Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #31

Don't Forget God

Psalm 106

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 7) "When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses..." (v.8) "Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known." (v. 13) "But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel." (v. 21) "They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt," (v.44-45) "But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry; for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented."

My Thoughts



Man, the Israelites were just totally bent on rebellion. Many times over, they disobeyed God and forgot Him. They did whatever they wanted and that was it. Psalm 106 tells us of some of things that God had done for the Israelites, and of how the Israelites continued to leave God and disobey Him, despite what He had done and continued to do.

God even gave the Israelites the things that they wanted. They wanted a king to rule over them like all the other nations had, God gave them what they wanted, with a warning. When the Israelites fell on hard times and they were taken captive, that is when they decided to cry out to God and say that they would do anything if God just saved them. God, out of His great love, saves them only for them to turn away from God yet again. Lather, rinse and repeat.

Please don't follow the example of the Israelites here. It is good for us to follow God, but it is wrong of us to follow Him only on our terms. That's not how God works. If you are not walking with God and you only cry out to Him when you are going through rough times, then sooner or later, God isn't going to help you anymore. God knows your heart and He knows if you are going to turn away from Him again and again. He will give you the chance to change a few times, but eventually He will say enough is enough. That is, unless you truly turn back to Him for good.

We can't live always expecting God to be there for us when we live choosing to ignore God until we desperately need Him. Would that work with anyone else? Your parents, your friends, your aunts and uncles? More than likely not. We need to live according to God's Word and what God wants for us, and we need to live fully for Him alone. We cannot stray from the path that God has set before us and still expect that He will be there for us. God is different than other people though. Other people may give you only one or two chances and no more. God will give you until the day you die to repent, but that doesn't mean that He will answer your call if you won't answer His.

Please don't ever forget about God or what He has done for you or given you or even done through you. You are so important to God, no matter what you have done. Nothing you could ever do can ever take away His love for you or even make Him love you less. God can only ever love you more. Even if we make Him angry with us, that doesn't mean that His love is diminished. Always remember Him because He will always remember you, without fail.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #30

Not Your Fault?

2 Kings 21

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 8-9) " '...I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers, if only they be careful to do everything I commanded them.' But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites."

My Thoughts



Manasseh was a bad king, as he did evil in the eyes of God. He built altars to the 'starry hosts' and asherah poles in God's temple. He defiled the temple that God had said He would put His name forever. Not only did Manasseh commit evil acts, but he led the Israelites astray and caused them to commit evil acts as well. Even though Manasseh was leading them astray, they still chose to follow his lead.

So, if someone leads you to do something that is wrong, is it your fault? The short answer to that question is 'yes.' If our government said that we should take advantage of the poor and attack them because they don't belong in society, and we do so, we are the ones committing the acts. The government would also be at fault for telling us to do so and for leading us wrong, but we are at fault for following.

There are certain circumstances where I do not believe that God would hold someone accountable. In a situation where you are literally forced to do something for example. So, how do you know whether you can say, truthfully, that it isn't your fault what you did? You determine that by seeing whether you actually had a choice or not. If you are following what someone says to do, that is a choice. If you are consciously making a choice to do something, then you would be accountable. If you are forced to do something, or in other words, you have absolutely no other choice, then you would not.

A lot of times, we all say "I had no other choice!" Usually, this statement is a figure of speech. We actually did have another choice, or more, but the one we chose seemed the best. dilemmas like this often come up, don't they? In a case where you have multiple choices, but none of them are appealing, then you choose the lesser of the evils. As I keep saying, always pray before you make any important choice and ask God for guidance.

Be mindful of the choices you make and of who you are following. No matter what anyone says or does, if you willingly make a choice to do something wrong, you are the one responsible for that mistake. Don't willingly put yourself at fault for bad decisions.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Relive First Impression

Relive is a brand new game that came out October 15 for free, so anyone can play it! That is a good thing because Relive is a Sci-fi game about CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and their main point of this game is to raise awareness about first-aid training and to encourage people to take a first-aid training course to be ready to act if a situation arises. That's pretty cool, actually. The training mode is like a tutorial, it goes through the steps of what to do if there is a victim that may require CPR. Most of it can actually translate to real life. The part with the AED (automated external defibrillator) cannot entirely because real ones don't have AI (artificial intelligence).

Talking specifically about the game and gameplay here, it is actually pretty fun and enjoyable. There are puzzles that you have to solve and it has mechanics similar to a lot of point and click games. You walk around, find useful items, and you can even combine some items, like a battery and a device that needs one. Relive is not overly complex or difficult, which is good because if it was, it would take away from the reason they made the game.

So far, I have only played one level and I am liking it. When you first start, you are given an objective in which you have to find some specific items and then go to the next area. The first level of Relive was pretty short, in the grand scheme of things, except when you're stuck trying to find something that you need to advance. Actually, I like that the levels are relatively short. For the purpose of the game, if the levels were too long, people probably wouldn't care to continue playing.

Now, the purpose of this game, as I stated above, is to raise awareness about CPR and to encourage people to take a first-aid training course. I think to use a game to accomplish goal is a great idea, one that's not used often enough. There are so many games now and so many people playing games, it is a medium that could be used to educate and raise awareness while they entertain. There are tons of games that do this, for sure, but I think that it could be done more. With Relive specifically, I am predicting that later in the game, I will be required to perform CPR at the drop of a hat. That's how it would be in real life. You have to be ready always, just in case. It could literally mean the difference between life and death.

Check out my first video on Relive down below, and you enjoy it, click on my name to head over to my channel and subscribe for more videos! Thank you for reading, now go out and get first-aid training so you can be ready to save a life someday!

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