Bill and Elizabeth Keller (Live Simple, Live Free on YouTube) posit that, in these uncertain times, we need to prepare to live in two worlds. On the one hand, we need to be able to live as we have been. On the other hand, however, we need to prepare ourselves to live in world in which everything collapses, and we find ourselves in a world of chaos.
That might sound extreme until we consider all that has happened in the past two years: First, that darn virus attacked, put people out of work, and cut off the supply chain for many goods and services. This year, Putin attacked one of his own states, one that had done him no harm. This summer, we have faced inflationary prices for food, gasoline, energy, as well as continued interruptions in the supply chain. We have also experienced excessively high temperatures, damaging wildfires, flooding, and tornadoes.
We know how to live as we have been. Let's move on to the second world, the one where everything collapses, and we must go on alone. We have to provide our own food, water, and utilities to say nothing about gasoline, clothing, and medicine. The list goes on, of course.
We can buy a portable power station, such as a Bluetti or Jackery, to name but two. We can erect a tank to collect rainwater and a filtering system, such as Berky, for making our collected water safe to drink. We can grow our own food -- assuming the weather allows it, which it did not this year (Due to the dry heat, my husband got only a dozen tomatoes and two squashes from his garden this year. So sad). We can install a wood-burning stove for heat and a propane stove for cooking. As far as managing our investments, we can buy fixed assets, such as gold, silver, and real estate.
Ah! But that is not all we need to invest in. We also need to invest in our spiritual welfare. We all tend to slip a bit when it comes to keeping our souls in proper working order. In a world that is all about dog-eat-dog and pursuing the rat race, it is easy to forget why Jesus came -- to die for our sins, so we might be forgiven -- and think Easter is only about bunny rabbits and colored eggs. Bunny rabbits and the critters that lay those eggs won't be able to save us when we enter the end times. Many people think we're already in the end times, but of course, only our Heavenly Father knows when the end will come. We do know this: We don't want to be lost or in a situation where we must endure eternity without our Heavenly Father's love.
Give it some thought. Then, take a look at these scriptures, which Bill and Elizabeth Keller suggested:
* Revelations 6:5 refers to hyper-inflation of food costs.
* Revelations 6:7 tells us that one-fourth of the earth will die by either the sword, famine, or a plague.
* Romans 12:17-18 tells us to do all we can to live in peace with everyone.
* 1 Timothy 2:2-6 tells us that, even as we live peacefully, we need to remember to proclaim Jesus as our savior and to pray for our world leaders so we can live peacefully and marked in godliness and dignity.
Thanks be to God, O Christ. Amen.
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