The Crisis of the Shut Down: When Will People Start Seeking God?

The Crisis of the Shut Down: When Will People Start Seeking God?  

Capt. Kelly Durant. 3-29-20

Matthew 6: 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

2. What do you think of hoarders? These are people who buy up a year’s supply of toilet paper and you think inside, hum, I wonder do they have a year’s supply of food to go with that?

What we have seen lately is a what we have suspected all along, we are surrounded by neighbors who do not have much faith in God to supply their daily needs. They also have no faith in other people, the government, or the system as they are storing up as if the system is going to totally break down. And it might one day! There is that possibility you know, but hoarding is contributing to the current crisis, do we not all see this? Overwhelming the system is a communist tactic to break down a society so new dictators can take over.

I concur with what Mahatma Ghandi said, “The world has enough for every man’s need, but not enough for his greed.” Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. In other words, we do not need more than what is fair as it offends the Lord, like a balance out of sync, we need only what is essential for everyone which is ‘our daily bread’, as Jesus prayed. God wants us to take things day by day and not stress over the future. Bigger barns are not needed but instead bigger hearts to take care of one another in need!

3. So what is the balance concerning how we prepare? How long will people stay caged up until they say, “I have had enough, virus or no virus, I am getting out of these 4 walls to get life back to how it was!?” In Bolivia, Peru, Italy, etc. the military will beat you up or shoot you if you are out. That is the style elsewhere. People will submit to all kinds of orders, some orders serve a good purpose, like the prevention of spreading this killer virus, yet other orders might be for an agenda for the benefit of a few powerful men and these kinds of orders bring destruction upon many. We must learn from the past.

History around 100 years ago proves extreme power abuse as in Russia and the Ukraine. Joseph Stalin told all pf them to stay home, they did, and then he starved 3 million Ukrainians to death! And 20 million Russians were killed as well! Mass death is not what is happening here currently by means of a military dictator, but the Georgia Guide-stones prove the globalist elites want to see 90% of the human race  dead so they can create their New World Order! We all must research who is saying what and for what motive. When a globalist minded authority is giving an opinion on this crisis, you know that their agenda is never the right one.

When there is a clear and present danger, we must use our God given brains and prepare to pass through the difficult times. It is wise to be prepared to live in isolation a few weeks with some basic needs ready. But I observe that people today are more prepared physically to survive, with food and shelter, than they are psychotically or spiritually. Do common people even own a Bible anymore? After all most everyone seems to be in fear from the uncertainty of what new evil is on the horizon. If they were to read the Bible, their fears could be calmed. 

4. Think about this irony, under totalitarian godless systems, such as in Venezuela, you see 5 million people marching on the streets of Caracas every month demanding the government allow the supply of their basic needs of food and toilet paper. But the government hoards it, and keeps it from the people in order to manipulate and dominate them. You can never overthrow the government if you are busy waiting in line to get your daily bread! They took their guns years ago too so the people are at their mercy. Thank God this is not our situation here.

And in this country we have sort of the opposite; most everyone has stored up all of what they need, no one is going to the streets over injustices, and  yet we see people panicking and living in fear as if there were a murderous regime in the streets killing anything that moves! The emptiness of our streets is historic!

It’s sad to see that some people have gone over the edge as if it is the end of the world. These thoughts and fears could produce something good if people were to repent and get right with God! But too few are seeking Him even in this crisis! When will people turn to God? My wife and I had to turn to God with all the regime changes in Bolivia. We were often forced to stay inside for up to 2 weeks at a time. I always keep enough food for 2 weeks to a month? How about you?

5. The news media, the tech giants, and even the government must be amazed to see how the people have responded so obediently to the news of the virus prohibitions. Evil leaders, such as dictators, often refer to the average people, who are your non-analytical passive followers, as sheeple. But I contest that sheep are the nice people who follow Jesus voice and are considerate of others and obey practical laws. They also live without fear and do things balanced.

But people in general are more like rude insensitive selfish rambunctious goats who trample all over you to get what they want for the preservation of their decaying bodies. No matter how many laws exist, people in general are lawless, they do not obey God, nor authorities. We see so many afraid to die, and this is a torment. Be careful with goats as they will get ugly as we have already seen. During crisis times everyone must get serious about our faith in Jesus!

Job 2:4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.” Satan was correct here referring to most of the people! That most every human will submit to anything, even to compromising with Satan losing their souls, losing essentials in this life, even resorting to the killing others, if it they believe it will help keep them alive and save their skin! However, his tactic did not work with Job who worshipped God only! Be like him!

6. So will this country ever be without a supply of basic needs? We could reach that point one day. We should keep allowing migrant workers to work on our farms, our we might reach a point of extreme food austerity! But in our system, I don’t foresee the absolute disappearance of anything. Even if they charge $5 for a roll, people are still going to get toilet paper! Day by day God takes care of us all.

Imagine, during the recession period in the 1920’s, when money was tight, and prohibition laws were enforced, what happened? There was almost as much moonshine and Cuban rum flowing around this country as there was when all liqueur was legal. Today, as back then, the money and power shifts into new hands. We cannot stop it, so we will do as we always have, and that is to trust God. And…“No!”; just because money has germs on it we do not want electronic money only… and a mark of the beast chip in our hands as our new currency! Watch out for all the propaganda that is out there right now!

People love the challenge of circumventing the law and the system and making big bucks on crisis situations, and the elites who often generate these crisis, never waste a good crisis. We witnessed last week politicians wanted to make new laws to control people; laws that have nothing to do with this crisis! And there are other horrible evils that for me are horrible global crisis practices provoking many deaths daily and these are… Illegal drug trades, human trafficking for sexual exploitation or labor, and the sell of harvested body parts! These and other evils are destroying innocent people in this city and around the world! It is amazing how we are blessed in this country despite the sins being practiced by so many.

7. Proverbs 29:3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth. This country has come full circle. Our grandparents lived in times of poverty and it was a terrible sin to not eat everything on you plate giving thanks to God. In the depression in the 1930s many Americans died of starvation! There was no money to waste in those days on unnecessary material goods and drugs and sex. But now in this nation a majority have forgotten God in our prosperity and they use and abuse and waste so many things such as new clothes, expensive electronics, food etc.. And notice the laziness! How illogical it is to presume there will always be an abundance! I value every little thing I have and thank God for it and waste as little as possible. 

This crisis, which may impoverish many of us for many months, we possibly hopefully may see many people wake up to conclude that materialism, man’s systems, and stored up goods is not the answer to everything in life and they will in their despair start seeking God. Globalist systems are not the answer either. Many parents today are appalled to observe that their children waste their money and inheritances on drugs, partying, prostitutes, porn, and luxuries. Some parents prefer to donate their houses to The Salvation Army than to leave it to their abusive Godless wasteful children. Our national crisis is not just a virus problem, it is rampant sin problem! The combination of all corrupt dictatorships’ also kill millions of people in other countries and the media is silent on that!

Some world leaders are calling this virus a purge, and it is a purge, not just with lives dead from the contagion, but a purge of a disturbed stability, a purge provoking a change of habits, a change of jobs, a total lifestyle shift. We already observe that not anything people want on Amazon will they be able to get instantly as before. Many Chinese products may become scarce. These new social distancing rules seem to make us feel colder towards others. Society has already changed, and so many are shocked at how fast! Our entire world seems to have entered a nightmarish twilight zone entering into a dark tunnel whose length is unknown. You, as a child of God, must be the light in that tunnel for others!

8. Wisdom and the Holy Spirit must help us to discern what is correct to obey and what is not, what we should store up and what not to. The Lord does reveal to his servants what is relevant to their welfare. Amos 3:5 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Proverbs 22:3  A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.  We must pray that people will get back to God in these perilous times. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. God wants us serious with Him. With no sports, no live shows, no public meetings, could it be that God may finally get people’s attention!? Will people trust God for their day to day needs?

Wherever there is suffering, God is near to console! We, as His servants, must also be present in the lives of others during this time to console the fears they may have. We must guide them through this crisis, that God is in control of their lives, that God will take care of us if we seek him first. Hoarded items will run out, salvation is not found in our wealth and abundance but it is in our day to day faith in God. He provides for His own, even for those who live day to day. The deal is, you must be one of God’s own and that only comes by accepting Jesus, by repenting, and by having a life change. What an eternal upgrade it is to live for love, for God’s love, and to love others!

2 Chronicles 7:14  if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.  Prayer…