Nothing Else Will Work

I’ve been asked to comment on a couple of things.

Christian Mysticism is otherworldly. The source of our motives and decisions are spiritual in nature. We strive to follow Christ in that nothing rooted in humanity sways our course. We do not act on data alone. We filter all data through our convictions. If some input rings a bell with our convictions, then that’s all we need. If any input fails to ring that bell, we push it aside. We don’t deny the data; we say that it doesn’t matter in our mission.

I do not buy into the whole story promoted by Suspicious Observers. I certainly don’t think much of their front-man. He’s not a scientist, but for me, this is not about science. Much of what he says does not ring that bell with me, but some of it does. It’s not about the science or the sales pitch; my concern is how my convictions respond to certain issues their videos raise.

I have a duty to obey my convictions. My convictions say that the magnetic poles are likely to reverse before I die. My duty before God is not so much to preach about the coming catastrophe as it is to prepare myself and my parish for the mission opportunities that will come with that mess. Even if none of the SO predictions come true, what matters is that my convictions demand that I structure my future choices as if some of it was true.

Reality is rather dubious in the first place. This world is not my home; I was made for Eternity. While I’m here, my duty is to stay in submission to my Lord and follow Him by the convictions He burned into my soul. I follow Him in not wasting any effort or resources on changing this world. This world is expendable, a temporary accommodation in which His servants testify of His claims on Creation. The Devil and his allies are liars, and it’s our mission to be the proof of that.

Many of the things my convictions warned me about in the past have come true. Today my convictions say that the final course for this country is now set. There is nothing any mere human — singly or everyone in unison — can do to change that course. It is determined by powers far above humans. There is nothing I can gain by continuing to prophesy, and activism is a fool’s errand.

I’ll still call people to repentance and to the Covenant; I’ll still demonstrate the sacrificial love of Christ who died for us. I’ll still use those methods to call out to the Elect so they can claim their divine heritage. But warning people of bad things coming? It’s too late for that. Tribulation is here and it can’t be rolled back. It must run its course.

And the course I must run is to rely entirely on how I act individually and together with my parish to say all I need to say. To some it will appear that we are turning inward, but that would miss the point. We cannot help people any other way now. We will walk by faith and declare it to each other, but in full view of the world. If that is not enough to draw people, then they will certainly not be drawn by anything else.