This is how it should be—we receive healing and then we release healing. And those we minister to receive and then they release this same healing power of our Great Physician—Jesus—to those in their arena of influence. This spiritual multiplication equation of God’s healing power continues to increase. Becky Dvorak
Scripture
The Lord killed 70 men from Beth-Shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the Lord. And the people mourned greatly because of what the Lord had done.
Observation
The Ark of the Lord has become a problem for the Philistines because of a plague that has broken out. Their priests suggest that they send the Ark back to Israel with a guilt offering in the form of 5 gold tumours and 5 gold rats. They are to put the Ark and the offerings on a cart and hitch it to two cows. If the cows take the cart to Israel, they will know it was the Lord who sent the plague.
They do all this, and the cows head straight to Beth-Shemesh. The people of Beth-Shemesh are overjoyed to see the Ark. Some of the men try to open it to look inside, but the Lord strikes them down.
Application
God is a holy God, and we violate His ways at our peril.
The law of Moses laid down strict rules about how the Ark of the Covenant was to be handled. It was not an item of curiosity. It was the throne for the presence of the Lord, the sign of His might and power. To even touch the Ark could lead to death.
In the New Testament, Paul warned the Corinthians that if they take Communion in an unworthy manner, then they also might die.
We should always enter worship and even our personal devotions with a strong sense that we are standing on holy ground and engaging in serious business with the Lord.
Prayer
Lord, please forgive me for the times I have come to you in pride or rebellion. Please open my eyes to see the reality of your presence. Amen.
Another lovely morning although a Southerly breeze was starting to get quite strong by the time I got home.
Scripture
But the next morning the same thing happened. Dagon had fallen down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact.
Observation
The Philistines take the Ark of the Covenant to Ashdod, where they deposit it in the Temple of Dagon. The next morning Dagon is found to be lying face down in front of the Ark of the Lord.
They set the idle upright, but the next morning Dagon has again toppled, his head and hands broken off. Tumours breaks out in Ashdod.
They move the Ark to Gath, but again a plague of tumours breaks out. The Philistines decide that the only solution is to return the Ark of the Covenant to Israel.
Application
False worldviews get you into trouble every time. A wrong mindset leads us to make wrong interpretations, and therefore to make wrong decisions.
The Philistines were shown very clearly that the Lord was greater than Dagon. Twice the idol fell before the Ark, as if worshipping the presence of the Lord. It was stripped of its head and hands, showing that it was powerless before the Lord.
The Philistines failed to see that they should worship the one true God. No, they preferred to protect their weak god by removing the true God from their presence.
We need to see everything in the context of a biblical worldview, so that we can truly understand the ways of the Lord.
Prayer
Father, please teach me your ways. Remove the blinders from my eyes so that I can see you as you really are. Amen
Did you notice the segue?
A new Covid wave is upon us, but the endless vaccine rush is over. The dog isn’t barking. As of last week, almost no one in Australia is eligible for the fifth dose. Even the old and vulnerable are not being told to get another dose. This is the end of two years of non-stop push. “Access to antivirals is more important” say the experts for the first time, and it appears people practically need to be a transplant patient or on chemo to be able to get jab number five.
The Department of Health says fifth doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are not currently being recommended for most people.
Health authorities have warned a new wave of COVID-19 is beginning to make its way through the community and currently, only adults with a severely compromised immune system are eligible for a fifth dose.
So they’re finally catching up with what the deplorable bloggers like I have been saying since March 2020, antivirals were always less risky, easier to test, and cheaper to make. Though, of course, our government health bodies are still profit machines for large pharmaceutical corporations. They’re not promoting the cheapest, safest antivirals — only the Big-Pharma-friendly kind that are still under patents, and which siphon vast funds from our taxpayer pharmaceutical scheme.
They are effectively saying that the boosters are useless, or even worse than useless, without having the honesty to say so.
They must be a bit worried. Finally they’re going to stop the under 30s from getting the fourth jab because of “side effects”:
But Professor Allen Cheng, former co-chair and current member of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), told The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday that it was likely the current vaccine schedule would remain as is, given the heightened risk of heart inflammation in young people.
“A 30-year-old with … three doses will be optimally protected.”
He added, “Vaccinations are beneficial and protective even for younger people but the more doses you get, the less benefit you derive from them and then we start to worry about causing side effects.”
Everything about the PR language is packaged with a dose of literary Valium.
The mantra lines are all the same, they’ve just swapped the word vaccine for antiviral. Now we’re bragging that “Australians have one of the best antiviral uptakes in the world”. (As if the hapless punters in the streets have much say in their prescriptions, were racing to get there, and even knew there was a race?). Are we proud of our druggieness now, or our obedience?
At no point do they say ATAGI have decided the fourth dose is dangerous to young adults, instead someone who used to work there has conveniently leaked out that the “under 30s are unlikely to get approval”. It’s as if the under thirties are champing at the bit to get more doses and ATAGI is just being restrained and sensible, eh?
The mantra’s of the last two years are still there:
“At the moment ATAGI’s firm statement remains that people should remain up to date with their vaccination.
“And based on the advice we have an older person who has stayed up to date and has had the fourth dose still has great protection against severe disease.
And vaccinees have great protection, but they need antivirals too…
Health Department secretary Professor Brendan Murphy said access to antivirals for the elderly is likely more important than getting a fifth vaccine dose.
“We are seeing a very significant uptake now that this wave’s started in antiviral use,” he said.
“If you’ve had four doses and you’re an old person who is vulnerable, it is probably a more important thing to get access to antivirals than to consider another dose for which the evidence is not very strong.
“We have one of the best antiviral uptakes in the world.
“It’s one of the best markers we have of the pandemic, once cases go up antiviral use goes up.”
And the illusion of control continues. Talk of an “uptake” of antivirals implies the minions have control over their own healthcare when they still can’t go to their doctor and ask for the treatments they want, and they were never allowed to buy an Australian designed less risky protein vaccine.
Full story here
A beautiful morning. I had to take a detour as the Council has closed the Violet Street bridge again.
But I’m telling you, there comes a point in each of our lives when we all have to call upon the name of the Lord for ourselves and trust in His healing grace for our own bodies, and for those He has entrusted in our care. Becky Dvorak
Eulah Creek is still looking great!
Another beautiful spring morning. I did a slightly shorter route to Jacks Creek and Gun Club Roads to be ready for an appointment
New Life Narrabri 
