CHASTENING of California

 Proverbs 16:18

King James Version

18 Pride goeth before destruction, 

and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Was California proud?

Had her officials been belligerent?

Had they failed their people?

Have they owned up to their mistakes?

Was she under "judgment"?

Were the fires man-made?

And GOD-allowed?

Of course, only GOD knows.

Apart from whoever "planned" or "started" the fire.

If it was man-made, at all.

Or part of a "greater" picture we know nothing about.

But we do know what the Bible says about "chastening".

We feel California is being "chastened".

All that pride, and wokefulness, won't do.

All her love for things of the world, won't do.

Hollywood's love for sin, won't do.

GOD loves California.

Despite her many errors.

He wants her SAVED -- through JESUS.

The very JESUS she mocks, and sets aside.

Otherwise, He wouldn't have "chastened" her.

He wants her eyes "opened".

Would she open it, this time?

Would she turn to GOD, this time?

Would she finally lose that self-absorption?

Would her officials abandon their left, and woke, ideology?

Would she become born again, so SPIRIT would lead her, instead of "self"?

Would she repent of her sins?

As I ponder over California's raging fires, and failed leadership, SPIRIT led me to some very telling verses.

Know more what "chastening" means:

Hebrews 12:5

King James Version

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation 

which speaketh unto you as unto children, 

My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, 

nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Hebrews 12:6

King James Version

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, 

and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Hebrews 12:7

King James Version

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; 

for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Hebrews 12:8

King James Version

8 But if ye be without chastisement, 

whereof all are partakers, 

then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Hebrews 12:9

King James Version

9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh 

which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: 

shall we not much rather be in subjection 

unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Hebrews 12:10

King James Version

10 For they verily for a few days 

chastened us after their own pleasure; 

but he for our profit, 

that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Hebrews 12:11

King James Version

11 Now no chastening for the present 

seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: 

nevertheless afterward it yieldeth 

the peaceable fruit of righteousness 

unto them which are exercised thereby.

Hebrews 12:12-13

King James Version

12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, 

and the feeble knees;

13 And make straight paths for your feet, 

lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; 

but let it rather be healed.

Hebrews 12:14

King James Version

14 Follow peace with all men, 

and holiness, without which 

no man shall see the Lord:

Hebrews 12:15

King James Version

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; 

lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, 

and thereby many be defiled;

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JUST wondering

 Ephesians 6:10-12

King James Version

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, 

and in the power of his might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, 

that ye may be able to stand 

against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 

but against principalities, against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

I'm not into conspiracy theories.

I merely connect the dots, through the HOLY SPIRIT's prompt.

More often than not, as I write an article, other articles are spawned.

I merely follow SPIRIT's lead.

Such as when we ended yesterday's article with:

"America is on the road to recovery with the Trump team.

Nation-wise, militarily, economically, and spiritually.

CHRIST's enemy knows that.

Precisely why he placed obstacles before them.

And that's for another post."

-- "AMERICA's re-elected HOUSE speaker"

This article you're reading now is that "post".

The trigger actually came right at the start of the Mike Johnson video, when he prayed for the victims at Louisiana.

Wherein a military guy plowed through Bourbon Street.

Killing 15, and injuring dozens of people.

RIGHT at that moment, I began to wonder if it was connected to a recent cybertruck explosion:

Are these "coincidences"?

FIRST, the car-ramming in Louisiana, which happened to be Speaker Johnson's home state. It happened just days before he was to be voted in Congress.

SECOND, the blowing up of the Tesla cybertruck, in front of the Trump hotel. Tesla's Elon Musk, and president-elect Trump, are pretty close. Trump's inauguration draws close.

THIRD, both perpetrators are military men; both American citizens. What pushed them over the edge?

FOURTH, both came from Fort Bragg.

FIFTH, both didn't mind perishing (the first perished through police gunfire; the second was self-inflicted).

SIXTH, both seemed to have marriage problems.

Are these two random events, or are these connected?

Were they meant to warn the TRUMP team?

Is there a larger picture here?

What made these men "fall off"?

We are not into conjecture either.

We wait for the investigator's findings.

We shall know more as the days evolve.

We add videos below as they show up each day.

But we do know this -- Satan continues to menace.

Either to cause panic, fear, confusion, deception, hatred, anger, death, and destruction.

Those are his "fingerprints".

BEWARE his ways, and intentions:

1 Peter 5:8-9 

King James Version

8 Be sober, be vigilant; 

because your adversary the devil, 

as a roaring lion, walketh about, 

seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, 

knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished 

in your brethren that are in the world.

And to the public, know this:

Only through JESUS 

can we be safe, and saved.

The LORD assures believers:

Matthew 10:28

King James Version

28 And fear not them which kill the body, 

but are not able to kill the soul: 

but rather fear him which is able to destroy 

both soul and body in hell.

Luke 21:18

King James Version

18 But there shall not 

an hair of your head perish.

Revelation 1:18

King James Version

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; 

and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; 

and have the keys of hell and of death.

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Strength of KENYA

Proverbs 3:1-4

King James Version

3 My son, forget not my law; 

but let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, 

shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: 

bind them about thy neck; 

write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding 

in the sight of God and man.

We've looked into America recently.

But now that her elections are over, she's going to be just fine.

GOD put president-elect Trump to look after her, and Israel.

Now, the HOLY SPIRIT turned my attention to Africa.

Seems, it's the third "assignment" He gave me.

We've already studied America, and Israel.

Now, it's Africa's turn.

There's one, particular nation He led me to:

KENYA

Kenya is an amazing country.

She may be of lower middle-income status, but she's got guts!

She can go against international pressure, even "bullying".

She is not afraid of "giants".

We know of two clear instances.

FIRST instance:

Today, we learned her High Court "suspends immunity" on the Gates Foundation.

Her people question why the foundation should have "immunity", which is normally reserved for those with diplomatic status.

She questions, what is the foundation "hiding"?

Well, we did write on 7 October 2022:

"Many years ago, I wanted to join an essay contest.

It was being sponsored by a well-known foundation.

Reviewing the guidelines, I was alerted to something.

Which soured the idea for me.

The foundation was promoting vaccines in Africa.

To my mind, that felt incongruous to the plight of Africa.

Didn't the people needed food, clean water, homes?

Wasn't there famine everywhere?

Why was the foundation promoting vaccines?

The nagging thought was set aside for a time.

Until GOD made me born again in September 2019."

-- "Why vaccines and not FOOD?"

We also learned that very same foundation has been buying large tracts of land in America, as well as promoting modern farming methods in Kenya.

She is really attractive to these globalists for this reason -- among many:

"Agriculture is the largest sector; tea and coffee are traditional cash crops, while fresh flowers are a fast-growing export."

-- Wikipedia

SECOND instance:

On 9 October 2022, we wrote that William Ruto, Kenya's president, subtly put an international reporter in her place, because she kept badgering him about LGBTQ.

This is what president Ruto told her:

"As it is now, we are grappling with five million young people who don't have jobs, four million people who are hungry, and that is my concern. That is the forecast of the people of Kenya at the moment."

   -- Source: Woke CNN Reporter HUMILIATED By Kenyan President Over LGBT Rights

One would think the female reporter would have known this:

Homosexual acts are illegal in Kenya and typically punishable by up to 14 years in prison.[154] According to a 2020 survey by the Pew Research Center, 83% of Kenyans believe that homosexuality should not be accepted by society.[155] While addressing a joint press conference together with President Barack Obama* in 2015, President Kenyatta declined to assure Kenya's commitment to gay rights, saying that "the issue of gay rights is really a non-issue... But there are some things that we must admit we don't share. Our culture, our societies don't accept."

-- Wikipedia

*Obama's father is Kenyan; his mother, American.

America must really stop trying to convert others to their gender and woke issues.

Well, Kamala lost, and that's that.

Trump will make sure America acts right again.

Other things going for Kenya?

A lot:

"Most Kenyans are Christian (85.5%), with 53.9% Protestant and 20.6% Roman Catholic."

"Kenya has by far the highest number of Quakers of any country in the world, with around 146,300.[220] The only Jewish synagogue in the country is in Nairobi."

-- Wikipedia

Thank GOD, Kenya worships JESUS.

Now you see why Satan wants to corrupt her.

SPIRIT also made us see areas for potential problems.

But that will have to be for another post.

She is also attractive to globalists because of her "youth":

According to the 2019 Population and Census results, 75 percent of the 47.6 million population is under the age of 35, making Kenya a country of the youth.

-- Wikipedia

Despite her lower middle-income status, Kenya is no pushover.

She may not be a perfect nation, as no human nation is.

But she's got GOD in her national anthem:

Anthem: "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"

(English: "O God of All Creation")

We shall pray for Kenya, that she continues on her GODLY path.

And become free of corruption, oppression, and manipulation.

May her people live peacefully, freely, and prosperously!

Numbers 6:24-26

King James Version

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, 

and be gracious unto thee:

26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, 

and give thee peace.

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