Ping!

First, this is not a political post. And although you might recognize the woman in the picture above, this isn't about her either. Today's story is about technology and how we are never really alone.

Fanni Willis is the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia where she is prosecuting former president Donald Trump. During the proceedings her relationship with Nathan Wade came into question.

They admitted to a romantic relationship beginning in 2022. But then evidence came to light proving that that was a lie. And that is the REAL story here:

"Nathan Wade’s phone has been tracked to District Attorney Fani Willis’ home late in 2021, well before the pair claim they were a couple, according to a bombshell new court filing." - Newsmax report

Wade's phone was traced, in 2024, back three years ago to 2021. They were able tell where he was three years ago! Today!!

I have several questions. What kind of records do our phone companies keep on us anyway? And how can authorities even track our phones to begin with?

Last question first. There are apps available that will "ping" your phone. If your phone goes missing, or you want to find out where your kids are, there's an app for that.

What does all of this have to do with God?

God knows exactly where we are and what we are doing every single second of our lives. He sees everything. He knows everything. Yet somehow we think we can get away with things? I don't think so.

"O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!" - Psalm 139:1-6

We need to remember whose we are at ALL times. Someone, it seems, is always watching. Ping!

"The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching." - John Wooden

Oh, and regarding the first question: What kind of records do our phone companies keep on us? Whatever they want. We signed the user agreement when we bought the phone.

Have a nice day! 😳

The Parable Code

In the tribulation period that is to come, the Bible tells us that there will be persecution and trials like we have never seen.

"You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved." - Matthew 24:9-13

With the rise of A.I., and it's ability to scan billions of emails, how will Christians communicate with one another without inviting persecution?? Perhaps a simpler form of communication will be required.

"Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground." - John 8:6

That's good, but people passing by can still read what we write. And the people we would be communicating with will be right there with us. Perhaps some sort of code....

During World War II the United States military used Navajo soldiers to conceal their messages. In 2002, Hollywood made a movie about them called Wind Talkers.

The Navajo language was an ingenious way of secretly communicating because the enemy had no idea what it was.

Check this out. It's a code. Can you figure out what it says? The 'key' is literally right in front of your face.

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There is a super-secret code available to use. You've used it already but you didn't even know it. It's the Parable Code. But you have to be a believer in Jesus Christ to decode any messages. And THAT is something that artificial intelligence cannot understand. God's Holy Spirit is our interpreter.

"This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand." - Matthew 13:13

Do you have eyes to see and ears to hear?

Hidden In Plain Sight

What does your name mean? And why did your parents name you that? Was it because it just sounded cool? Or did it have some special meaning? A SECRET meaning?

Enoch, from the Book of Genesis in the Bible, was born around 4600 BC. He was the father of Methuselah and the great grandfather of Noah. Enoch was a prophet in his time and prophesied about a great flood that would be coming.

What's interesting is that Enoch named his son Methuselah which literally means "his death shall bring". Bring what? The flood.

The flood was preached for four generations - Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah. "His death shall bring" (Methuselah) meant that the flood would not come until Methuselah died. Guess what. The year Methuselah died, the flood came.

Here's a trivia question for you. The oldest man in the Bible was Methuselah, yet he died before his father did. How is that possible? Because Enoch did not die.

"When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." - Genesis 5:21-24

The Bible has so much information in it. Most of it we just gloss over as "boring." I have read the Bible eight times and never even stopped to think that Biblical names might carry actual meanings. Our pastor preached about those meanings on Sunday and offered this very interesting observation.

If you took all the ancient Hebrew names listed in Genesis 5 and wrote down their English translation, this is what you would have.

"man" - Adam

"appointed" - Seth

"mortal" - Enosh

"sorrow" - Kenan

"the blessed of God" - Mehaliel

"shall come down" - Jared

"teaching" - Enoch

"his death shall bring" - Methuselah

"despairing" - Lamech

"comfort, rest" - Noah

Now, string all those meanings together and see if you notice anything.

Man is appointed mortal sorrow: but The Blessed of God shall come down teaching. His death shall bring the despairing comfort, rest.

It's Jesus! It's the Gospel!

And if you think about it, don't we all need to get into The Ark named Jesus Christ in order to be saved from God's wrath?

Here's another trivia question for you. Who closed the door after everyone got on the ark? It wasn't Noah. It wasn't any of his sons.

"Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in." - Genesis 7:15-16

Get on The Ark of Jesus Christ today before the wrath of God comes and you go the way of all the earth.

Hidden Treasures in Genesis - Chuck Missler
Genesis 5