Monday, May 1, 2017, 6:36 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your
words to my heart. I read John 10:1-13
(NIV).
A Stranger’s
Voice (vv. 1-6)
“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not
enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief
and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The
gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own,
he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him
because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of
speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
Jesus Christ is the shepherd
of his sheep. He is also the gate by which we enter into his sheep pen, the
church, the body of Christ, and the kingdom of heaven, via God-given faith in
Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only way to the Father and to eternal life with God
in heaven. There is no other way. His way is also the only way to salvation
from sin and to eternal life, and that is only by way of the cross. First Jesus
died on a cross, where he put our sins to death, and then he was resurrected
from the dead, whereby he rose victorious over sin, hell, Satan and death, on
our behalf. When we believe in him with God-given faith, we are crucified with
him in death to sin, and we are resurrected with him to newness of life, created
to be like God in true righteousness and holiness (See: Ro. 6:1-23; Eph.
4:17-24; 1 Pet. 2:24).
Yet, there are strangers who
have entered this sheep pen by another way, i.e. via deception, manipulation,
force, persuasion and fakery. They are not true shepherds of the sheep, but are
forgeries, phonies, liars and hypocrites who pretend to care for the sheep, but
who are truly thieves and robbers. Many of them serve as pastors and elders in
local congregations or in man-made churches, which are really businesses called
“church,” but which are not founded on Jesus and the gospel, but on business
marketing techniques and schemes. And, they preach a false grace gospel which
requires no death to sin, no repentance, no submission to Christ and his cross,
and no obedience. They twist the scriptures to their advantage, or they take
them out of context in order to back up their lies and their false hope gospel.
Yet, these strangers exist,
as well, in the political realm. Some of them claim to be Christians in order
to convince Christians to follow them and to believe they truly care about the
people, when that is a lie. One of them is Donald Trump, the current president
of the USA. But, they also exist as some or all of those on the White House
staff, and among those who are our senators and representatives, governors, and
mayors, etc. Yet, our federal government of these United States is not the de
facto government of this nation. Instead, a shadow government of the Elite
(wealthy and powerful) of the world is the actual government of these United
States, and our government leaders actually serve them, like the harlot who
rides the beast. Thus, our government leaders are really more like the hired
hands, which the shadow government uses to do their dirty work across the
globe.
Steal, Kill and Destroy (vv. 7-10)
Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I
am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers,
but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through
me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief
comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full.
In actuality, what our
government leaders are involved in is the conquering of nations and peoples and
Christians throughout the globe, murdering innocents (including Christians),
raping, pillaging, destruction of property, confiscation of property not their
own, and the take down of sovereign nations, and all for this shadow government,
a.k.a. the New World Order, a.k.a. the beast (of Revelation 13). They are also
involved in the forced relocation and deaths of many, many people, some of whom
probably die in route or else they die in camps, much like the American Indians
who President Andrew Jackson relocated from the southern states to west of the
Mississippi River. Interestingly enough, Donald Trump seems to be making a
parallel of sorts between himself and President Jackson, as kinship spirits.
What I believe the Lord Jesus
is showing me today is that this is coming to America, too. It has to in order
for this beast to ultimately rule the entire world and for all nations to be in
subjection to this beast New World Order. America will not be spared. What we
have done to other nations will soon be done to us, too. What goes around comes
around.
Our president is not who he
says he is, and he is not going to do most of the things he says he is going to
do. He, alias the shadow government, a.k.a. the New World Order beast, which is
comprised of multiple people and groups joined together for one common purpose,
is planning to force compliance with this beast New World Order. They will do
this by forced separation of what is vital, fundamental and essential for our
survival physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually from its supply and
support and/or from its foundation, such as removing from the people their bank
accounts, incomes, sources of food, church fellowships, Bibles, homes, and lands,
et al. The plan will also be to try to separate Christians from their beliefs
and to get them to bend, i.e. to conform to the shape of the beast, to deny
their Lord, and to compromise truth for the sake of acceptance and unity.
The Lord has been showing me
much lately that America is in for a low time, a time of depression or decline
financially, but that through this low period his church will be revived and
many people will come to faith in Jesus Christ. The Lord will purify his bride
to make her ready for the consummation of the marriage between her and her Lord
(husband), Jesus Christ. Although this thief New World Order beast is here to
kill and to destroy, Jesus is here via his Spirit to give life, and to give it
abundantly to all who will trust in him to be Lord (owner-master) and Savior of
their lives, via death to sin and resurrection to new lives in him, to be lived
to him and to his righteousness.
The Hired Hand
(vv. 11-13)
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the
sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.
Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he
is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.”
Jesus Christ, the Son of God
(and God) died on a cross to deliver us out of slavery to sin and to free us to
now come under the control of his righteousness. He took the punishment for our
sin, as well, so that we would be delivered from hell and have the hope of
eternal life with God. When we believe in Jesus with God-given faith, our old
self is crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with,
that we should no longer be slaves to sin – because anyone who has died has
been freed from sin (Ro. 6:6-7). Now we walk (in lifestyle) according to the
Spirit and no longer according to our sinful flesh (Ro. 8:1-14).
Yet, there are those who are
the “hired hands,” i.e. those who come only to kill, steal and destroy who want
nothing more than to convince us either that Jesus is not the only way to God
and to heaven, and/or that salvation in him requires no death to sin and
resurrection to new life, created to be like God in true righteousness and
holiness. They want to convince us that we can make some acknowledgment of what
Jesus did for us and some type of acceptance of his grace to us in providing
forgiveness of sins, minus death to sin and living to righteousness. Thus, they
do not teach that Jesus died that we might die to sin and live to
righteousness, so we must not heed them.
As well, there are “hired
hands” in the political realm, and in this case they are the US government who
work for this shadow government (beast). They have already handed us over to
this beast, i.e. they have already deserted the people of this nation. A
turning point for America is coming when the wind of change will shift and will
propel this move into the next phase of this takeover of the USA by this New
World Order beast. It will come suddenly upon us like a surprise storm and the
gust of a strong wind, and it will shake this nation to its very core. Yet, we
are not to be afraid, for our Lord is with us, and he will give us all we need
to endure and to cope with this change.
His Tender Mercies / An Original Work / January 26, 2014
Fear not! I’m with you.
Be not dismayed!
God watches o’er you.
Trust Him today.
He’ll lead and guide you;
Give you His aid.
He’ll love and keep you
With Him always.
Walk in His footsteps.
He’ll lead the way.
Trust in His love;
Believe that He cares.
He will not leave you.
Faithful He’ll be.
His tender mercies
Now you will see.
Fellowship with Him
Throughout the day.
Tell Him your heartaches.
He’ll heal always.
Rest in His comfort.
He is your friend.
Your faith He’ll strengthen,
True to the end.
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