 -- nine months ago -- was the CDC soliciting 31,000 doses of pediatric flu vaccine?  During that same time period, FEMA requested over 100,000 winter and summer shirts and pants, tarps, and pre-fabricated housing units.
     There were all kinds of theories among the conspiratorial crowd, but perhaps the PROBLEM just had not come into view yet.  Perhaps what we saw in January was the pre-arrangement for the PROBLEM they were planning.  Could the Hegelian Dialectic be in play as we face this border crisis?  Can we, the people, avoid playing into the hands of the Elite? Can we solve this PROBLEM on our own, thereby defeating their pre-designed agenda?
     Honestly, they've been pretty successful so far ... it would take a miracle to defeat their plans.  But,  I just happen to believe in miracles and the power and authority of my God.  I cannot answer if He will foil the evil schemes in this spiritual war; I can only pray that He will guide us in His purpose and His will.  That's the best SOLUTION we've got.

Zechariah 8:17    "Don’t plan evil for each other. Don’t adore swearing falsely, for all of these are things that I hate, says the Lord."

A "Game-Changer" or An "Eliminator"?

     I hate that I am at the point of questioning every "good" report or research discovery that comes from the latest health/government/university study.  Now, claims that the heinous disease of Alzheimer's will be the new beneficiary of ground-breaking research once again leaves me wondering if we are being helped or hindered.
     Scientists and researchers from no less than the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization; Dr Simon Ridley, head of science at the charity Alzheimer's Research UK; US researchers at Harvard Medical School; and scientists at Columbia University are all supporting their findings that simple and regular eye tests could be used to identify Alzheimer's disease at a very early stage.

     In fact, the health editor at The Telegraph, writes that "early trials of two different techniques show that a key biomarker for the disease can be identified in the retina and lens of the eye.  Both methods were able to distinguish between healthy volunteers and those likely to be suffering from Alzheimer's patients with a high level of accuracy."  She goes on to say that, "Experts said the findings could be a “game changer” in treatment of the condition."  (I'm not real thrilled with that word "likely".  Are you?)
     And here's where my cynical little mind goes to work .... a US company called Cognoptix, Inc is involved in this research and supplied an ointment that provided a promising biomarker for the detection of beta amyloid proteins responsible for the formation of plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.  The co-founders of this company just happen to be the two doctors who identified the biomarkers, and I'm assuming, developed the ointment.  Furthermore, the Cognoptix, Inc. website says "Cognoptix is currently developing combined optical scanning devices and diagnostic agents based on these discoveries for clinical, commercial and academic research use. The company is actively forming and seeking new strategic alliances with pharma partners and academic institutes, while preparing its diagnostic platform for clinical use."  (My emphasis).
     Maybe I'm just a tad bit too suspicious, but a couple of red flags just popped up!  There have been quite a few indications that Big Pharma and Obamacare are willing bedfellows; among them the connections between Liz Fowler (the architect of the Affordable Care Act) and the nation’s largest health insurance provider Well Point.  She has also lent her considerable insider Washington influence and power to pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.
     What would keep Big Pharma, and companies like Cognoptix, Inc and the government from colluding to identify potential Alzheimer's victims, and subsequently a) denying them health care coverage, or b) passing their names on to possible "death panels"?
     Shaun Frost, the Australian scientist/researcher who led the study, said, ""We envision this technology potentially as an initial screen that could complement what is currently used: brain PET imaging, MRI imaging, and clinical tests.  If further research shows that our initial findings are correct, it could potentially be delivered as part of an individual's regular eye check-up."  So now your eye exam can be used to add you to another "list".
     Having watched family members suffer from this awful disease, I welcome any medical advancements that would help to identify and treat this illness.  But even Cognoptix, Inc. admits that diagnosing the disease is a challenge and, to my knowledge, there has been no scientific or medical breakthrough for curing it.  So, it seems to me that the positive aspect of this latest study is that it offers the opportunity for early detection, and hopefully, would encompass attempts to slow down the progress of the disease.
     I guess the negative aspects depend on whether you trust the government, the health insurance companies and Big Pharma, who stand to make a lot of money on the application of any ointments or medical procedures.
     Like I said at the beginning of this post, skepticism has become the bane of my existence when it comes to any health procedure that the academics claim will "help" me.  I wish I could feel that their concern for humanity trumped their "strategic alliances" and greed for the Pharma dollar.

Psalm 101:3    "I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me."
   

The Border Crisis & The Reconquista

     The #1 story in the U.S. news cycle is the crisis on our southern border.  It is not only a story of thousands of illegal immigrants being allowed to enter the country, but it is also a narrative concerning the spread of disease, the imminent danger to our homeland from terrorists, and the will of the people being ignored.  The Border Patrol agents are reporting (and contracting) communicable diseases that threaten all of America, as busloads of people are delivered throughout the country.  And author Dave Hodges describes the biggest threat, when he says, "Some of the people crossing our border are violent gangsters posing as children. And some of the people are terrorists posing as immigrants."
     But could it also be a not-so-subtle plot to encourage "The Reconquista?"  In case you are unfamiliar with this term, in Spanish it means "the reconquest", and was popularized by contemporary Mexican writers Carlos Fuentes and Elena Poniatowska to describe the increased demographic and cultural presence of Mexicans in the Southwestern United States.  And it has taken on even more significance since becoming the battle cry for La Raza and its student/university arm MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán).

     In legal terms, La Raza is "the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization (community organizers?) in the United States, and works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans."  In its more radical, cultural application, it has repeatedly called for the seizure of several states (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado) and make them into an independent country called Atzlan (which is the legendary ancestral home of the Aztec, one of the main cultural groups who later adopted the identity of Mexica, and who are closely associated with modern Mexico).
     This seizure of a portion of the Southwest United States, and the establishment of Aztlan is at the heart of "The Reconquista".  (It also served as the storyline for the second book in Matthew Bracken's popular trilogy, Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista.)  But it is the mission statement of MEChA that gives us the clearest picture of this ideology as outlined in their Spiritual Plan for Atzlan:  “In the spirit of a new people that is conscious not only of its proud historical heritage but also of the brutal gringo invasion of our territories, we, the Chicano inhabitants and civilizers of the northern land of Aztlan from whence came our forefathers, reclaiming the land of their birth and consecrating the determination of our people of the sun, declare that the call of our blood is our power, our responsibility, and our inevitable destiny. … Aztlan belongs to those who plant the seeds, water the fields, and gather the crops and not to the foreign Europeans. … We are a bronze people with a bronze culture. Before the world, before all of North America, before all our brothers in the bronze continent, we are a nation, we are a union of free pueblos, we are Aztlan. For La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada. Chicano is our identity; it defines who we are as people. It rejects the notion that we…should assimilate into the Anglo-American melting pot…Aztlan was the legendary homeland of the Aztecas … It became synonymous with the vast territories of the Southwest, brutally stolen from a Mexican people marginalized and betrayed by the hostile custodians of the Manifest Destiny.” (Statement on University of Oregon MEChA Website, Jan. 3, 2006).  
     Eight years later, they must be seeing the glimmer of hope that their plan is coming to fruition.  And it is time to sit up and take notice when you hear statements, such as this, from Miguel Perez of Cal State-Northridge's MEChA "The ultimate ideology is the liberation of Aztlan. Communism would be closest [to it]. Once Aztlan is established, ethnic cleansing would commence: Non-Chicanos would have to be expelled -- opposition groups would be quashed because you have to keep power."
     And just how would this power be perpetuated?  First of all, you need to know that La Raza is extremely well-funded through American tax dollars.  In one year (2005), La Raza received $15.2 million in federal grants. Of this $15.2 million, $8 million came from the U.S. Department of Education.  It has even been rumored that some of this money goes to get-out-the-vote efforts (There's the community organizer aspect, again).  Combine this information with the fact that our President openly supported La Raza during his 2008 Presidential campaign, and reports that the recently stalled Senate Bill 744 supplied a secret $300 million dollar slush fund which was earmarked for La Raza, and you begin to wonder if there isn't some under-handed collusion going on.
     And before anyone accuses me of being racist or anti-immigration, I acknowledge how much the Hispanic population contributes to this nation, and I welcome any person of any nationality or color into this country who is willing to abide by our laws and desires to become part of our American family.  But the erasure of national borders and the "reconquering" of our nation is not something that I can recognize or concede.  And when I see groups become radicalized for the purpose of furthering distance and discontent between American citizens, then I become concerned about their motives.  It is becoming more and more obvious that this border crisis is being manufactured for increasingly suspect purposes.   Keep an eye on this situation and keep looking behind the curtain.

Proverbs 19:21    "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."

Israel & Hamas: History, Propaganda & The Truth

   

     The world's media machines are working overtime to get "their truth" out about the crisis in the Gaza Strip.  Amid the recent rocket launches between the militant Palestinian group Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), both sides of these attacks are scrambling to put forth their side to justify their actions.
      For instance, the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) is an independent research and media organization based in Montreal, Canada, and it is their website's position that Israel’s present assault on Gaza is a continuation of their policy of incremental genocide against the occupied Palestinian people.  According to GlobalResearch the reasons for the increase in military action can be best expressed by the question "What came first?  The chicken or the egg?"
     Although the current hostilities seem to have been compelled by the kidnappings and killings of three Israeli schoolboys, and then the retaliatory killings of two Palestinian youths, GlobalResearch wants you to consider that the 3 Israeli youths murders were "perhaps in reprisal for killings of Palestinian children" during a long history of Israeli "oppressive occupation."  That's one way to spin it.
     The historical truth concerning this hotbed of violence is this: Palestine has always been situated at a strategic location between Egypt, Syria and Arabia, and it is the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity.  The Palestinian region has a long and tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including Ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, the Sunni Arab Caliphates, the Shia Fatimid Caliphate, Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mameluks, Ottomans, the British and now, modern Israelis and Palestinians.
     Boundaries of the region have changed throughout history, due to agreements between nations after various wars, and were last defined in modern times by a French-British boundary agreement (1920) and the League of Nations mandate in 1922.  Today, the region comprises the State of Israel and Palestinian territories in which the State of Palestine was declared.
     So, in reality, nothing is new.... this territory has long been in dispute and its ownership has often been determined by the victors of war.  Today's conflicts can trace their roots to the aftermath of Hitler's diabolical Holocaust, and the birth of Zionism.   Of course, to many,  Zionism has become the trademark "dirty word" for any attempt by Israel to defend itself.
     Originally, this term was understood as a movement for the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.   In short, it is the rebirth and renewal in the Jewish homeland established for them by Jehovah God.  In today's understanding, Zionism is often seen, by its critics, to mean it as a colonialist or racist ideology that led to the denial of rights, dispossession and expulsion of the "indigenous population of Palestine".
     Those who claim that the Palestinians are innocent refugees in their own land, will side with the group Hamas, which was founded in 1987, when several Palestinians were killed in a traffic accident involving an Israeli driver, and the events that followed—a Palestinian uprising against Israel's West Bank and Gaza occupation—led to the founding of Hamas as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.   It has since developed a militant military wing, devoted to the elimination of Israel as a state.  It is this group, who has been blamed for the initial killing of the three Israeli youths.
     When Israel responded with the deaths of the Palestinian youths, the rocket exchange began.  Pro-Palestinian media will accuse Israel of killing innocent Palestinian citizens, including women and children.  GlobalResearch will tell you that "Harmless and aimless rockets fired from Gaza are the Palestinians’ only way to fight back", and that Israel's aggression and military blockade are reason enough to fire upon Israel.  "Enjoying freedom of movement and peace are basic rights of all people, but if Palestinians can’t enjoy that right then neither should the Israelis."
     On the other side, WorldNetDaily will tell you that the Israeli military has aborted planned missions that would have eliminated 14 of the top senior terrorists in the Gaza Strip because it would have taken too high a toll on the civilian population.  An IDF spokesperson is quoted as saying that Hamas rulers "have been using civilians as human shields and hiding command centers and rocket silos in apartments, hospitals and mosques."  If true, the high fatality rate of children and innocent Palestinians lays squarely on their shoulders.
     Currently, it appears that the media senses the escalation of violence and rhetoric against the nation of Israel, and is climbing on the bandwagon to declare Israel at fault.  Peace negotiations through the tepid efforts of the U.S. are designed to provide no solutions.  As throughout its history, Israel will need to rely on their God to protect and deliver her.  Yet, much about the Jewish state mirrors our rebellion against the God of Israel.  Are they going to receive God's purifying discipline, just as we are experiencing?  And are we seeing all the nations lining up against Israel as in Ezekiel 38 and Psalm 83?
     I can't answer these questions, nor can I see a way for this standoff to be peaceably and successfully refereed.  The one thing I know for sure ... the enemies of Israel are the enemies of God. Nations and individuals need to think very carefully before they align themselves with those who God would judge guilty of cursing Israel.  No amount of propaganda can change His mind.  History has proven that this was once Israel's ancient homeland, and the Bible declares that it will remain so.  That is the Truth of the entire dilemma.

Zechariah 2:8    "The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims concerning the nations plundering you: Those who strike you strike the pupil of my eye."

I Can Take It!

   

     When I began this blog nearly two-and-a-half years ago, it was in response to a prompting that I needed to use my modest gift of writing to open a dialogue among us normal, average Americans.  I have never claimed to be an expert on anything, but I have also never been content to sit on the sidelines and let others form my opinions for me.  At the same time, I did not request or require that anyone agree with me.  I just felt that there had to be lots of people like me that were waking up to new and chilling prospects, with a desire to make others more aware.
     All I knew, at the time that I started writing, was that things seemed very wrong in the country that I loved so much.  It also became apparent that things were getting off track in my church, too.  I found myself no longer satisfied with "following the crowd" and was filled with a deep need to not only get to know my God better, but to discover what He would have us know about these times we live in.
     I undertook this project, knowing that not everyone would be interested in the same topics as I was, and most certainly, not everyone would share my faith, which is at the heart of this blog.  But I knew that it was something that I was supposed to do; that somehow it would become part of the purpose that God had intended for my life.
     There have been days that I'm sure I bored you to tears.  And I know there have been days some of you were saying, "Enough with the 'Biblical worldview' and your conservative, Christian values!"  Some friends have asked, "How do you do it everyday?"  I'm not sure if they are asking how I find the time, or if they are really wondering why I think what I have to say is important enough that anyone would read it everyday.  Believe me, there are days when I wonder all that myself!  But it's not that I value my own opinion so much, as it is that God keeps giving me affirmations that it's not time to quit.
     On the days when I am so mind-numbing weary, or feel that there's nothing He wants me to impart or that you might possibly find interesting, I will receive a comment in which someone reaches out and lets me know that God has used me to speak to them.  How can I stop writing when I receive a comment that says, "I was really feeling fearful (or depressed or hopeless) today, and your words were exactly what I needed.  I no longer feel alone in my feelings and I know that God is in control!"  You should just know that they aren't my words.  I am just His instrument and we are encouraging each other, as He strengthens us.
     Two-and-a-half years is a long time to stay focused and listen for God's promptings.  Sometimes He has whispered to talk to you about what is going on in world events; making it increasingly clear that rebellion against Him and persecution of His followers is on the rise.  Other times He urges me to talk about the decline of our culture, our society and our morality.  That's always good for a negative comment or two from the godless who misquote the Bible and attempt to enlighten me about what Jesus was really teaching.  Lately, God has pushed me to reveal the deeper understandings of His Word; beliefs that were accepted by early Christians who had the benefit of first or second-hand accounts of Jesus and the apostles teachings --- beliefs that have been modified, altered, revised, and even eliminated in the last two thousand years by organized religion and men who sought to distort the Truth.
     I can't tell you why God has chosen this time in my life to reveal this deeper comprehension that was concealed for years by the various churches I have attended.  But I can tell you that He has removed me from mainstream Christianity, and while many fellow Christians think PLW and I have wandered too far off the reservation, we are no longer satisfied with conforming to the traditional and comfortable "box" they live in.   We can agree and support each other on the basis of our faith, but I want more of what God is offering me, and less of the lukewarm and conventional instruction from the Church.
     All that being said, I am grateful for this opportunity to share my thoughts and my opinions.  As I promised myself at the beginning of this adventure, I will go where God leads me; all the while knowing that my writing will not be accepted or applauded by everyone.  That is not my goal.  In fact, as my readership has expanded, I am receiving more negative and critical comments -- some of them are so hateful and despicable that I choose to delete them; they offer nothing to the discourse.  I have been accused of being a hater, crazy, a religious zealot, a right-wing nut, and biblically bizarre.  It's a small price to pay for being allowed to present my message of God around the world.
     How much longer He will inspire this blog, I do not know.  I apologize in advance for those days when I can't hear His voice very clear; you will know it by the quality of my words.  But this much I do know ... this blog exists to glorify my God and as a means to encourage all His children in these difficult times.  And I will do it to the best of my God-given abilities until He whispers, "It's time to stop."  Until then, thank you for being a part of this journey with me, and together we will continue to follow His lead.

Isaiah 30:21      And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,”  ....

1 John 3:8b

The reason the Son of God was made visible was to undo

(destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works of the devil.

     I've been focused a lot lately on the spiritual warfare that is becoming more evident throughout the world.  Satan and his servants know that his time is short, and he must increase the pressure on all of mankind if he stands a chance of winning the battle here on earth.  He has already lost it in heaven, as Scripture tells us in Revelation 12:7-9:  Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought.  But they were defeated, and there was no room found for them in heaven any longer.  And the huge dragon was cast down and out—that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him.

     They were flung to earth, where today we battle and struggle against Satan's rulers and authorities, who use spiritual powers to tempt men to follow him, rather than God.  Whether you realize it or not, or will admit it or not, we are at war with these spiritual forces.  But there is good news!  The war has already been won!  First of all, the devil was dealt a blow (and a loss) when he was cast from heaven.  Secondly, he failed at his temptations of Christ, and continually had to submit to Jesus's Power and Authority when he came against Him.  And Colossians 2:15 says, "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."  So what might have looked like a victory for Satan when Jesus was crucified, was just another loss; this time at the Cross!

    The real significance of our featured Scripture is the ultimate and final losses that the devil will suffer -- first, at the Second Coming of Christ, when he is bound and cast into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years.  But upon his release, he once again deceives mankind, tempting them into thinking they can defeat Christ and His heavenly army.  But the final elimination of Satan and his evil spiritual forces takes place when he is cast into the lake of fire for all eternity.  

     So while we are still present here on earth, and if we are followers of Christ, then we should expect that we will be participants in this war between spiritual powers.  BUT, we must always keep in mind that the battle is not ours to win.  We need to be like David, who in his battle with Goliath, knew that he could not win in his own strength.  He announced that he was going into battle in the name of God Almighty, and that the battle was the Lord's to win!  (1 Samuel 17) 

     Just like Goliath, the devil is powerful, and so are his followers.  By ourselves, we are no match for the devil.  But part of Christ's mission here on earth was to show us that we are not on our own.  We can actually take on the battle, knowing that God and His Son go before us!  

     But when you find yourself under spiritual attack (physical illness, doubts and fears, depression, and attacks by other men, are just a sample of the warfare implemented by the devil) the best thing you can do is what Jesus taught us ... to pray that we are not "led into temptation, but delivered from evil".  And the power to win that battle comes from the Lord.  It is God's Power that was made visible in His Son that works in us, and through us, to deliver us from every attack by the Enemy.  His Power will be there for us today, tomorrow, and for eternity, so we need not fear the Spiritual War! 

Beware! A New Microchip Application

     There are so many red flags in an article that I read on C/Net this week.  A company called MicroCHIPS of Lexington, Massachusetts has developed a small microchip that, when implanted, allows a woman to remotely control her reproduction.  The company is touting this new development as a convenient way for a woman to control her contraception .... she simply turns the chip off when she wants to conceive, and then back on again to stop any possibility of pregnancy.
     The chip is designed to last 16 years, and delivers a daily dose of 30mg of a drug called  levonorgestrel, used in several hormonal contraceptives and emergency contraceptives.  But here's my first red flag ... when I researched this particular drug, it was identified as the main ingredient in the "morning after pill", whose claim to fame is that it is birth control you can use to prevent pregnancy up to five days (120 hours) after unprotected sex.  As Planned Parenthood is proud of saying, "Accidents happen", and this is an excellent form of "emergency contraception".  In other words, it prevents the implantation of a fertilized egg, which in my book, amounts to an abortion of a living embryo.

     Some of the brand names of this drug include Escapelle, Plan B, "Next Choice" and 72-HOURS, none of which sound like they celebrate life.  Granted "contraception", in general, implies the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse.  I get it; it is a popular method to keep women from getting pregnant who don't wish to.  But I have real concerns that the primary drug in this new microchip has a reputation for destroying eggs after they have been fertilized and implanted, resulting in the destruction of a viable pregnancy.
     The second red flag is that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Family Planning program is involved.  Hopefully you are aware that overpopulation is a huge issue for Mr. Gates.  At the beginning of 2014, he is quoted as saying, "[Overpopulation] is a huge impediment in convincing rich world donors that they should feel good about these health improvements. Our foundation focused in the 1990s on reproductive health. We wanted to make contraception available because we thought population growth would make everything so difficult, whether it’s the environment or feeding kids or stability. It was only when we found out about this phenomenal connection between improved health and reduced population growth that we felt: Great, let’s just make the foundation as big as possible to go after these health problems."
     I'm pretty sure that he sees too many pregnancies as one of these "health problems".  So, I find it very curious that the idea for the device originated two years ago in a visit by Bill Gates and his colleagues to Robert Langer’s MIT lab. Gates and his colleagues asked Langer if it were feasible to create birth control that a woman could turn on and off and use for many years. Langer thought the controlled release microchip technology he invented with colleagues Michael Cima and John Santini in the 1990s and licensed to MicroCHIPS might offer a solution.
     So, let me think about this .... as a woman, would I want to trust my reproductive health to a man that openly espouses population control?  Would I really think that any contraceptive device he was involved in developing could guarantee that I had control over my reproductive options?  That I could get pregnant any time I wished to?
     Then there's the red flag that was raised when I realized the implications that the technology could go beyond contraceptives. Inside the chip is a reservoir array which contains and protects, in this case, the hormone. In these reservoirs, however, any drug could be placed, to be released on demand, or according to a pre-programmed schedule.  I'm sorry, but the potential for that to be used for evil schemes is just too apparent.  The MicroCHIPS website states, "These arrays are designed for compatibility with preprogrammed microprocessors, wireless telemetry, or sensor feedback loops to provide active control. Individual device reservoirs can be opened on demand or on a predetermined schedule to precisely control drug release or sensor activation."
     Who will monitor exactly how these devices will be used?  And what would keep a corrupt health facility or practitioner from "managing" an aging population or determining that a portion of society was expendable?  Could this be a new delivery system for Mr. Gates' favorite health priority, vaccines?  Oh, there's one more thing ....  MicroCHIPS reports that there's the slight problem of some logistics to work out -- such as encrypting the chips to keep wireless data secure -- but "the concept has been proven to work as desired."  I bet it has!  Unencrypted data would allow them to know our medical history and make those important decisions about what drugs would be best for the elimination of our "conditions" ... or us!
     I'm sure I sound super paranoid, and perhaps the Elite have no such plans for controlling the world's population.  Perhaps they really do want to help us poor and downtrodden peasants be as healthy as we can be.  But anytime that anyone suggests that implanting a chip in me that works by "sensor activation", or has the ability to dispense "any drug" through wireless, preprogrammed protocols, then I'm out.  I will just rely on God to be my Healer and leave the fallen angel technology to those who want to trust in this world system.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20    "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."

The Spiritual War Between Science and God

     I know this title sounds like an oxymoron; Science has very little to do with spirituality.  But as God has revealed more of His Truth to me, I have come to realize that what we see in front of us -- in this realm -- is not the complete picture.  And if you have spent any time in the Bible, then you are familiar with Ephesians 6:12:  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. [My emphasis].
     I am also aware that non-Christians will find neither value nor truth in this post; and many Christians will find it confusing and controversial.  So, you are probably wondering where I'm going with this, and what my purpose is in writing about this subject.  I want to propose the idea that even the field of Science, which is very much in the physical realm, can be influenced by spiritual attackers.  And that's why I was disturbed when I stumbled upon an article at Truthstream Media, entitled "Scientific Proof That Our DNA Is Mutating."  I've been concerned for quite some time that man is delving into areas that are outside our domain on one level, and contrary to God's design on another.

    To further emphasize this, the website in5d.com provided me with some interesting information:  "The human genome is packed with at least four million gene switches that reside in bits of DNA that once were dismissed as “junk”; but it turns out that so-called junk DNA plays critical roles in controlling how cells, organs and other tissues behave. The discovery, considered a major medical and scientific breakthrough, has enormous implications ... because many complex diseases appear to be caused by tiny changes in hundreds of gene switches."  Doesn't this imply that our DNA is no accident; and it was created in a highly ordered, and specific fashion by a Supreme Creator?
     The reason this topic is on my radar, is because I fear that Science and Medicine are being influenced by spiritual powers that are attempting to recreate the "days of Noah".  Now, before you decide that I've gone completely off my rocker, hear me out.  Those of us who have ears to hear, will know what I am implying.  It's as if, in recent years, God has removed the mystery of Genesis 6:4 to modern-day Christians.  Where once, we just read this passage ("there were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them") as meaning earthly kings married women against their will and produced giants.
     But as our desire to understand the Hebrew origins and words of the Bible has intensified, we have come to understand that the Hebrew word translated as "giants" in the King James Bible, is actually the word "Nephilim", which in the Hebrew means "to fall; fallen; cast down."  So are you beginning to see where I'm headed?  These "men" who bore children to earthly women were part of Satan's contingent of fallen angels, and part of the spiritual battle to corrupt the DNA of God's creation.  If Satan could pollute man's genetic code, (which makes us to be made in the image of God), then he could prevent God's son (who is perfect) from being born and becoming King of this world.
     So for all those who have asked the question, "How could your loving God order Joshua to kill ALL the indigenous population -- men, women, children, animals -- in the land of Canaan?"  There's your answer.  They were the descendants of these fallen angels and possessed corrupted DNA.  It was God's checkmate to Satan's plan to possess this earthly realm.
     Now, back to our article about our "mutating DNA" ...  apparently scientists have discovered that beginning 5 to 20 years ago, our DNA began changing.  Supposedly, the scientific explanation is this:  "It is a mutation of our species into something for which the end result is not yet known."  One doctor reported that "people are changing at the cellular level. I am working with three children right now who have three DNA helixes (we normally have one double helix)."  What is especially alarming is her response when asked what characteristics these children display:  "These are children who can move objects across the room just by concentrating on them, or they can fill glasses of water just by looking at them. They’re telepathic. You would almost think by knowing these children that they are half angelic or superhuman, but they’re not. I think they are what we are growing into during the next few decades."  Now do you see why I'm disturbed?
     And when asked what other changes we can expect to see, this doctor replied, "There will be no disease, we will not need to die. We will be able to learn our lessons, not through suffering, but through joy and love. The old system has to crumble away, and is not doing that without putting up a big fight. So you have all the wars; a lot of the medical-type of healing is not working; the government is not working."  Can you see the spiritual warfare that is going on?  Satan will once again try to tempt the human race with false promises of eternal life by changing our genetic makeup.  And since this is war, he needs the "old system" of faith in Jehovah and Yeshua to "crumble away".
     But as noted in her own words, "the system" is putting up a big fight.  And we know who will win.  In the end, I find it ironic that Dr. Fritz Albert Popp, a noted German biophysicist, is quoted as saying, "We know today that man, essentially, is a being of light ... We are still on the threshold of fully understanding the complex relationship between light and life, but we can now say emphatically, that the function of our entire metabolism is dependent on light."
     Too bad that the earthly world of Science doesn't recognize that it is the Light, with a capital L, that sustains our bodies and our spirits.  If our DNA is mutating, it is by diabolical means in an all-out spiritual battle.  Remember, Jesus tells us in Matthew 24:37, ""When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day."  Spiritual warfare, and polluted and corrupt DNA is what He is talking about.  We're almost there, so get ready for His return!

1 Corinthians 15:24    "Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power."