The Shepherds are to feed the flock.
The Shepherds are to care for the flock.
Their job is to oversee us, to help us to stay on the straight and narrow road.

Jesus is the Good Shepherd.
Though the earthly Shepherds come and go and prevail and fail,
Jesus is our constant.
He is the One we look to to fulfill all of our missions while we are here on Earth.

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:
and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine.
John 10:11-14

It is of ultimate importance that we know and follow Jesus as our first and foremost Shepherd. We have no obligation to any man. They are God’s servants just like we are and we can willingly follow them to an extent, but Jesus is our main Shepherd. He is our mainstay.

If there is an adoration to a human shepherd, that can interfere with God’s plan in your life, with the relationship we have with God. Our adoration belongs to the Lord. While we respect those in authority over us, if we adore them, if we give them more honor than they deserve, that can become a problem.

I have great concern for one such church and its people. Their shepherd is leading them astray and they have not seen it yet.

I also believe that if the people are loving the truth and seeking God on their own, He will show them that the shepherd is not leading them to the truth.

We are living in times of great deception. Jesus warned us that there will be false christs and false prophets. The difficult part of that is that we become intertwined with the people, like Delilah. Samson loved Delilah and she kept deceiving him and he could not see that her love was false until it was too late.
Such is the way with false prophets. They play both sides, like a harlot.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,
and shall be turned unto fables. 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Keep Jesus, the Good Shepherd, as your paramount Shepherd, unrivaled, supreme, the highest ranking Shepherd. Seek His face always.

They will change the way we think.
They will get inside our mind.
They beckon us.
They will demand our attention.
They will elicit reliance on them.

We won’t have to make any effort
to find information or to even produce information.
The world is at our fingertips.
It is there for the asking.
We don’t even have to use our typing skills or reading skills, we can just speak into the microphone and make our requests be made known.

The idea is for all of us to have personal robots.
They are working toward this goal.
Robots that will help us do whatever we need.
If we want them to clean, cook, help us with something, or anything at all,
they can be trained to do that.
Would you want to live with a robot?
Will you get used to the idea?
The idea of having a robot inside every home,
a personal slave to do whatever we command it to do,
with no arguing, no questioning?
Maybe so.
It might be hard to resist.

There are already computer systems who can obey voice commands,
systems that can be set on timers to regulate lights and play music,
to open and shut doors. It is all there at our disposal.
Once we have a personal robot, which we are being conditioned for,
we will have crossed the abyss.
The farther we tread into this territory, the harder it will be to refuse it,
the harder it will be to turn back.

How will you refuse these modern conveniences?
How will you keep them out of your mind and heart?
Is it even possible to resist?
They have become such a part of our daily lives?
We are much more productive with their assistance.

The time is coming for us to realize
that God may be asking us to take a step back.
He has allowed the Beast System to grow and mature.
It is almost at its fulness, but not yet.
Once it wants to become one with us, that is the line.
Don’t cross it. It will be too hard to come back once you do.

Ask yourself a question: What if you lost your phone?
How dependent on it are you? What if the whole system were to crash?
I believe the Lord wants us to be aware of the intertwining that is going on.
The merging of technology into our bodies is coming nearer and nearer.
What price will you pay to refuse it and what is your limit?
Seek the Lord for wisdom and discernment.

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man;
and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:16-18

He is our head.
Jesus must have the preeminence in all things.
Without Him, we can do nothing.
Without Him, we are nothing.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me,
and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without Me ye can do nothing. John 15:5

Follow Jesus.
Worship Jesus.
Stand up for Jesus.

Those who think they own healing are not glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus deserves all the glory and honor and praise.

And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh:
yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Genesis 6:3

God has shortened the lives of humans even more so since then.
He gave humans 3 score and 10, which means 70 years.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten;
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years,
yet is their strength labour and sorrow;
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Psalm 90:10

God is patient, but His patience will soon run out.

He has given humans much time to repent, to turn from their evil ways.
Some, even in the church, have followed the lusts of the world and the pride of life.
God will not always strive with humans who insist on their own way.
He did not in Noah’s day and in Lot’s day.
God has been known to destroy other cities. Tyre is among them:
For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make thee a desolate city,
like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee,
and great waters shall cover thee; Ezekiel 26:19

Humans who like to consider themselves higher than God
will vex the true believers and will set for themselves the most extreme judgment
from God above. He will give them space to repent, then, His judgment will come down like a hammer.

There is a choice.
There is always a choice.
Every single day, we make choices.
Some are more clear than others.
Lot was vexed with evil.

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 2 Peter 2:8

Tolerating evil and accepting it is a choice.
Detesting evil is a choice.
Recognizing evil is a choice.
Serving God is also a choice.

Shake it off.
Make no excuses.
Touch not the unclean thing.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17
To recognize evil, the ability to see the clear distinction,
comes from the Word of God.
Understanding how God hates evil,
will happen as we become familiar with His Word
and from being closely associated with Jesus.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15

If we fill our souls with the lust of the world, we are in great danger.
Our comforts shall be ripped from us.
It may not happen to each of us, but likely,
if we are here we will experience discomfort and even pain and suffering.
People hate to hear that.
They will hate it more when it happens.

 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. Mark 13:23

Jesus warned us many times that we would face darkness.
He told us not to fear.
He is near.
He hears when we call.
The danger comes when those who do not choose Jesus call upon Him.
There will be a time when the door is shut. I suspect it is different for each human.
Jesus will not open the door and will not respond. So,

Seek ye the Lord while He may be found,
call ye upon Him while He is near: Isaiah 55:6

We are here. This is the beginning of The End. If you cannot see it,
let God enlighten your eyes by reading the Holy Bible and ask for wisdom and discernment.

Things are escalating, ramping up. The birth pangs, contractions are coming closer together.

We just had a very severe Hurricane in the US, Hurricane Helena, which demolished several towns. Flattened them.

We are beginning a port strike with the Longshoremen who are refusing to work because they want a 77% raise. All the while, automation is coming closer to making people less relevant. That is one of the things they are pushing back on, automation. Automation is coming. It is scary for many workers. AI will win, I hate to say.

We hear of Nigerian Christians being martyred daily.

There are wars and rumors of wars all over the globe.

What can we do?

Shelter under the shadow of the Almighty God that we serve. He knows how to protect us and He also knows what to do if our world crashes in around us. Each of us must listen closely and obey what the Holy Spirit is directing us. Sit at His feet each time you get a chance and dedicate time to just listen to Jesus. There is no other way we will be able to weather the storms that are coming. Look for His blessings. They are there.

Read and memorize Psalm 91 in its entirety. It will help you immeasurably.

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.
Psalm 91:2

Surrender to Christ.
Let Him lead.
Listen for His voice.
His thoughts are higher and His ways are higher.

Don’t try to figure things out without God’s wisdom.
Things are happening differently than we have expected.
We will never be able to figure out what is happening without God’s wisdom.
And, when God gives wisdom, He does it as needed, as it is pertinent.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. James 1:5

It’s a promise. If we ask for God’s wisdom, we will receive God’s wisdom.

How do you know, have you been there?

Yes. I know one of the pastors well.

She demanded I tell her who and then, when I told her, she became so enraged,
she could not sit with me anymore and got up and prepared to leave the church.
The other lady said I shouldn’t say anything further to her.
She said God can work in any environment.
She did not think I should press the issue with the other lady.
I wasn’t planning to. She made it known she did not want to hear.
I was somewhat surprised the other lady was not interested in hearing anymore either. Wouldn’t you want to know if someone you loved was in a church that taught false doctrine? She didn’t even want to know what it was so she could weigh it.

I went home and looked up the angel guy. He is not walking in the truth.
His visitation from the angel was not of the truth.
The things the angel said and the directions he gave were not biblical,
nor did they reflect Jesus.

The time is coming when deception will increase.
There are many who will fall by the wayside, refusing to love the truth,
refusing to follow the One True Christ. There are not many Christs. There is One. We need to find Him and His words and follow Him closely.
The imitators are not Jesus. They sound like Him,
they might even look like Him, but they are imitations.

The biggest deception of the entire span of the world is about to come upon us as mankind is preparing to accept the Antichrist:

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Matthew 24:24

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders, 2 Thessalonians 2:9

You will see the distinction — Wonders will soon follow you. Those who oppose you will receive My wrath, though it breaks your heart. I am He who is just and My people will learn to fear Me once more.

The day is coming, it is almost here… where you will look for the proud and the arrogant among you but you will not find them. My favor will go before the humble in heart, but the arrogant, I will hold in derision.

I have spoken: My eyes search throughout the whole earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Me. That time is upon you now: distinction, son, a great distinction. And, therefore both great joy and great sorrow will beset your eyes. Wait and watch. It will not be long. It will not be long at all. Sifted, divided, separated, distinguished… The Day of Distinction is here!

When I was first a Christian, I was still vexed by much darkness as I had been involved with new age and other darkness. I learned very quickly if I read the Holy Bible out loud, or even to myself, I seemed to be at peace. It made no difference where I read, anywhere was powerful. Jesus calmed the storms.

As our world gets more filled with dark things that are not of God, things that are from men or other areas, such as the occult, the waves of deception, keeping His word on our minds will help us stay focused on the good and the beneficial things.

Memorize His word. Memorize individual scriptures and whole chapters and psalms. Find a way to hide His word in your heart. This has to be a priority. We have access to the Holy Bible now while it is day. The night is coming when no man can work. but there is no guarantee we always will have God’s Word as readily available as it is now. Some would even like the Bible to be considered hate speech.

Even now, we cannot read the bible whenever we want. We need to know some of it by heart so that in those moments when we need to hear God’s word, it is easily accessible to us.