August 26, 2023: Psalm 139:17 - God's Thoughts to Me are Precious

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!” - Psalm 139:17

The same God who knew me before He created me is the same God who had a plan of salvation for me when I was yet still a sinner, lost in the unbelieving world, searching for something, not knowing then that I was seeking the Savior. How precious are the thoughts of God to me!

Our world today is bombarding us with bad news, reporting on crisis after crisis, but their motive is not driven by their love and concern for us but to keep us in fear. Fearful people do things they normally wouldn’t do and that includes giving up many of our God-given freedoms. The Bible is clear that we must fear God and not man and gives us the reasons why:

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Jesus Christ; Matthew 10:28)

“The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.” (Proverbs 29:25)

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4)

“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1)

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)

God put each and every one of us on this earth at this time for a purpose, and I believe this is a time like no other in history. We truly are living in the times that Jesus spoke of as birth pangs, also called the beginning of sorrows, that would occur before the rapture of the church of believers and the time of Jacob’s trouble begins, the time of the 7-year tribulation period. The first thing that Jesus warned His disciples about regarding the signs of the times was to “Take heed that no one deceives you.” (Matthew 24:4) I have never seen deception in our world like we see today; it is off the charts. Deception isn’t just in the unbelieving world but it is running rampant in many so-called “churches.”

For believers in Christ, it is absolutely critical that our focus be on Jesus Christ and His thoughts toward us. His thoughts are written in His word and spoken to us through His Holy Spirit who dwells within us. When we keep our focus on Him and His word, we will not be deceived and we will not be full of fear. Jesus told us what would happen before it happens, just as the prophets did thousands of years ago with prophecies of Jesus’ first coming, so that when it happens, we would not be full of fear but would be excited with the knowledge and truth that Jesus is coming again and that this time, it will be to judge a wicked and evil world that rejected His free gift of salvation and chose to instead to align with Satan.

The world is being set up for the rapture of the church, the 7-year tribulation period, and the second coming of Jesus Christ, when the remaining Jews will finally believe in Jesus as their Messiah and will glory in Zion, in the land that God gave them thousands of years ago and they will glory in all of it, not just part of it. Jesus will defeat evil and reign on earth for 1,000 years prior to his creating a new heaven and a new earth. The book of Isaiah tells us:

“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the excellency of our God.

“Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you.’

“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of jackals, where each lay, there shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

“A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not passover it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; it shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.” (Isaiah 35:1-10)

Jesus Himself quoted Isaiah when John the baptizer was imprisoned and he began to wonder if Jesus was “the Coming One, or do we look for another?” and sent two of his disciples to ask these questions to Jesus. (Matthew 11:1-3) ”Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

”The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” ’ ” (Matthew 11:4-6)

It is no coincidence that in our modern world where technological experts believe that they can be like God are even quoting this same Scripture in order to deceive many: (See: https://futurism.com/cyborg-world-how-biohacking-will-and-already-is-changing-everything)

“In a presentation titled “Biohacking and the Connected Body” at the Singularity University Global Summit, Hannes Sjoblad, co-founder of the Sweden-based biohacker network Bionyfiken, stated that we likely encounter 'cyborgs' on a daily basis without knowing it.

“The modern cyborgs we see today include pacemakers, smart insulin monitors, bionic eyes, and robotic arms and legs. These 'biohacks' are helping people with disabilities get more from life than ever before. Sjoblad notes this biohacking is utterly reshaping our world, and it will continue to do so. He explains, "we live in a time where, thanks to technology, we can make the deaf hear, the blind see, and the lame walk."“

Elon Musk has also expressed similar desires with his Neuralink brain implant, which was approved by the FDA for clinical trials in humans on May 25, 2023 (See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/25/elon-musk-neuralink-fda-approval/).

These are cheap imitations of God and are tools of Satan in order to deceive the masses. Instead of worshipping the one true God they have chosen instead to believe the lies of Satan that they can be “like God.”

Per a December 1, 2022 article on forbes.com: (See: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/12/01/elon-musks-neuralink-could-be-trialed-in-humans-in-2023-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=5319e262625c)

“Musk has stated several times that his ultimate goal with Neuralink is to create an embeddable device that allows human intelligence to directly interface and eventually merge with artificial intelligence.”

This merging of humans with artificial intelligence is known as “transhumanism,” and it is increasing at an astounding pace. Along with this concept is the ability to control people like never before by tyrannical global leaders who refer to themselves as the “elites” and are all too-willing to adopt these controls, which ultimately will be used by the final antichrist, also known as the beast, to limit who can buy and sell, as prophesied in the book of Revelation chapter 13.

Everything we see happening in the world today is pointing to this happening, and it is happening at a lightning-fast pace. The time is now for each and every person alive to decide in whom do we trust: God or man? Do we trust in the One who created us and knew us before we were even formed in our mother’s womb, or do we trust in sinful men and women who are influenced by prestige and power, who can be bought and paid for with a price, who are sellouts to Satan? Whose thoughts are precious to you - the globalists’ or God’s?

I leave you with the words of the apostles Paul and John:

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle - I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying - a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.” (2 Timothy 2:3-7)

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)

“And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’” (Revelation 21:3-4) ✝️