"Violence Is Ominous, Leveling Everyday Now Casualities Everywhere! (V.I.O.L.E.N.C.E)/"Why believe when the looting starts, the shooting starts, creating V.I.O.L.E.N.C.E in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy

Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11:44 a.m. (EST) & Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 09:15 p.m. (IST), JUNE 2020 Edition

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�Violence Is Ominous Leveling Everyday Now Causalities Everwhere! (V.I.O.L.E.N.C.E)�

Ramesh C. Reddy
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SCRIPTURE:
"If young toughs tell you, "Come and join us"---turn your back on them! "We'll hide and rob and kill," they say. "Good or bad, we'll treat them all alike. And the loot we'll get! All kinds of stuff! Come on, throw in your lot with us; we'll split with you in equal shares." Don't do it, son! Stay far from men like that, for crime is their way of life, and murder is their speciality. When a bird sees a trap being set, it stays away, but not these men; they trap themselves! They lay a booby trap for their own lives. Such is the fate of all who live by violence and murder. They will die a violent death....For you closed your eyes to the facts and did not choose to reverence and trust the Lord, and you turned your back on me, spurning my advice. That is why you must eat the bitter fruit of having your own way and experience the full terrors of the pathway you have chosen. For you turned away from me--to death; your complacency will kill you. Fools! But all who listen to me shall live in peace and safety unafraid....You will be given the sense to stay away from evil men who want you to be their partners in crime--men who turn from God's ways to walk down dark and evil paths and exult in doing wrong, for they thoroughly enjoy their sins. Everything they do is crooked and wrong. (Proverbs 1:10-19, 29-33, 2:11-15, TLB)

Observations:
I asked myself, what does the Bible say about anarchists?
1. Young toughs will tell others, "Come and join us."
2. Young toughs will tell others, "We'll hide and rob [loot] and kill.
3. Young toughs will tell others, "Good or bad, we'll treat them all alike."
4. Young toughs will tell others, "And the loot we'll get! All kinds of stuff!"
5. Young toughs will tell others, "Come on, throw in your lot with us"
6. Young toughs will tell others, "We'll split with you in equal shares."
7. They are evil people who want you to be their partners in crime--
8. They are evil people who turn from God's ways
9. They are evil people who want to walk down dark and evil paths.
10. They are evil people who exult in doing wrong.
11. They are evil people who thoroughly enjoy their sins.
12. They are evil people who do everything that is crooked and wrong.

Observations/Interpretations:
I asked myelf what response does the Bible want us to take regarding anarchists?
1. First and foremost, not to do the 12 things anarchists want us to do.
2. We are asked to stay far from men like that.

Observations:
I asked myself what are the consequences of being an anarchist?
1. Anarchists trap themselves.
2. Anarchists lay a booby trap for their own lives.
3. Those who live by violence and murder trap themselves.
4. Anarchists will die a violent death.
5. Anarchists must eat the bitter fruit of having their own way.
6. Anarchists must experience the full terrors of the pathway they have chosen.
7. Complacency will kill anarchists.

Observations:
I asked myself why do these things happen to the anarchists?
1. Anarchists have closed their eyes to the facts.
2. Anarchists have chosen not to reverence the Lord.
3. Anarchists have chosen not to trust the Lord.
4. Anarchists have turned their back on the Lord.
5. Anarchists have spurned the Lord's advice.
6. Anarchists have turned to death.

Observations:
I asked myself what happens to those who follow the Lord?
1. But all who listen to the Lord will live in peace.
2. But all who listen to the Lord will not be afraid.
3. But all who listen to the Lord will be given the sense to stay away from evil men who want them to be their partners in crime.

Interpretation:
I asked myself how can a violent death occur?
It could occur where there is looting and where there is shooting.

Interpretation:
I asked myself what does looting mean?
Stealing goods from a place, typically during a war or riot.

Intrepretation:
I asked myself what does shooting mean?
To me based on different defintions, shooting means
1. 'the action or practice of shooting with a gun',
2. 'the action of filming or photographing a scene, film, etc.
3. Moving suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction.
4. Directing a glance, question, remark at someone.
5. Of a pain move with a sharp stabbing sensation.
6. Casting, flinging, heaving, hurling, slinging, thrusting, and tossing.

Interpretation:
I asked myself how could anarchists die a violent death?
In those days, they did not have guns for a violent death, so it probably occurred with shooting of stones or arrows. We learn a lot about using shooting stones for violent death in the Old Testament and New Testament.

Implications:
From Scripture, I learned that I cannot do the 12 things that anarchists do but need to follow the ways of the Lord which will also help avoid devastating consequences. One of the consequences will be shooting. It could be shooting of killing bullets, rubber bullets, pepper balls, tear gas, etc. So, in essence, when the looting starts, the shooting starts or where there is looting, there is shooting. In those days, shooting happened with stones or arrows. David killed Goliath by shooting a stone. In these days, shooting can maim or kill with guns as a result of looting and riots. I need to be aware of that. It could be carried out by the police or other people who want to protect their property. For me this passage above is a warning from the Lord that when there is looting, there will be shooting. It is not an encouragement for shooting but an exhortation to avoid looting.

I have to stay far away from anarchists who love to loot and kill since crime of murder and rioting is their speciality. When I protest for any cause and am joined by anarchists, my message is lost. The focus moves on to what the anarchists are doing with rioting and looting.

Sadly, people don't listen to the authorities so many times. There was shooting in my life too because of the looting of others but also because I did not listen to the police.

As a journalist, I wanted to cover the riots and the looting of the G-20 summit, so I did not care to disperse when the police gave the warning that there will be shooting if there is looting. So a lot of anarchists paid the consequence of being terribly tear gassed. Not only that, journalists including me were tear gassed when the shooting of tear gas filled the air to stop the looting, etc.

Recently, when I read or heard about 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts; where their is looting, there is shooting', I was not disturbed because it made sense to me. Yet, I was troubled to hear all the negativity in the media from other journalists about this. Just because it made sense, I did not want to believe it, so I prayed to the Lord about this situation whether I was right or wrong to believe it.

Amazingly, the Lord took me to Proverbs 1 & 2 and Romans 13:1-5. I realized it was biblical for me to stand on 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' or 'where there is looting, there is shooting' not because a politician or police chief decided to say it but because there are consequences for our actions. I need to follow the ways of the Lord and not the ways of the world. Unfortunately, during the anarchy and riots, we have seen looters die at the hand of shooters as a consequence because they were trying to protect their property. We have also seen bystanders get injured because of violence as a result of sin. Only if everyone followed the Lord, then we all could live in safety without being afraid. Help us Lord Jesus!

I ask you now dear friend, why believe when the looting starts, the shooting starts creating violence in life?
Dear friend, 'where there is looting, there is shooting' because looting is a crime and the consequences of that crime could be shooting. The shooting of bullets can kill and maim but the shooting of tear gas, pepper balls, etc can injure too. Regardless, the key thing is violence will be perpetuated. It happened in King David's time, King Solomon's time, and it will happen now too. It won't change because God's Word does not change and stands the test of time. My role as a journalist is not to separate my journalism from my faith in God's Word which is my instruction manual. As the children's song goes, 'B.I.B.L.E, that's the book for me, I stand on the Word of God, B.I.B.L.E'. It could also mean 'Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth' as a song goes or as I like to say, 'Breathe In Bible, Live Eternally'. So let us heed the Bible to what is happening now too!

This is what the Bible says about anarchists:
1. Young toughs will tell others, "Come and join us."
2. Young toughs will tell others, "We'll hide and rob [loot] and kill.
3. Young toughs will tell others, "Good or bad, we'll treat them all alike."
4. Young toughs will tell others, "And the loot we'll get! All kinds of stuff!"
5. Young toughs will tell others, "Come on, throw in your lot with us"
6. Young toughs will tell others, "We'll split with you in equal shares."
7. They are evil people who want you to be their partners in crime--
8. They are evil people who turn from God's ways
9. They are evil people who want to walk down dark and evil paths.
10. They are evil people who exult in doing wrong.
11. They are evil people who thoroughly enjoy their sins.
12. They are evil people who do everything that is crooked and wrong.

The response we need to take regarding anarchists, when we want to peacefully protest is first and foremost not to do the 12 things above and stay far from evil people like that.

The Bible reminds us if we join anarchists that
1. Anarchists trap themselves.
2. Anarchists lay a booby trap for their own lives.
3. Those who live by violence and murder trap themselves.
4. Anarchists will die a violent death.
5. Anarchists must eat the bitter fruit of having their own way.
6. Anarchists must experience the full terrors of the pathway they have chosen.
7. Complacency will kill anarchists.

The Bible tells us why the 7 things happen to anarchists:
1. Anarchists have closed their eyes to the facts.
2. Anarchists have chosen not to reverence the Lord.
3. Anarchists have chosen not to trust the Lord.
4. Anarchists have turned their back on the Lord.
5. Anarchists have spurned the Lord's advice.
6. Anarchists have turned to death.

The Bible also reminds us what happens when we all follow the Lord:
1. But all who listen to the Lord will live in peace.
2. But all who listen to the Lord will not be afraid.
3. But all who listen to the Lord will be given the sense to stay away from evil men who want them to be their partners in crime.

So, friend if you are joining any protests for a good cause, stay away from looters and rioters because the shooting violence is a result of the looting violence perpetuated. The message of the protest will be lost in that rioting and looting. If a warning is given, abide by it because the police are there to enforce.

�For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don't want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well. The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose. Obey the laws, then for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should. Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. (Romans 13:3-5, 1-2, TLB)

May you live for the Lord and follow His ways when you protest injustice of all kinds staying away from anarchists! For light and darkness, do not have anything in common. Peaceful protestors exist to shine the light on darkness. Anarchists exist to perpetuate darkness instead of light.

"Violence Is Ominous, Leveling Everyday Now Casualities Everywhere! (V.I.O.L.E.N.C.E)/"Why believe when the looting starts, the shooting starts, creating violence in life?"

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank you so much for your Word. Thank you for the power of your Word. Help us Oh Lord to read your Word daily and apply it in our lives. Let us be influenced by you and not by the world we live in when it goes against your Word. Thank you so much Jesus for teaching me about the dangers of anarchy, gang life, etc. We need you Oh Lord. Help us to stay far from anarchists even as we protest things that matter to you Oh Lord. Give us wisdom and the love to follow through your ways shining out as beacons of light in a dark world as we take you as our Light of the World. Thank you Jesus when we follow you, we won't be stumbling through the darkness, but living light will flood our path. We need you Oh Lord. Thank you for being there for us. Help us and forgive our sins that we may follow you faithfully and be an example in word and deed to those around us. Thank you Jesus. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

May the Lord Jesus guide you in His love leading you! Amen!

No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a friend. You don�t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help by His grace alone!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory@gmail.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-641-9426

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

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