Prepper Recon

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:6-9

This week’s section of scripture echoes the same lesson as what we studied last week. It speaks of this concept that while we still sin, our lives are no longer characterized by sin. We walk in the light by seeking to please God through living holy lives. And once again, this isn’t accomplished in our own strength. We do it by walking in the light.

And what does it mean to walk in the light? Jesus said in John 8, “I am the light of the world.” So, we walk in Jesus. Is that still a little too abstract for you? Okay. John 1 says the Word became flesh and lived among us. So, God’s Word and Jesus become synonymous in that verse. If you are reading your Bible every day, and applying it to your life, you are walking in the light!

Psalm 119 says “thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”. This is an Old Testament reference to the same principle. God’s Word is the light that we are to walk in.

If you haven’t yet developed the discipline of reading your Bible every day, you are not walking in the light. Even if you go to church every Sunday, at best, by Friday, you’re walking in the dim afterglow from five days prior. And at worst, you’re in an apostate church that is feeding you a bucket of hogwash, because you’ve never read the Book for yourself and have no idea whether that preacher is faithfully representing God’s Word or not.

And I’ve got news for you. Most preachers are not correctly representing the Word. There’s no way abortion could have stayed on the books for over four decades in a nation where God’s people were being instructed by their spiritual leaders to take a stand at the ballot box for the unborn.

So read the Bible for yourself this week. If you have trouble understanding it, ask God to give you eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart that understands. If you don’t know where to start, read through the New Testament, then read through the Old. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and provides the light you need to navigate this life in a way that is pleasing to your Messiah.

Jesus said, “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed day and happy prepping!

Mark

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

James 4:17

Even though most of the cool dystopian TV shows and movies are usually too filled with vulgar language and sex for my family to enjoy, I still always notice the trailers. YouTube Red has a new dystopian series coming out called The Thinning. The premise of the show is that resources are too tight and that the world only has enough to support the best and the brightest. Of course the obvious globalist spin is apparent, the earth is over populated, we’re harming precious mother earth by breathing, yada yada yada.

But, Agenda 2030 propaganda aside, is it really a dystopian show to begin with? The children in the show have the opportunity to prove their worth in the world of tomorrow via excelling in school and through standardized testing before being thinned out, or euthanized.

Now think of that show as it contrasts to our present reality. Imagine if the 3,288 children murdered in abortion mills today had the opportunity to go to school, score high on a test and win the opportunity to live! Heck, even for the children that get thinned out in YouTube’s series, they get to experience 17 glorious years of life before they’re effectively aborted. They get to have friends, eat ice cream, be loved by their parents, and watch dystopian classics like The Hunger Games. Compared to present-day America, The Thinning is a utopic dreamland. We’re the ones living in a dystopian nightmare!

So how did we get to a place where our reality is much worse than what’s portrayed as dystopic on television?

To borrow a quote from Edmond Burke, the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. We’ve had a lot of that over the past 4 decades, and brother, evil is running the show.

I understand that people are busy, but if you can’t find time to write an email to your congressman, to support or bring to the floor HR 586, aka the Sanctity of Life bill, then stay home from church one Sunday a month and do it. Write your Senator, and President Trump asking them to sponsor similar bills.

When God is pouring out his list of complaints against Israel in Isaiah 1, he tells them that he takes no pleasure in their meaningless worship.

He says: Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. Your New Moons and your appointed feasts, My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Our hands are filled; the Church in America’s hands are filled with blood.

Sitting and listening to some guy drone on for an hour, even singing at the top of your lungs, all of that stuff doesn’t matter if your heart doesn’t break for the things that break the heart of God.

Make a point of worshiping God this week by standing up for what is right. Send an email to President Trump, your Senators and your Representatives and let them know abortion has got to stop.

Because,  to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Jesus said, “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed day and happy prepping!

Mark

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:  looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;  lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.  For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.

Hebrew 12:14-17

Today’s section of scripture is heavy! There’s probably a hundred good Bible studies on these few verses, but the most obvious one is the lesson of Esau. If you remember, Esau sold his birthright to his brother Jacob for a measly bowl of soup. “How stupid,” you might say. Yet we do the same thing everyday. Just like Esau, we put the immediate wants and needs of our flesh ahead of our heavenly birthright.

Paul* compares Esau’s lack of respect for his birthright to profaneness and fornication and points out that Esau stepped over the line. He somehow crossed a point of no coming back. That’s scary, especially in the context of the other verses. It certainly makes me think twice before giving into the flesh and selling my eternal birthright for a momentary pleasure that is more fleeting than this world. I suspect many people who thought they had a ticket to the resurrection will be seeking one diligently with tears, but it will be too late.

So, let’s take Paul’s advice and pursue peace and holiness while we still have the breath God gave us.

*I know some people don’t think Paul wrote Hebrews, and if that’s you, that’s fine.

Jesus said, “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed day and happy prepping!

Mark