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I find that there are 3 scriptures with the word "all" that strike me.

ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23

It is not His will that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance. 2 Pet 3:9

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and ALL these things shalll be added unto you.  Matt 6:38

 

 

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Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalms 46:10 [KJV])

 

One of the best illustrations of this scripture is a powerful memory from my own life.  When my daughter Stephanie was a baby, she had a brain tumor.  On the day of her surgery, we were sitting in the waiting room with 45 people from our church.

My wife and I had already been experiencing an increased sense of God's presence and grace, due to the amount of intercession going on.  We had actually passed from worry and concern to an assurance that Jesus had things under control and we were possessed of a supernatural confidence.  I sometimes wonder if people observing the situation thought we had lost touch with reality.

The surgery had been ongoing for over 10 hours, and now was done.  I was sitting in the waiting room in a position where I could see assorted hospital personnel passing by in the hallway.  My attention was sharpening when I saw a nurse go by pushing a wheeled oxygen bottle.

Somehow I knew she was going to pickup my daughter post surgery.  I jumped up and caught up with her.  I asked her if she was going to pickup my daughter.  She had a strange expression as if she had caught me reading her mail, but said yes.  I think she knew better than to attempt to dissuade me from going along.

We went down the elevator to the underground that connected to the surgical complex across the street.  We arrived to an area with a set of double doors leading to an O.R.  Here the nurse and I stopped and waited.

We had already been told that one of the drugs used post op had a side effect of making the patient angry, so I was not surprised when a gurney pushed through the doors, with my one year old daughter crying angrily. She was kicking her feet and one of the accompanying personnel pulled the blanket back up.

Then it happened.  I walked up close enough for Stephanie to see me.  She immediately stopped crying and looked at me.  She kept her eyes fastened on me  I don't remember the hospital people saying anything, they just started pushing the gurney. She kept looking at me quietly as we proceeded down the hall.

Whenever my mind starts spinning out of control with all the things going on in the world, I think of this moment, and remember that God has it all under control.  I "take into captivity" all those roiling thoughts and remember who He is and what He has done for me.

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As researched by Dave and Ashley Willis, the above image is an ancient form of Hebrew.  Reading right to left we have animal teeth, a shepherd's crook, a crutch, and choppy water.

This means Shalom can be translated as "Breaking the authority established by chaos."

Link to Video  - Here is a link to the video explanation by Dave and Ashley Willis.  The whole video is very good and is about 45 minutes long.  The explanation is about 16 minutes in.

 

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In a word, NO.  However, since we have all been online a long time, my answer is unlikely to deter you.

But there are things you can do to be SAFER.  I've been telling people about these things for a while, knowing that the day was coming when they would actively be used against Christians.

A quick list of things you can do to be safer:

  • Dump gmail!  Get something like protonmail.com.
  • If you're into social media, twitter & facebook bad, gab.com good.
  • Read your bible at least 30 minutes a day.

Gmail is free, and unencrypted.  They can, and do read the contents of your email, and not just to target ads.  There is already discussion of posting "misinformation/disinformation" warnings in your email, just like on facebook/twitter.

Protonmail is free, encrypted on your computer, and decrypted on the computer of the person you are sending it to.  This assumes they are also using protonmail.  People in-between cannot read your emails.

Don't let fear rule you!  All the bad stuff that is happening in the world has been going on for years.  The daily bible reading helps reset your mind to the more important things.

A paragraph from an old worship song applies here:

"Keep your eyes upon Jesus,
look full in His wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of His glory and grace."

 

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