Prepared or Unaware

This is the beginning of a new video series about preparing for “last days” or a significant tribulation event. Yesterday, I finished reading “One Second After” (by William R. Forstchen) about a possible scenario of the aftereffects of an EMP attack on America. This book was helpful for me to consider areas of weakness that need to be strengthened if we were suddenly without electricity, refrigeration, communication, medical care, medicine, transportation, etc.

Certainly, it’s not things that any of us want to think about, but without considering these possibilities, we could be left completely defenseless in the blink of an eye.

The Scriptures foretell much about the last days, tribulation and great tribulation periods (3.5 years each). None of this study is provided to create panic or unnecessary disruption. It is about having wisdom and being positioned by God in the days ahead. It doesn’t hurt for us to study the Scriptures and lean in to hear God’s direction. So, let’s do that!

https://youtu.be/UVd9a34Y5jI
(https://youtu.be/UVd9a34Y5jI)

Video: Politics: What is God’s Response?

Does God have an opinion about politics? Does God have an opinion about Israel? Hopefully, you know the answer. If you are NOT hearing God’s voice in prayer, you are not doing it right. As a Christian, you should be able to SEEK GOD and receive direction from Him.

(https://youtu.be/U_Dw77lYD-w)
https://youtu.be/U_Dw77lYD-w

Do False Teachers Deserve Wrath?

Should we hate the false teachers? Does God? You’re probably like me in that you want to know God’s heart and sync up with Him on who to love and who to hate. Wait, does God hate people? Well, He must because He is the one in charge of sending some people to hell, separated from Him for all eternity. It was God that sent an evil spirit to torment King Saul when he disobeyed.

When God sends me as His prophet to help pastors overcome false doctrines, I can feel God’s heart for them. He wants them to earnestly pursue His will on the doctrines. But as time passes, and they continue to teach falsely, God’s heart changes in the words that He delivers through me. A pastor can have the right heart and wrong theology and still manage to please God … until God sends His messenger to point out the wrong theology. Once that happens they have been warned to seek Him until the wrong doctrine is removed. If they refuse Him, they have hard consequences for their wrong theology. They cannot please Him while they teach falsely.

So you can imagine the hard place that puts me in. How am I to love the pastors enough to keep warning them when I can already feel God’s heart changing against them. That’s when I get frustrated. It’s more important to me to please God than to warn the false teachers. At some point, I’m just ready for the Lord to stop giving them chances so I can get out of the middle of the whole mess. But then, I’m ashamed that I didn’t love them enough to keep warning them. I find myself in that position once again.

The attached letter from February 2021, was a communication to 24 pastors locally. The associated Mark of Excellence newsletter warned of God’s heart towards false teachers. What are your thoughts? Should God turn His back on them when they continue to teach falsely?