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Hi Friends,
It seems like everyday is another new item come up [Sic]. Women like surprises, but men prefer a nice, constant, steady life with things that are constant and easy on the blood pressure. Sure, accidents and problems will happen but when things are organized and easy to handle, that's when life is good to the soul, IMHO.
As we all know, or should know, Murphy's Law: 'What ever can go wrong -- will go wrong.' I know that the book is out of print and rare to find, but you can still download some of it on-line.
Also remember what the KJV Bible really says about money... "For the love of money is the root of all evil...' --- First Timothy 6: 10. So it's the LOVE of money... not just money, itself! Money should be our "slave" and not our master! I think that governments hate the 'barter system' because they cannot tax items that are transferred between two individuals, like: 4 bushels of carrots and a few onions for a medium sized pig or a bunch of meaty chickens. Both people walk away happy and content. But that is just what people do, and what people will do when paper money doesn't work so well. Gold and Silver will never lose it's value, and good tools will always be needed. BTW, I am skilled and also teach the 'right kind of people' how to throw tomahawks and knives, accurately, as a sport. But if some goof ball, Democrat/ Liberal bans firearms, my skills will become very important. Too bad the authorities cannot find and ban crazy terrorists who make and set off dangerous explosives before they can do damage and hurt innocent people.
There are some beautiful, timely scriptures down below that can be written down and even memorized. And when the weather turns a bit warmer I will certainly carve a few into wood with my Router tool, and then varnish or polyurethane it a few times after I sand it.
Be safe --- Be protected.
Warm Regards,
Tom Schuckman
March 4th, 2020
Flight-to-Safety
By Hal Lindsey
The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 scares people the world over. But it is not the only thing people are afraid of. Watching the financial markets fall last week scared nearly everyone. North Korea now seems to be returning to its old missile-launching, bomb-threatening ways. An estimated one million new refugees are fleeing war-ravaged Syria. And, with shelters already full, there seems to be no place for them.
The world economy feels fragile. Even before COVID-19, several EU countries were suffering, including Germany and France. Now it's getting worse.
In the US, financial markets are trying to recover from a week of record bad news. Volatile markets tend to send investors on a "flight-to-safety." That's a market phenomenon Investopedia defines as "investors moving their capital away from riskier investments to safer ones."
Even people who avoid the financial markets are looking for safety - some trying to build a safe haven in their own homes. Costco stocks recently surged on word that Americans are hitting that store in record numbers. News reports talk of checkout lines thirty shopping carts deep at various Costco locations. Many Americans feel a need to stock up on food staples, dry goods, and cleaning supplies (especially bleach).
Others don't want to go anywhere near a Costco or any other store. They fear that mingling with large groups increases the risk of infection. But even if you have your food delivered, you cannot know for sure that your food delivery does not also contain some form of contamination. It makes you wonder if a safe haven exists anywhere.
Near the end of the most famous sermon ever preached, Jesus talked about safety. His did not offer the superficial safety of human institutions, but a true safe haven - His word.
In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus said, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall."
Some university campuses provide students what are called "safe spaces." But it's a promise the present world system cannot make good on. With high numbers of home invasion robberies, even homes are not entirely safe. Also, modern homes have several conduits through which toxic ideas flow into them - primarily the internet, television, radio, books, magazines, games, and sometimes even homework.
Jesus said that His word is a safe place. To build a life of godly success in an uncertain world, hear and act on the words of Jesus.
Psalm 91:1-7 says it magnificently. "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.' Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you."
A true flight to safety means going somewhere truly safe. Whether as a nation, a community, a church, a family, or an individual - run to God!
PROGRAMMING NOTE: This week Part 40 of Hal Lindsey's line by line teaching on Revelation is preempted by Daystar's Heart for the World programming. Hal Lindsey Presents: Revelation will return with Part 40 Sunday, March 15th at 11pm EST. If you haven't had a chance to watch this incredibly important lesson, take this opportunity to catch up with the video archive. Get your notepads ready! Thank you for your patience.
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