The Strategy is Often the Same

Satan is very clever. Always his strategy is to confuse reality, to make evil seem good. He knows Eve is living in all the splendor of Eden, with all of her needs met. How do you get at someone who is contented with good?

The serpent has a plan. He approaches the woman with a theological discussion about God. That is a safe subject; she likes to talk about God. The serpent queries, “Did God really say, ‘ You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The serpent makes an overstatement that he allows Eve to correct, but in doing so he makes her aware of a restriction. God is keeping something from her.

The woman corrects the serpent. “No, God isn’t like that….” Then she makes her own overstatement of what God has said (Genesis 3:3). Yet, instead of declaring that the garden is lavish in its provision for her need, and that one tree doesn’t make all that much difference, the woman lets the serpent trick her. He focuses her attention on the one forbidden tree, suggesting that God is keeping something good from Eve. He casts doubt on the character of God. Doubting God makes it easy to “take and eat.”

Eve’s attention is riveted to the tree– not the garden full of goodness, not God’s gracious fellowship and provision. Just the tree. It looks good; it pleases the eye; it is desirable (Genesis 3:6). The more she looks, the more appealing it becomes. It’s always that way when Satan gets us to concentrate on the temptation instead of on God.

I suppose the temptation has been replayed again and again in the history of the human race, and probably in each of our lives. The specifics are different, but the strategy is often the same. How many times has the serpent tempted you to think, “A good God wouldn’t keep me from this, would He?”

The serpent won his encounter with the woman. She took the fruit and gave some to her husband. It will be a long time before another One will say, “Take and eat, ” and this time He will provide His own body and blood as a ransom for their sins.

from: Women’s Devotional Bible

Although God would put enmity between Satan and humanity, and between the Seed of the woman and that of the serpent, a Man would be appointed by God to bruise the serpents head, and remove God’s curse forever, although God’s chosen Saviour would Himself be bruised in the process. But the death of the ONE would triumph over the power of the other, death itself would lose its sting, and Satan himself would be vanquished forever.

One result of their sin would be a perpetual struggle between the satanic forces and mankind until its final completion, and Christ becomes all in all. But until that time, there will be ongoing hostility and bitter enmity between the woman and her human offspring, and Satan, his demonic forces, and all who choose to serve in the kingdom of darkness.

Satan and sin was defeated at the Cross by the death of Christ and His shed blood. Two thousand years ago the promised Seed of the woman crushed the head of the serpent and defeated man’s bitter enemy at the Cross, where His heel was bruised on account of our iniquity and sin. BUT His blood cleanses sin for all who believe in Christ as Saviour. Praise His holy name.

Source: https://dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com/genesis-3-15

Toxic Nightshades Vegetables

Vegetables and fruits are part of my healthy diets for the past years now. But I’ve never heard of a group of edible plants called nightshades vegetables.

The aches and pains on my back had gotten worse last year. So I thought to go get an X-ray. The sports doctor I saw said my spine is in good condition. He suggested to go get some physical therapy and was given exercises to do everyday. I even bought seat cushion and lumbar support for my back, lumbar support back braces, and exercise balls. I would do them daily. They helped temporarily but the aches and pains would come back in no time. I even went to see and got my back worked on by a chiropractor this year. It would help for a day or two, then I’m back with aches and pains on my back again. I was getting frustrated.

One thing good though, each time, I would feel good in the morning after a good sleep; but then I started feeling back pain towards the afternoon after I was done with my daily lunch. And it goes through the night and I barely can sit for long without using my back braces and I have to use a heating pad before I go to bed. I started getting very concerned. I tried to avoid over the counter medication for back pain, but I resorted to taking them to ease the pain three weeks ago. I tried not to take the doze that’s suggested on the label. I know there’s side effects in taking them everyday. I tried not to rely on medication if I can avoid them.

I read that homemade Ginger tea is good to ease aches and pains; and good for colds and flu and at the same time it helps lowering my blood pressure. I drink it every morning on an empty stomach and it does help. As long as I don’t drink too much of it. And it’s anti-inflammatory.

I started researching the internet to get answers to the continuous back pain, stiffness, achy and mostly a very cold sensation running through my upper back and; I got the answer! Through extensive research and links, I found out what’s causing the back pain and I was dumbfounded that some of the veggies and fruits I’ve been eating are the cause of my aches and pain! I was totally and intensely shocked, for I thought I was doing myself a favor by eating healthy foods!

The culprits are the veggies and fruits that have Solanine in them! Solanine is a poisonous compound that has pesticidal properties for plants natural defenses against bugs. The plants actually have drug-like substances called alkaloid drugs. Solanine is a natural pesticide, protecting the plants from insects that may harm them. It might be a protection for the plants, but have bad side effects for some humans and it includes me! And Solanine chemical compound can be found in a group of nightshades vegetables such as eggplants, tomatoes (all varieties including tomatillos, white potatoes, peppers (red, green, yellow, orange), jalapeño, chili, cayenne), paprika and ground cherries. Foods that contain Solanine that are not directly in the nightshades family are: apples, blueberries and huckleberries, okra and artichokes.

I found out that nightshades foods contain four types of alkaloid drugs which can be dangerous to those that are sensitive to Solanine and the other alkaloid drugs. Steroid alkaloids, which includes Solanine, propane alkaloids, pyrrolizidine alkaloids and indole alkaloids. These drugs including Solanine may cause paralytic-like muscle spasm, aches and pains, tenderness, inflammation and stiff body movements. Another health problem is soft tissue calcification around the joints.

The experts and doctors on these particular food toxins indicated that people’s body cannot metabolize (break down) a particular substance as Solanine. The Solanine then builds up in the major organs, including the thyroid gland and skeletal muscles and can cause all sorts of problems. This can result in an inflammatory response and different people have various levels of sensitivity, depending on genetics, nutritional status or other factors.

On a practical level Solanine can do the following in sensitive patients; act as an endocrine disruptor especially to the thyroid, 2) cause chronic joint pain, arthritis (all forms), joint inflammation- this is due to solanine’s ability to remove calcium from the bones and deposit it in any weak or genetically predisposed area of the body, for the same reason it can be a major contributor to osteoporosis (since it removes calcium from the bones) and arteriosclerosis (it can deposit the calcium in the blood vessels), “leaky gut” as well as IBS, appendicitis, birth defects including spina bifida, depression (correcting it in one patient stopped their strong suicidal tendencies), migraines, Solanine can greatly interfere with calcium and vitamin D absorption, despite supplementation.

Solanine may sneak in potato starch used to help shredded cheese to separate from each other. Paprika is in mustard, mayo and few other condiments. The majority of salad dressings and spices has some form of pepper in it to help the taste. Some of the pre-seasoned meat uses chili powder or cayenne powder. I have to be conscious and on the look out and read labels more closely.

I have incorporated since last year bell peppers (nightshade veggies)-red, yellow and orange, in my veggie salads. I ate apples maybe 3 times a week. I would make some eggplant parmesan and eggplant omelette. I’ve always have consumed blueberries. I’ve used some paprika in dishes I’ve made that calls for it. And of course, tomatoes are in most of my homemade cooking. I don’t eat much potatoes as it could screw up my diet, so not a problem to eliminate it. Thankfully, there are other varieties of veggies and fruits that safe to eat and there’s no Solanine in them.

I’ve started eliminating these nightshade veggies and fruits with Solanine, in my cooking and my raw veggie salads and fruit consumption. According to a clinical research on Solanine, it can take 6 months or more to clear these chemicals from the body so just eliminating them for a few weeks may not provide a clear enough indication. It suggested to keep a journal of symptoms while totally avoiding nightshades and foods with Solanine for a minimum of 6 months.

I have not eaten any nightshade veggies for two weeks now; so I can tell which foods would give me inflammation attacks that causes stiffness and cold sensation in my back. I ate an apple yesterday and sure enough, my back reacted to my ingesting the apple with skin, with aches and cold back sensation just after a few hours up through the night.

Today, I’ve had some ginger tea first thing in the morning; and had some oatmeal with milk. I had my daily veggie salad sans Solanine chemical compound and ate a sumptuous main course and red grapes for dessert. My immune system did not attack my body for an invader it hated- Solanine! I was pain free and no cold sensation on my back! I’ve started incorporating back my Vitamin Code Grow Bone System to heal my joints and bones.

Vegetables and fruits are not created equal! I’ve learned a big lesson and got familiarized with Nightshades foods. I prayed to God to give me wisdom about this health problem and He gave me discernment and led me to know about Nightshades foods and Solanine. God is good all the time! God is always to my rescue! I just have to always pay attention to what the Holy Spirit of God is placing in my heart and mind.

God’s Presence thru Jesus

What a wonderful feeling waking up and God speaking to my heart. What a voice of peace whispering in my ear that He is near. He has a marvelous way of extending His desire to be shared in this world that He created. Remember not to worry is His tune; always seek the Kingdom of Righteousness to prepare for the glorious eternal moments that no earthly eyes have ever seen or imagined! He reminded me that He is forever my Shield, my Protector, my Healer, my Refuge, my Comforter, my Companion, my Provider and my Counselor. How good of a feeling that through Jesus, I am privileged to be gifted with His Holy Spirit that enabled me to hear clearly the voice of the Almighty One. What a GIFT, that many people are missing out, just because they do not believe in the story of the Cross at Golgotha.

the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was located at Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified

No matter how we tried to live a life sans Jesus Christ, that life is not a peaceful one but it’s an empty existence. Without Jesus, we tried to cover up that hole in our hearts with thoughts of having it all in life. A process that have been proven futile, useless or in vain. Party here, party there! Live life to the fullest- eat, drink, travel and be merry. Would God say in your Judgment Day, since you party hardy, drink, eat plenty and live life to the fullest, you are welcome in heaven?

God will judge us base on what we did for His Kingdom. If we didn’t serve Him (https://www.gotquestions.org/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant.html), we will be judged by the Ten Commandments.

Did you use God’s name in vain, did you steal, did you lie, did you get envious of other’s wealth and popularity, did you have sexual relationship before marriage or with a married person? James 2:10 said: “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point (command) is guilty of breaking all of it. Are you going to heaven or hell? God is just and fair and He is Holy. There’s no grey matter in His Kingdom. He is either black or white in His Judgment.

The reason why Jesus put forth this very disheartening story of ^{The Rich Man and Lazarus}  “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.  And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house— for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’  But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’  He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

We are nothing without Jesus in our lives

So heart provoking if you seriously think about it. Jesus said yet again on Luke 12:19-21: “And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’  But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Give us wisdom to realize how short our lives are

When we realize that our life is short, we should also realize and be concerned, as to where this life after death will spend eternal life in the eternal hemisphere.

No one can see heaven nor God without going thru Jesus. Church cannot save us, good deeds cannot take us to heaven, being a good person will not open heaven’s gate. Only through our personal relationship with Jesus Christ can God allows for us to be with Him. Because thru accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, He will give us the Gift of Grace that has a transforming power that would totally change us to be like His Son as we seek and study Jesus’ life and God’s true nature. With it comes the gifting of the Holy Spirit that would reside within us. It’s so powerful! Don’t miss out! Your eternal life’s destiny depends on this Truth.

“So how do we follow Him today? The same way the disciples did long ago. They heard the words of Jesus and believed them. They took His words and obeyed them. They confessed their sins to Jesus as their Lord and God. They believed that He died to take the punishment of their sins and rose from the dead to give them new life. They followed His example and command to tell others the truth about sin, righteousness, and judgment. When we follow Him in “the way,” we can be assured of following Him all the way to heaven.” GotQuestions.org

And this is what God this morning nudges me to write. Share God’s good news of Salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) shall not perish (go to hell) but have eternal life (heaven).” John 3:16

Where is your sting?

Another chapter in my life is besieged with news of death of a long time friend last month, 23rd of July to be exact. After two people I’ve known had gone ahead to eternal life, I was again mourning the passing of this friend who was dear to my heart. Again, I was looking back to the past. It has a way of pulling you back, throw back the years gone by. Days of recollection of the good old days. It played in my mind how busy the years were, that when I got reconnected with these group of friends outside work; they have all been family oriented and with kids to boot. Those days of carefree life among them stayed in my old video tapes, played again after hearing of this friend’s death.

I just recently recovered from the passing of a friend from work; and facing again this dilemma of heartbreak of losing another friend, it’s been tough. When she finally was laid to rest and the coffin was lowered down to the grave as shown by a live streaming video on Facebook, I was exhausted from mourning. I had to deactivate my Facebook page again just to take a breather. I decided to intentionally stay away from Messenger as well to clear my mind. My friends from this group were so nonchalantly telling me that people they know, related or not, died like flies in recent months. Young and old alike are passing away. The funeral homes are inundated with funeral services even to this day. They are hopelessly overloaded, the reason it took 17 days for the viewing of my friend’s remains. At least she was buried on her birthday the next day. This is the reality of the ongoing pandemic of Covid 19 and its variants.

Who knows if these people are passing away, not necessarily of Covid infections, but the effects of Covid vaccinations that trickled to the body’s organs and cells that causes illnesses and deceases. No one knows at this point of the pandemic until maybe years from now.

What’s top my list moving forward is to go back to stress reducing ways. Resume with exercises, sleeping well, healthy diet and meditation. With these sad news of deaths, close in proximity, among friends and relations, it takes a toll on your mind. I have to tell myself, these people are gone. The Holy Bible scriptures describe their state of mind as asleep knowing nothing anymore about this present world. I need to remind myself, to help me cope, that their spirits have gone back to God and their everlasting souls either stayed with God or Hades. Wherever their souls reside, they no not of us any longer. They don’t know anymore how we feel about their passing. They are like vapors that are now gone. We are just torturing ourselves getting emotional in recollecting the memories about them. We should have actually enjoyed and have spent time with them, in any shape and form, while they were here on earth, communicating with them when they were alive. That’s the valuable facts that no one pays attention to when these loved ones were alive. When they want to communicate, communicate back! You will be sorry if you don’t when they pass on. And when the opportunity arise, don’t miss out sharing and telling them about Jesus eternal SALVATION.

According to Ecclesiastes 9:5 of the Holy Bible: “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”

“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.” Daniel 12:2

“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Grain is Pain

It is not a pain in the behind, but a continuous back pain!

I did not realize until I started researching the internet to the causes of back pain, I was having on and off back pain through the years. At first, just mild ones. When I iron clothes, I would get upper back pain, but the pain would go away when I take a rest. Last year I started having this cold sensation on my back, again on and off. I could understand the pain in my lower back if I sit too long watching TV, or sitting in front of the computer researching, reading, scrolling the sites I frequently visit.

The start of this year, the cold sensation on my back started to worsen, and it has become frequent as each day passed by. I found a remedy; and feel better when I put heating pad on my back, and when I wake up in the morning, the back pain and cold sensation on my back are relieved. However, in the middle of the day, I started having back pain and the cold sensation again. It’s started to bother me. I seek a chiropractor’s help and he did an x-ray and found out I have arthritis on my back. I went to have a bone density test, and it was confirmed I have a spinal arthritis. I was saddened but determined to find out the causes of arthritis.

I started researching the net, and was astonished that eating grain can cause back pain! I was taken aback because I have avoided fine grain. I seldom eat bread, or pastries or donuts or cakes, anything sugary, I have successfully avoided. Except of course during Christmas holidays I would splurge a little bit, but not to a point of eating too much of these sweet holiday offerings. I have thrown a lot of uneaten pastries that were in the fridge early this year which was a waste of money. As we say, Christmas holidays without sweet offerings is not the same. It’s just psychological, it’s just in peoples’ minds.

Anyway, to get back to the culprit of grain pain, my memory went back to last year’s diet. I have been eating plant based foods, fruits and vegetables, some meat, chicken, seafood, eating in moderation. And I have continued to do intermittent fasting. However, I had been having whole grain Kashi cereal for breakfast and would add strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries and sometimes bananas with milk. So as to have my daily calcium which I was not able to do supplementation, as I can’t find any good calcium supplements. The calcium regimen got complicated with adding Vitamin D and other minerals for the calcium to do its work with my bones, I found out.

After getting more information in regards to eating grain that causes pain, I thought that it does not apply to whole grain! There’s no way! But sadly it does! Grain is grain, all grain is created equal in torturing my bones! I was devastated. I love eating the best tasting whole grain cereals in Kashi. The thing is I’ve started eating more of it since last year for breakfast to start my day. I had to stop. Grain or pain?

I’ve chosen to be grain free. I am what I eat. Grain can cause acidic environment in my body; and my body becomes inflamed. Inflammation was overruling my entire microbiome community. The harder and dry the grain I eat, the havoc this grain is causing in my digestion, aside from the grain absorbing and grabbing the calcium I barely have. The grain steal the calcium and unfortunately my bones are not able to absorb any calcium. The back pain is a cry for help by my bones and joints. It was an overwhelming discovery that the grain, even whole grain was giving me back pain.

I stopped eating Kashi whole grain. I got back to doing moderate Zumba for weight bearing exercises, starting slow. And I’ve been doing neck and back exercise therapy. For the spinal Arthritis, I bought this supplement for pain relief for joint and muscle support; so far, it seems it’s working. My back pain and that cold sensation on my back are taking a back seat. As to this writing, I can sit and type this post without any back pain this evening and the past two days, I was back pain free!

As to my calcium supplement, I found and bought this bone growth regimen. A Vitamin Code Grow Bone made with Whole Foods, Strontium, Magnesium, K2 MK7, Vitamin D3 & C Plus Probiotics for Gut Health. This is so far the best one I’ve seen to help with my joints and bones.

What a big lesson learned. I’m staying away from grain!

“While different foods may trigger symptoms amongst different individuals, a common thread in most inflammatory conditions is excess intake of grains.

Refined grains in bread, cereals, pasta, pastries, etc. are the most problematic.

There are several mechanisms by which grains induce inflammation in the gut, which can then lead to body-wide inflammatory processes and pain.

Grains are Highly Pro-inflammatory

Once digested, grains reduce the pH of the body causing it to become more acidic and thereby increasing susceptibly to mineral deficiencies, chronic disease and inflammation.

That is why grains make you Osteoporotic.

Your body will leach nearly all the calcium out of your bones in an effort to maintain the correct acid/alkaline balance. Indeed it will almost convert the bones of your hips, spine, knees etc. to mush in an effort to maintain correct pH.

Grains are also high in omega 6 fats which, when eaten in excess as they often are in the standard Western diet, throws out the omega 6:omega 3 fatty acid balance in the body.”

excerpts from: https://www.thespinalcentre.com.au/nutrition/no-pain-no-grain/grains-cause-pain/

“Eating Grains Isn’t Necessary for Optimal Health

Although the government’s daily food recommendations would have us believe exactly the opposite, grains are not a necessary part of the diet in order to achieve and maintain optimal health. In some cases, they can diminish your wellness. It’s much more important to include nutrient dense foods such as meat, vegetables, fruits, and saturated fats in your diet if you want to achieve better health.”

excerpt from: https://www.oursmallhours.com/reasons-to-go-grain-free/

The Living and Eternal God

Through the Scriptures, God has revealed to us what He is like. He is not, as some describe Him, an impersonal force. God possesses all the qualities of personality–intelligence, emotions, and self-determining will–in their ultimate and infinitely wonderful forms.

Though immeasurably greater than we are, He can relate to us and we can relate to Him with our minds, hearts, and wills.

God is eternal. His value is seen in the truth that He is “from everlasting to everlasting.” Unlike any other being, He never had a beginning and He will never have an end. He is, for every generation of worshipers, the Ever-living One.

God is spirit. Jesus taught us that God can’t be contained or limited by physical places, forms, or buildings. He is spirit and does not exist in a body that can be seen or touched. Therefore, He must not be reduced to a physical image of any kind.

God is all–knowing, unlimited in His knowledge calling each of the innumerable stars “by name.”

He knows everything there is to know about us, our world, and the universe. His knowledge is not hindered by locked doors, darkness, or distant places.

God is all-powerful. He can do anything He chooses to do. No army, government, or civilization can frustrate His purposes.

God is everywhere-present. There is no hiding or escaping — no way to avoid the all-powerful One. No locked room or secret meeting place can keep Him out. No matter where you go in the universe, God is there.

God is sovereign. Regardless of the apparent turmoil, confusion, or chaos in our world, the God we worship is the One who does all things according to His own will and purposes. He is, has been and always will be in control of all history. Nothing can escape His ever-present hand.

God said to His prophet Isaiah on verses 46:10-11

In His character, in His purpose, and in His ability, God never changes. He has never been nor ever will be less good, less loving, les true, or less powerful. The God that Abraham praise and relied on is the same God we worship.

God is good. “Taste and see that the LORD is good.”

Because of His goodness, He gives blessings and joy to His creatures.

His goodness to us should cause us to offer our praise to Him.

God is righteous and just. He deals fairly with all His creatures. Because of His perfect knowledge, love and holiness He is absolutely just.

“Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure– You, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. My shield is God Most High, saving those whose hearts are true and right. God is a righteous Judge, a God who displays His wrath every day. If a person does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He will bend and string His bow. He will prepare His deadly weapons and shoot His flaming arrows. Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.” Psalm 7:9-15

Because of His perfect knowledge, love, and holiness, He is absolutely just.

Not only is He the one true God, but whatever He says is true. We can trust all of His promises and His principles.

John 17:3

God is holy and completely free of any moral defect, compromise, or contamination.

Because He is the standard of all excellence and honor, He deserves our unending praise.

We worship God because of who He is! We also worship Him because of what He has done.

Excerpts from: What is Worship? Living in Response to God/JAMES PITTMAN/Discovery Series

His Faithful Promises

On October 12, 2018, one of the Bible verses that God wants me to remember and to always keep in my heart is Psalm 91. Little did I know then as to why He wants me to remember it. Fast forward to 2020, the Corona Sar Virus 19 would become the center of people’s everyday existence. A plague or pandemic that has gotten contagious in the form of a new variant named Omicron as we start year 2022. Just this month, there are many known people, vaccinated and boosted and all, that are infected. It is so contagious according to the news that Omicron surges so fast and seems unstoppable. Many stories of Covid cases that are coming out nowadays are those who got boosted, then got the symptoms of Omicron. There are no stories about the unvaccinated who are getting the Omicron and suffered severe infections. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated are getting mild symptoms, unless they have underlying health conditions. Very few death counts. But I hear more of those who get their booster shots and then developed the Omicron infection syndrome.

Psalm 91 has been my go to scripture verses since the start of the pandemic, every time I get anxious and fearful. Psalm 91 makes me remember what God said that He did not give a spirit of fear to those that follow Him and His commands and love Him with all of their hearts, mind and might. Instead He said He has given the followers of Jesus Christ power through the Holy Spirit to overcome all the trials, struggles in life, including this Covid 19 virus.

“Come, my people… into thy chambers. As when a storm comes, prudence counsels men to seek shelter (Exodus 9:19), so now the prophet advises his people to put themselves under cover during the coming tempest. His meaning, probably, is that they should retire into the privacy of communion with God, withdrawing from public affairs and the distractions of a worldly life. Shut thy doors about thee (comp. 2 Kings 4:33; Matthew 6:6). For a little moment (so in Isaiah 10:25; and again in Isaiah 54:7, 8). God’s estimate of time, we must remember, is not as man’s (Psalm 90:4; 2 Peter 3:8). Isaiah 26:20″

When I see the BLOOD, I will pass over you (Exodus 12:13), for the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross has saved and reconciled them with Father God, those that love Jesus and believe and accepted the indwelling of His Holy Spirit within them that Jesus promised to His faithful followers. Those that believe His death and resurrection and accepted Him as their Lord and Savior and surrender their will and life to Him; and worship God.

Reference: “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” Exodus 12:12-13

History Repeats.

One of God’s promises to those that love Him through His Son, Jesus, is NO PLAGUE will touch you.

When God sees the Blood of Jesus covering you

I will continue to remember God’s promises. Many times in the Bible, He said “Do not fear, for I am with you.”

Sink or Swim

Hardships are… well, hard. We don’t particularly enjoy them, even when we know they are producing good fruit in us. We also worry in the midst of them because we don’t know how long they are going to last or how they will turn out. Sometimes we even question God’s wisdom in letting us suffer from them. They are uncomfortable, disorienting, and a little scary. And when we feel that kind of pressure, we tend to complain.

God doesn’t like complaining. He has a solution for each of the hardships we go through. He knows how they will turn out. He has promised to be with us in them and to cause all of them to work together for our good if we love and trust Him. So when we complain about our trials, we are stepping out of sync with God and the environment of heaven. We are declaring that He might not have a solution, might not know how they will turn out, or might let them turn out in a way that ultimately harms us. That’s a contradiction to His character, purposes, and ways. It’s a negative statement about who we think He is.

Needless to say, this is not an attitude that invites the Lord’s Presence. In Numbers 11, His anger “blazed against” the Israelites who complained about their hardships. He dealt with them harshly because they had harsh opinions about Him. He kept His promises to the nation as a whole, but He withdrew the favor that would have been theirs if they had endured in faith. His Presence itself became a hardship rather than a blessing.

Resolve not to complain. About anything. Ever. Trust God’s dealings in your life, even when they seem torturous or confusing. Know without a doubt that His plans for you, even when mysterious, are good.

from: Experience God’s Presence

DISCERNMENT:

This was written years before the Covid pandemic and it sounded like it’s written today. Which means that at anytime in our lives, we will encounter hardships and trials. Large or small, still uncomfortable. Covid is worse because the whole world is affected. People are not only fearful; but at this time, entering third year of Covid, most are consumed in discouragement and mind fatigued. Most are not willing anymore to follow health protocols. But this is the period that hope is closer; not unless, we denied trusting God, then we will just sail along to the next round of plagues and so on and so forth.

God has plans for this Covid plague. Whatever they are, He wants us to stay in Faith that He is causing to work together in the midst of this pandemic an eventuality that would turn out for good for all of us. If we throw in the towel and lose sight of what He is doing, we will definitely suffer more emotionally and physically. Like the Bible people after the exodus from Egypt, they spent miserable 40 years in wilderness as the complaints grew louder and louder, that it became annoying to God who saved them from slavery. It’s the endurance in Faith that will pull all of us through to the finish line faster than when we are discontent and hopeless and turn our back away from God. More disasters follow suit. Since time immemorial, history proved it.

We need to stay positive for we have a positive God, bigger than life, JUDGE of our life! The new year is a new beginning. Wherever God leads us this year, I am in on His yacht of Salvation! I will listen and follow and be in sync with Father God. Complaints, dissatisfaction and hopelessness will not save us. We either swim with the Almighty or sink with the enemy of our souls.

Agenda of Fear, 2022 election is near

‘Fear’ is the virus

“Symptoms for this terrifying new Covid variant include a slight cough, sniffles, and a minor headache. Back in the 80’s, we called that “WINTER””

Fox News contributor Dr. Marty Makary warned against a new “wave of fear” taking hold over the omicron variant, warning it could fuel a “pandemic of lunacy” in the post COVID-19 era. The professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University joined the “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Thursday to discuss the new variant, explaining it appears to be statistically milder than others. 

DR. MARTY MAKARY: We’re seeing this massive new wave of fear that is fueling our second pandemic after COVID-19, which is a pandemic of lunacy, which is omicron. Now I call it omi-cold. If you look at the epidemiological data, the epicenter is now way down from omicron. The hospitals had some hospitalizations, not much. They were short. They averaged two and a half days instead of eight days. But a study just came out of the University of Hong Kong telling us that omicron does not invade the lung tissue that’s deep in the respiratory tract. It stays superficial in the nose and bronchus. So that’s why we’re seeing a common cold-like illness. This new scientific data from the lab explains the epidemiological data and the bedside observation of doctors that this is far more mild… and that’s why I call it omi-cold.

It depends what headline you want, what message you want to send, I can recast any respiratory virus as a potential bubonic plague that’s going to destroy the United States. It’s just how you present the statistics.

We’ve got to reduce testing in low-risk situations. If you test everyone in the United States, you will find a virus particle in the nose of some fraction of Americans forever. … We can’t go hunting for a problem that is a very mild or asymptomatic illness. 

“According to the CDC, the symptoms of omicron include : congestion, runny nose, fatigue, and cough. This is the common cold. The symptoms are so mild, that the biggest fear is people won’t know they have it. This is nothing more than manufactured fear and hysteria. This is the best case scenario….the virus mutates to something so mild yet allows for mass infection and build up of natural antibodies.”

“When the Covid hysteria began in March 2020, I watched a video of a NYC doctor who was treating Covid patients and he said that after about a year the virus will mutate and weaken into a mild cold.

The video was over 60 minutes long and everything he said made a lot of sense, but he was ridiculed by the left and his video pulled after it received over a million views.

I wish I had written down his name so I can see what he’s saying now. But he predicted this at the very beginning that Covid would turn into a mere cold and was nothing to worry about. And he was right.”

“South Africa ministers announced the country is moving to stop contact tracing and quarantining of Omicron contacts. Healthcare experts discovered the Omicron is so weak that they do not need to trace the Omicron variant among the people.

This is good news for those who believe that the Omicron will help with herd immunity.
It’s bad news for Fauci and his political operatives pushing vaccinations.

Alex Berenson reported from News 24:

The Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on Covid-19 has written to Health Minister Joe Phaahla, recommending that the quarantining of contacts be stopped as it is no longer viable in the current social and economic climate.

Furthermore, the committee said contact tracing was no longer necessary and should also be halted with immediate effect…

…With only a small number of contacts identified from a proportionally small Covid-19 cases, quarantining was no longer effective for containing the spread of the disease, MAC said.

The committee said testing was highly skewed toward detecting symptomatic cases, while the vast majority of cases are asymptomatic and go undetected.

“In addition, among the small proportion of symptomatic cases, testing is far from universal, since patients may not seek testing when their symptoms are mild and when testing would be burdensome and expensive. Furthermore, the SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity is suboptimal, sometimes leading to false negative results.”

To Whom you show extravagant Devotion…

… determines where you will spend eternity in the afterlife.

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“Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” To glorify God– that’s worship! To enjoy Him forever–that’s the all-encompassing reward! Whatever life brings, whatever the outcome of our daily journey on earth, having a personal relationship with God will give us joy, peace and contentment.

Let’s glorify Him for our Creator deserves worship for the wonderful things He has done for us; countless awesome goodness and love for us, sacrificing the death of His Son, Jesus, to save us. And there are benefits to worshiping Him here on earth and we will carry it through when we step in to the afterlife spending forever with Him, when we make Jesus our Savior and Lord. To worship Him is to give Him honor, respect and devotion.

Benefits of Worshiping God:

FORGIVENESS** True worshipers recognize God’s holiness and accept His forgiveness. Thru worship they are purified.

GUIDANCE** Those who honor God will be given wisdom and will receive His guidance day by day.

PROVISION** Jesus said that God will meet our material needs if we give Him first place in our lives.

LOVE** The love of God is experienced in the hearts of all of those who are true worshipers of God.

POWER** To all who give God the glory He deserves, He gives the enablement to do the things He requires of them.

PROTECTION** He faithfully watches over all who acknowledge Him, and He keeps them in all of life’s changing circumstances.

GLORY** All true worshipers will one day be glorified. They’ll inherit a new heaven and a new earth and join a company of believers and angels in perfect, uninterrupted worship.

Excerpts from Our Daily Bread/WORSHIP