February 4, 2017

Greetings My Friend, The anger that abounds has me wondering if we can overcome our internal struggle within our country. Sometimes I see people quoting things they believe the Bible teaches like welcoming all aliens. God did tell Israel to treat foreigners as themselves because Israel was once slaves in Egypt. Those foreigners were to follow the laws of Israel and were not given any special privileges or hand outs. In fact when God set up the laws of Israel He told them to glean the crops once and to leave the edge of the fields for the poor within the land. The poor then were able to go through a glean the leftovers for their provisions. This means the foreign people were not given handouts nor were the poor people of Israel. The people of Israel were not to marry the people of the lands they were overtaking. They were to keep themselves separate because the outsiders would take their focus off of God and that is what happened when they did not take over fully the lands. The people intermingled and walked away from God. In other words God did not want His ways watered down and His chosen people were to be priests who brought others to Him. God calls us to be set apart today as believers in Jesus. We are to bring the Gospel to others but we are to not water down our lives to make it more appealing for others to meet Jesus. If this is our guide then we need to not take each people group in need. There needs to be a thorough investigation into those that are entering our country and they should be willing to blend in with our customs and ways not for our country to blend into them. I saw someone compare President Trump as the "beast" in the Bible. Reading Revelation is difficult and should not be taken lightly. The beast in the Bible is not described, what we do know are certain events will begin to take place. Some are happening today and others have not yet come about. I do know that the end will never be announced so those who insist that they know will never see the prediction come true. Jesus says that no one knows the hour or the day. It seems believers and non believers in Jesus have a general idea that there will be a one world government and a one world system for money. It is inferred but are these thoughts right? I don't know. I do know that it is important to read the Word to be in prayer and allow God to guide us. It is important to stay focused and on Jesus until the end. My heart is striving to stay focused on God and what His Word is teaching me. I love God with all that is in me and I strive to love my neighbor as I love myself. I love myself the way I see God love me, He seeks my highest good. That means I can not reach each person I come in contact with, Jesus did not minister to or heal each person He came in contact with. I will continue to believe that accepting any and all immigrants is not what God is asking us to do. I will state my belief and I believe that God expects us to make sure our country is in good shape before we accept immigrants which means our seniors are taken care of, our veterans receive the help they need to reenter life back at home such as proper medical care, employment and housing. If our own people are not taken care of then we do not have the resources to take care of other people groups around the world. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet