Does God want You to prepare? Teaching by John Paul Jackson in 2014. See partial transcript and video link below:
https://youtu.be/NdfrFSNvvHU
Does God want You to prepare? – John Paul Jackson 2014
- Build trust in God
- Stored Food vs Flood/Tornado
- Amos 4:7 – He Makes it Rain in one
- City and withholds rain the next City
Start by building trust in God. you can store food all day long, but if a flood comes, a little good that food’s gonna do. you can store food all day long. but if a tornado comes, a little good that food’s gonna do. but God knows whether a tornado is coming or not. he knows whether the flood’s coming or not. and he would tell you what to do. and you know what. you ever seen a town where one house was spared. and the next house, next to it, was demolished. and he can tell you to store food. And the next door neighbor not to. and you’re gonna go, you got a store food man. I’m storing food. you need to store food. No, no, I just don’t feel I’m supposed to store food. He’s, Man, I’m telling you, you better store food. and then after the tornado, you go, boy it’s a good thing you didn’t store food. does that make sense to you? so we cannot put on others, necessarily, what God puts on us. like the scripture says, he makes it rain in one city, and withholds rain in the next city. So, the Lord would tell you what to do. and you can make suggestions. you could have opinions. you can have all kinds of things. but the Lord will tell you what to do.
NotebookLM AI Summary:
The most pressing concern for believers is preparing, warning, and equipping others for the difficult times that are imminent, requiring preparation across spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional aspects. The speaker stresses that this readiness must begin with internal preparation before external preparation. Most people are reportedly unaware of the seriousness of what the speaker calls “The Perfect Storm,” which the Lord told him consists of five components: religion, economics, politics, war, and geophysical events.
Building Internal Trust and Strength
The foundation of internal preparation is trust in God, which is necessary for faith to exist. When one trusts in the Lord, they must acknowledge Him in all ways and lean not on their own understanding, and He will direct their path. When individuals possess internal strength and conviction, people will feel that strength when they speak about what they know; otherwise, the words will be perceived as lacking substance.
To build this necessary internal trust, three key practices are recommended:
- Know God’s ways and names: God’s names reveal His characteristics, attributes, power, and greatness. While His ways are far above human ways, believers are nonetheless expected to know them, as evidenced by God chastising Israel for not knowing His ways. Knowing God’s ways is achieved by taking time with Him, which builds a costly relationship.
- Talk about God and revere His name: According to Malachi 3:16, the Lord listens to those who talk about Him or revere His name and promises to write their names down in a book of remembrance, treating them as treasures.
- Never forget your history with God: Believers must remind themselves of their history with God to maintain gratitude, recognizing that simply being alive is a reason for thanks. Remembering history strengthens trust, allowing faith to grow, which in turn enables a person to conquer what comes tomorrow.
Prophetic Context and Specific Guidance
The speaker asserts that many aspects related to “The Perfect Storm” have already taken place. Examples of fulfilled prophecies include:
- The attempted assassination of President Obama in 2011, where an assault rifle was fired and six bullets hit the White House windows.
- Russia invading Ukraine (which was spoken about by the speaker in 2008/2009) and the increase in Russian military power to reassemble the concept of “Mother Russia”.
- The removal of President Mursi in Egypt, leading to Egypt becoming more of a terrorist state.
- The rise of ISIS and the issue of the caliphate. This development is tied to a prophecy concerning the final Khalif (El Mahdi, also called the Antichrist or false prophet) and the destruction of Syria, which will come under a Black Flag (ISIS’s flag).
Regarding preparation, the Lord directs what specific actions individuals should take, emphasizing that external preparation, such as storing food, is insufficient if not guided by God, who knows exactly what events (like floods or tornadoes) are coming. God may tell one person to store food and advise their next-door neighbor not to, just as He makes it rain in one city while withholding rain in the next.