2:44: “I hate this war before Me. Always strife, always violence, man hurting man, My precious children abused. I hate these things enough to burn them out of you, oh America. For I AM turning hearts, and I will turn minds back to ME, your Maker.

“I AM a God of Love. My Love for you is greater than My desire for your comfort. I give gifts of pleasure and abundance freely. But when I am met only with pride and rebellion, I cannot continue allowing ease of life. I will allow loss, even grave loss, in order to save your eternity. This is true Love: the willingness for temporary grief – for everlasting salvation. On earth you have called such ‘tough love.’ It IS tough – for the receiver, and even greater for Me. I grieve with you over loss and pain, I weep with you – but for far deeper reasons than you weep. I grieve at the unnecessary pain you must go through in order for Me to get your attention. Unnecessary, because the loss was never My plan but became necessary due to one’s continued rebellion. When My gifts of abundance and comfort fail to turn eyes toward Me, I Love you enough to withdraw them from you. A loving father on earth would do the same for his children – in order to save them from a future pain far worse. I SEE ALL. I see the end from the beginning. When I see a coming end of eternal destruction, I will do anything to stop it – and turn one to eternal life with Me.

“When you see earthly destruction and loss, you say, ‘God is Love, this cannot be from Him.’ Or you raise your fist at the heavens and hurl accusations at Me, cursing Me for allowing such wreckage in your life. YOUR IDEA OF MY LOVE IS TOO SMALL. My love is ETERNAL. I will protect your eternity at all cost. If you will not turn to Me in abundance, I will inflict pain in order to humble you, to turn your eyes from temporary earthly comfort to ME. Yes, the kindness of God leads to repentance, for some. When it does not, I must act. My ways then look harsh, the earthly devastation real. Through your pain I will work to turn you to repentance. Even those who know Me, I will allow to suffer loss in order to bring them to deeper abiding with Me, a knowledge of Me they cannot – or will not – build in time of comfort. I SPARE NOTHING FOR YOUR ETERNAL GOOD. I DID NOT SPARE MY OWN SON. I allowed even Him – I SENT Him – to undergo deeper pain, physical, emotional, and spiritual, than any other man has ever endured. I allowed this – for YOUR eternity. I afflicted Him – for you. Do not think I will fail to also afflict you when your ways become so stiff-necked against Me that nothing else will turn you.

“Come to Me for comfort in the midst. Reach out your hand to your Maker, humble your heart before Me. I can repay earthly loss in far greater ways than you can ever imagine. I afflict IN ORDER to bring good. To bring salvation out of chaos, and death of soul and spirit. I will give you EVERY CHANCE to repent. I long to lavish earthly blessings upon you but will withdraw them as I must – for your eternity. Will you heed these words of Mine? Will you humble yourself enough to admit My Ways are far greater, far higher than yours? You see the temporary. I see the ETERNAL. I can take your temporary affliction, even great sorrow, and turn it to JOY such as you have never known if you will only allow it. I long to take you in My everlasting arms for comfort. I long to give you true LIFE in abundance – MY abundance. For this, I must have your FAITH, your acknowledgment of WHO I AM. Earthly knowledge is of little use in time of pain. Come to Me for My knowledge of how to conquer ALL. Come to Me for REDEMPTION and ETERNITY, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST. I love you more than life itself – therefore I gave a part of Myself, My Son, for you. Acknowledge Him and serve Him, and it will be WELL WITH YOUR SOUL. Amen.”
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Notes:

Isaiah 42: 23-24: Who among you will give ear to this? Who will give heed and listen hereafter? Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they were not willing to walk, and whose law they did not obey?

Isaiah 46:8-10: “Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors. Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, ‘My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.’”

Hebrews 12:5-7:  And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 

Isaiah 54:10: “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My steadfast love shall not depart from you, and My covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Psalm 136:1: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

Romans 2:4: Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and restraint and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

Romans 8:31-32: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 

II Corinthians 1:3-4: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation.”

Psalm 119:71: It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your statutes.

Isaiah 55:8-9: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 57:18-19: “I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners, creating the praise of the lips. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”

Psalm 30:4-5: Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”