JOE OLSON - Executive Director of Hope for Health Intl. - Retired

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Jeremiah 23:32 “Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my peo...
09/24/2025

Jeremiah 23:32 “Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”

Twice, Jesus announces His verses with the word, “Behold.” What do we think Jesus wants us to do when we study these verses? Is it a casual observation and reading past these verses, or are we to get serious, and really take a deep look, and apply this information to our own lives? Apparently, this is very important.

Not only were we told to not listen to these false messengers, but we are also being told that Jesus is against them! If Jesus was against something or someone, do you want to be around those people or places? Do we believe they will be blessed or cursed?

Another huge reason why we are to avoid those false preachers and teachers! Their lies cause the people to err. Why would we want to be around them, or listen to the lies of those that God is against?

Then Jesus expresses how they lie, or deceive. They use “lightness” or frivolity! They are trying to deceive others by joking or laughter. In other words, they are not serious about following God!

There is no need to be concerned about their lives or characters or evil selfish personalities! Just smile and laugh, and feel like it is all good! They come across like there is no need to worry, or change, or prepare themselves! And if they, the leaders are not worried, then why should we be concerned?

Just sit down, enjoy a peaceful message, and have a nice meal! Are we kind of freaking out? Run Forrest!

Jesus is not leading them or inspiring them to act like this! Amen? His continual message to His people, was to repent! All of His true followers are to speak the same thing! Turn away from sin and selfishness. If the people are not doing that, what will happen to them?

Do we see why Jesus is “against” them? Not only are these light and frivolous messages or attitudes causing the people to “err” but they have no “profit” at all!

Jesus seems to be explaining why He is telling His followers to get away from these deceivers! These false messengers do not need to come up with false messages, just avoid the true messages from God! See how sinister this is? No one is worried, because they are not denying the truth. All they are doing is to make people feel like they are okay! These teachers and preachers, are not telling people to sin, or to be evil. They are using their messages to make the people smile and be comforted.

And if the real followers of God speak up, we are considered divisive, or breaking the peace of the people! This is so evil that you cannot comprehend this kind of deception.

These leaders position themselves, as the “keepers” of the happiness and comfort of the church! And the people look at them as if they are defending their joy and peace, not realizing that this is the worst thing that can happen to them!

They are not worried about their salvation, not concerned about their sins or selfishness. Everybody is happy and satisfied with their lives! It just makes me shudder! Amen? Actually, it makes me want to be “against” them.

Now that we see what they are doing to God’s people, aren’t you?

Jeremiah 23:32 “Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:31 “Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”When Jesus...
09/23/2025

Jeremiah 23:31 “Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”

When Jesus continually points out the problems with His church and people, and these false messengers are insisting that they are “speaking” for God, it must be a huge issue. Amen?

Jesus does not repeat unless it needs to be addressed. With so many verses about these prophets and pastors and teachers, that are telling the people lies, obviously there must be something to this. Meaning, we better wake up and listen and learn!

If these leaders are using their own words instead of God's, what should we do? Sit and listen, or go somewhere else?

How many verses would Jesus have to use, to get us to change our lives? Especially for us in these last days, when He has blessed us with the abilities to make better choices! Would any of us use the excuse, that we did not know they we were being deceived?

Every extra admonition increases the importance of choosing wisely. When Jesus has brought us to the ones who are actually using God’s words, instead of their own words, what will we say to Him? In other words, if we stay and listen to these false messengers, we are on our own!

The false preachers and teachers are saying smooth things, to keep the people satisfied and happy in their lives. But Jesus’ words are making the people uncomfortable, and feeling like they have to be changed! He is continually telling us that we are sinners, and we cannot go to heaven unless we stop sinning! Self must die, and we have to deny our own desires and plans.

But these false messengers, are telling the people that God accepts them as they are, and they are His children! And the false ones must be successful, with Jesus having to use these warnings so many times! Amen?

When we point at some place, and tell someone to put the object, here, here, here, here! Why do we say it so many times? Because they are not obeying! This is important! If Jesus tells us that these these leaders are lying to us, over and over again, then what is the problem? It’s not Him, and it isn’t even the false messengers. We are not obeying His words! So the problem, is us!

Again, how few are going to make it home? Why does Jesus keep saying that it will be a remnant, or a small number? Because so many will not listen to Him! How can He take home the very ones who refuse to obey Him right now?

That mountain path gets narrower and steeper! And we will not have a big group to encourage us and to fellowship with. We are all alone, except for the rope of faith that has brought us thus far! The higher we climb, the fewer people will be with us, amen? But the further we go, our rope of faith is growing thicker and stronger! Our path is now single file. There is no room, for others. It is us, and our faith! Or us, and our willingness to follow! Amen?

Jesus is preparing us to depend upon Him! Not the church, not the pastors, not the denomination. It is Him, and Him alone! Yes, we can see others in front of us, who are walking the same path. And a few behind us. But our focus now, is on our rope! That “rope” has helped us throughout our journey.

We have had to cast off so many things that we held onto for so long. Now, Jesus is helping us to let go of the church too! The church can’t save us! Amen? And Jesus can only save the ones who will let go of everything else, and cling only to Him! Now we see why He keeps telling us, to put our faith, here, here, here, here! Not the pastors, or the teachers, or the buildings! Let go of them, and cling to Me:

Jeremiah 23:31 “Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:30 “Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his nei...
09/22/2025

Jeremiah 23:30 “Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.”

Jesus’ words change us and burn within us, breaking away sins and selfishness from us. Mans’ words take us away from Jesus and His reforming and saving power!

Once we see this, we want to avoid man’s words, and focus on God’s words. Amen? Not only do we want to avoid man’s words, or the ones who say they are God’s prophets or messengers, we begin to be “against” them! Why? They are “stealing” from our neighbors, or our brothers and sisters!

They “take away” God’s words and substitute their own words! Every time they do that, they are literally stealing the ability of the others being changed and prepared for heaven! In other words, they are “stealing” their neighbors salvation! Amen?

Jesus’ disciples got this concept: John 6:67,68 “Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”

Where did Peter get this information? From Jesus’ own words: John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

Peter believed Jesus, and he saw that the words of man were worthless. Even if that man was the preacher or the pastor or the prophet! Amen? Only Jesus’ words are Spirit and life! Everything else is worse than worthless, it is stealing your salvation!

Then why were the people leaving Jesus? He had the words of Spirit and life! Why would anybody reject spirit and life? Before they left Jesus, He told them what they had to do with their lives: John 6:56 “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”

The people were following Jesus, when He filled their bellies! But when He told them to “eat” Him, meaning to consume His life and words, they left. When they left Jesus and His words, who did they hear? Man’s words. If Jesus’ words, are Spirit and life, what do we think is man’s words? Corrupt flesh and death. Will flesh save you? We know better. Then why aren’t people eating Jesus’ flesh, and drinking His blood? Because that is not the ‘food” they want!

Jesus’s “food” will change them! But they don’t want those changes in their lives. They like their lives, and do not want to give them up! Then what will happen if they do not get changed? Jesus told them the truth about that too: John 6:53 “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.”

Are we getting, why Jesus was “against” these false prophets or messengers? They are stealing our neighbors words of life!

Jeremiah 23:30 “Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”When ...
09/21/2025

Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”

When Jesus told His people who knew the truth, to not remain silent but speak out and reveal the light they have learned, He now reminds them why.

His words, His light, His truth, has an effect! The words of men lead people away from God and His laws. But the words of God are a consuming fire! What does it consume? Sin and selfishness! His light banishes darkness.

This is why Jesus explained the impossibility of serving two masters: Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

Notice the feelings Jesus pointed out? Love and hate! A completely different attitude, towards one or the other. Amen? Because they literally fight against each other! One way draws you closer to God, and the other way takes you farther away from Him.

You can’t walk on both paths! How do you feel when you do that? Jesus explained it to Paul, with His question: Acts 26:14 “And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

Paul was fighting, or persecuting, Jesus Himself! Jesus’ light was bothering Paul’s darkness. Jesus’ words, from His disciples, were consuming Paul’s way of thinking and doing. And Paul had to choose! He couldn’t keep both ideas, or ways of living. It was literally hurting him until he gave up His sinful and prideful Jewishness, and came over to the “light” side!

Jesus struck Paul with blindness, to help him “see” the truth! And once Paul got it, or “saw” it, he was Jesus’ most ardent worker! Once we too get it, we will get on fire!

The more we read God’s words, which are fire, the more we get hot! Or brighter! And then what happens, to the ones who love their darkness? They want to remove us from them! Amen? Our “fire” will consume their sins and selfishness! So they will either have to remove their sins, or remove us. Period.

Jesus uses another analogy of His words. They are like a hammer, breaking rocks in pieces! A hammer doesn’t bother water, or pliable things, because they give way. It only breaks, “hard” things, like stone! Are we getting this concept?

When we listen or read God’s words, and “give way” to this light and truth, meaning to follow and obey it, we won’t get hurt. But for the ones who are “hard,” and won’t give up or obey, they will be ground to powder: Matthew 21:44 “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”

God’s words keep chipping away our sins! Either our sins go or we go. Amen?

Fire? Hammer? These are improving or cleaning, or perfecting processes. If you don’t want those things, you want them away from your life! Man’s words? No problem. They don’t bring light, or fire, or a hammer. Most people prefer man’s words.

God’s words? It can be very painful. But only for the ones, who keep their hearts and minds hard! If you are pliable, meaning willing to obey, it won’t hurt so much.

What a glorious lesson Jesus taught His people through Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:28 “The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word fai...
09/20/2025

Jeremiah 23:28 “The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.”

After all the warnings of those who misrepresent Him and His words to the people, Jesus does not want those who really do listen to Him to be silent! If Jesus is speaking to you, you cannot shut it up. Amen? It is a fire that burns within you. Or like finding these precious jewels that you want to share with everyone else.

The more you search and learn, the more you want to dig and give to others! It blesses you, and you have this innate desire to bless others with the same blessings. Of course, the devil does not want us to share the truths we have found out. So he tempts us to remain silent. Jesus refutes these temptations and lies.

What He has revealed to us, is to be shouted upon the housetops! Matthew 10:27 “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.”

Isn’t it interesting, that the ones who get no communications or information from God, run their mouths all day long? And the ones who have listened and learned from God tend to be timid and meek? Why is that? Because so many people pay attention to the wrong god!

And so many people do not want to hear the truth either, amen? Denying self and living for God is an unpopular message! So popular messages get more interest and airtime. Ones that change your life, get ignored or marginalized.

Same with the messengers or preachers or teachers. When we tell people that they can go to heaven with no sacrifices at all, they will gladly receive us. But if you mention work, or efforts, or changes that have to be done, there is less desire to hear those truths.

Jesus knows this, so He sends messages to those who say things that He has never said to them. And He also sends messages to the ones whom He has been revealing things to! He knows those messages won’t be popular, but you have to speak out anyway. Amen?

The truth is the truth, whether or not it is accepted. When the light shines, it can melt butter or harden clay. We decide what the light will do to or for us. Either way, the light still shines!

The truth always changes. It can change you into an obedient child, or a stubborn child. But ignoring the truth, does not make it a lie. Amen? All of our study verses, are helping us to decide which path we prefer to walk on. Or which words we want to speak or follow?

Freedom and intelligence are loving, yet incredibly fearful things! A cow, or a sheep, merrily grazes away in life. No idea what is going on, and has no sense to figure it out. But God and His Son wanted individuals who knew better!

We like faithful and loving dogs or cats, but no one wants to be married to them. Why? Because they are not capable, of making sensible and intelligent choices! They love us because we feed them and pet them. But we want someone, or something, that has chosen to be with us!

Same with God. When the light, or the truth is discovered and shared, we have to make a choice. Avoid that light, or follow it. Share lies, or dim the light. All of this is given to us, so we can make choices in our lives.

Do we want to be with God? Or do we want to look for someone, or something else? He, and each one of us, are looking for lifetime marriage partners! Not pets, but wives, and husbands!

So do we want to be wheat, or chaff? Our choices, indicate which we prefer.

Jeremiah 23:28 “The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:27 “Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighb...
09/19/2025

Jeremiah 23:27 “Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.”

This was the plan for these false teachers and preachers. Whether or not they knew it, this was the outcome of not using and focusing on God’s words!

The “light” will always lead to Jesus. Anything else leads to Satan and darkness. The Word is Jesus. To focus on other things, will take us to false gods or false worship!

This might seem easy to understand or grasp, but this is so foundational, that it is profound! If the messages we are hearing, are not based on the Bible and the SOP, we will be led astray. And not just at church but in our everyday lives! Our education, our conversations, our entertainment, even our news that we watch! The more we focus on things that are not based on Jesus and His truth or words, we get distracted and led astray again.

But at church, we usually feel like we will be okay. Amen? Yet this is what Jesus is warning us about! The ones who are teaching us, or preaching to us, or leading us, are the very ones that we have to be afraid of!

The world is not our problem, because we obviously see Baal and Baal worship. But when we are feeling comfortable and safe, that is when we are most vulnerable. Be aware of what we are listening to, and what they are saying. It is a continual comparing to what we know from God’s words. Especially the ones who insist that they are the church leadership!

Again, it is not necessarily intentional, but the results are still the same. Whether or not it was the “plan” of these teachers and preachers, to use words that are not God’s words, still, they are extremely dangerous!

Be especially afraid of the ones who look good and sound good. That’s what happened, to Eve! She was looking and listening, but was not comparing! Amen? The second she heard words that did not agree with the words she already heard from Jesus, she should have left immediately! But, she thought she could handle it. Amen? She assumed she knew better, and could ascertain the difference between the truth and lies. And this is when the devil really strikes!

All it takes is one thought or doubt or question to make any of us fall. Get away from anybody who does not preach and teach what you know to be truth! If you stay, like Eve did, you are on your own!

Jesus is explaining where we will go and what will happen to us. Just like He did to Adam and Eve. Avoid that tree! Avoid those preachers and teachers!

Eve had no idea what would happen to her. Because she did not listen to her Saviour! He is speaking to us right now. Eve thought she could safely ignore God’s words. What a train wreck!

Jesus is warning us, to get away from these false teachers and preachers. They will lead us to Baal! Not worried? Think you know the truth and can figure it out? Think you can safely ignore God’s words too? Yeah, think again!

Jeremiah 23:27 “Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:26 “How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the de...
09/18/2025

Jeremiah 23:26 “How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;”

Jesus asks how long will these deceits and lies continue to by spoken by these false messengers and teachers. He is patient and willing to forgive, but there is a limit!

As we have learned, part of the reason for these continual wrong messages is from the desire of the people to hear smooth messages. Amen? Yes, liars will lie. But they are also welcomed by the ones who want to listen to them!

We have to remember that God’s true prophet, or messengers, are also speaking to the people too! The people actually have a choice, amen?

Jeremiah has not been silent. He has been faithful to the truth, and has been honestly preaching the messages he has been given from God. So Jesus’s question is also very revealing here as well. In other words, how long will the people continue to accept lies?

No one is arguing with Jeremiah, or discounting the truth that he is speaking. They are simply offering different messages. There are just other options! You can want to hear the truth or hear lies.

This is not a new phenomenon. Jesus was telling the truth to Adam and Eve. Satan lied to them. They chose to believe Satan and rejected Jesus’ truth!

The Antediluvians heard the truth from Noah, but also heard the lies from the scientists and weather reporters. They chose the latter.

This has always been the option, from creation on down. The “light” has always been here. And there are plenty of people who are willing to speak darkness. So again, the question is about the people and their desires. Do they want to hear truth, or lies? How long will they accept darkness?

Liars will lie, as long as they have life. They only have power, if the people give it to them! If the church members keep going to the church where they are continually fed lies, the liars will keep lying.

If they leave, the liars are “chained.” Amen? So the answer to Jesus’ question about how long will liars lie is, "as long as the people want to reject the truth!"

Remember, Eve literally had to come to Satan to let him lie to her! Then whose fault was Eve’s deception? She was told, to avoid that tree, and stay with Adam! You have to reject the light, to get to the lies!

If we know these false prophets and teachers and pastors are preaching lies, then who is at fault? Now we are beginning to see where Jesus is going. When will My people finally reject lies and liars?

So when will false prophets quit lying? When no one is listening to them! No people, no power. Chained by circumstances.

Jesus has always offered freedom to listen to lies! But you have to go the place, where lies are offered. Then if you are deceived, it is your own fault.

These false messengers are making up these lies! Jesus is literally telling us this reality. How long will we believe these false messengers, instead of Jesus?

Jeremiah 23:26 “How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:25 “I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dream...
09/17/2025

Jeremiah 23:25 “I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”

Jesus is aware of every single word that we have spoken, and impressing people to accept that they were led by Him! Our recording angels have written down all we have said, or lies we have told, or ways we deceived. Certainly, we can ask forgiveness for our deceptions and misrepresentations, but the only way we are forgiven, is if we repent from doing those things! Amen?

Jesus is the truth and Satan is a liar. We either exhibit the attributes of one or the other. We are honest and faithful to our words, or we twist, or shade, and bend our words, to impress people or misrepresent what is really going on in our lives.

Christians are easily lied to because they generally do not lie! When someone tells us certain things, we assume they are telling us the truth, because we do not lie. It is hard to grasp that a church member, much less a church leader, would lie to us, because we know that liars will not be in heaven: Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Jesus knows the truth and He is right next to us. To deny the truth and to come up with some sort of lie, means death to that person! It doesn’t matter if you go to church, or tithe, or help poor people, you can’t be in heaven if you still deceive people!

And here is a serious concept to be aware of. Are “white” lies, or small lies, okay? Do we really need to answer that question? What percentage of Satan do you have to have, in order to lose heaven? ANY percentage, amen? So how many lies will make it to heaven? Zero!

Whether you insist that God is leading you, or giving you a dream, or you fudge on your weight, a lie is a lie! Sister White, or Jesus, says that: “The intent to deceive, is considered a falsehood.” In other words, you can tell the truth but say it in such a way that you deceived someone from the way you said it! The point, is that God is the truth, and we are either like Him, or not.

Imagine every word you have spoken has been written down, and we will meet them all! It is not just the false prophet, but the janitor too. Amen? This should make us tremble for our lives. Some people lie all day long, and worse, they lie to themselves! They have convinced themselves that they are going to heaven!

How serious was Jesus about our lies, or our exaggerations, or deceptions? Matthew 5:37 “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” Anything extra except yes, or no, comes from evil! Exaggerations, obfuscations, misdirections, innuendos, all come from evil!

What comes from Jesus? Truth, honesty, clarity, light. Anything related to not being open and honest, will not be accepted in heaven. Job 34:21,22 “For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.” The Jews knew this truth, before Jeremiah said anything about Jesus being in their presence, and knowing it all.

In heaven, Jesus’ light will sweep away all darkness! Shouldn't we get rid of our lies and deceptions ahead of time? Jesus has heard all the false prophets and their lies.

But not the rank and file church members, or will they be heard as well?

Jeremiah 23:25 “I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 23:24 “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and...
09/17/2025

Jeremiah 23:24 “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.”

Jesus expands further upon the thought that He is here, and not far away. There is no secret place where sins and thoughts can hide.

Jesus’ presence has an impact on those who want to follow Him! This is so important for all of us to understand, when Jesus is telling us to be holy: Leviticus 11:45 “For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”

Being “holy” means to be sacred, or set apart. Another translation is to be a saint, or an angel! Jesus is taking us out of “Egypt,” or the world, i.e. a sinful life. Amen? Another way of thinking of it is getting away from selfishness, and focusing on God and others!

This is a completely different concept from being saved from our punishments coming. We are not to be simply forgiven, but transformed! Jesus is continually helping us to get out of Egypt! Once He does this, He wants us to be like He is. Hallelujah!

Follow Him, obey His plans and directives, desire to improve ourselves and be more productive and efficient. Sin and selfishness are the glue that mucks up our machinery! When we introduce sin in our lives, everything is binding and slowing things down, and seizing the mechanism!

We have to understand that Jesus wants to remove sin from our lives. Satan wants us to believe that Jesus only wants to remove our guilt and punishment. That way, we won’t even try to be holy or sacred or sinless!

As usual, Satan tries to blind us from the truth. The best way to deceive us is to only focus on one thing. Forgiveness! Love! Mercy! But do not think about being changed, or removing sin, or being pure and holy.

When we start looking at the “big” picture, Jesus has so much more planned for our lives! Only Seventh-day Adventists understand, that we humans were to replace the fallen angels. Amen? This is part of the “big” picture too. Once we are taken out of “Egypt,” we are to focus on being cleansed, purified and sanctified! How many people hear those messages? Frankly, how many people want to hear them?

This “transformation” concept of having sin and self removed from our lives, is almost overlooked. But this is important, when we read our study verse today! Jesus wants us to be with Him! He is right here with us, with all of our choices and desires and plans for our lives. There is no place where we can hide and commit our sins or satisfy our selfish desires. Jesus is everywhere!

God is omnipresent, amen? That is a very frustrating thought, when we want to indulge in sin. But it is extremely encouraging, when we need help to deny self! Then we begin to understand the whole idea of taking up our cross, and dying to self!

Why Jesus tells us to follow Him: Matthew 4:19 “And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Once we “follow” Jesus, we begin to be productive again! The “muck” of sin and selfishness is cleansed from our machinery. And whenever we need help or support or power to overcome sin and selfishness, Jesus is right here beside us!

Want to know, if we want to be sacred and holy? How do you feel about Jesus' continual presence in your life? How do you feel about His laws and regulations? Dietary rules, or money rules? When we want to be holy and sacred and set apart from the world, we want Jesus right beside us! Not so much, if we plan on sinning or fulfilling self!

Jesus gave up His omnipresence, but still is everywhere through His connection with His Father, the Holy Spirit, and His holy angels! To the ones who want His presence, we love this concept. For the ones who love sin and self, not so much.

But praise God, we can choose a better path now! And once we decide to get out of “Egypt,” the Lord is right here beside us to help us:

Jeremiah 23:24 “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.”

~Joey Olson

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