Trey Knowles: Risala 17 – House of Jacob (Listen)

Trey Knowles: Risala 17 – House of Jacob (Listen)

Listen to me, House of Jacob, so that you will not be deceived, and know that my Lord loves you. Whoever steals a man and sells him, or is found in possession of him, shall be put to death, as it is written in Exodus 21:16. If a man is found stealing one of his brothers among the people of Israel and treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, as it is written in Deuteronomy 24:7.

For my Lord does not change, as it is written in Malachi 3:6: “I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.”

For I, Trey Knowles, tell you to look at your oppressor and pay attention to his history and his character. If he were righteous, he would not have enslaved you and mistreated you.

We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for slave traders, liars, and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.

I tell you this so that you will not be upset with my Lord. Those enemies who came in my Lord's name are deceivers. My Lord loves you; He will not do anything to harm you, for this is not His character. O House of Jacob, come away from your sin.

Listen to me, and do not be stubborn-hearted, you who are far from my Lord's righteousness. My Lord brings His righteousness near; it is not far away, and His salvation will not be delayed. My Lord grants salvation to Zion and His splendor to Israel. Remember how my Lord parted the Red Sea and rescued you from the house of bondage. Remember the former things, those of long ago:

He is God, and there is no other; He is God, and there is none like Him.

“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom my Lord has upheld since your birth and carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs, He is the One who will sustain you.

He has made you, and He will carry you; He will sustain you, and He will rescue you.

“With whom will you compare Him or count Him equal? To whom will you liken Him, that we may be compared?

O House of Jacob, my Lord is not willing for you to perish but to come to repentance. If my Lord is for you, who can be against you?

O House of Jacob, have you considered why your enemy targets you and persuades you with payment to promote unrighteous behavior to others? You know that your colonizer controls and empowers much of the media. Yet this is what I have against you, House of Jacob: you volunteer yourselves for these deeds. You do not flee from evil; instead, you walk toward it and become workers of iniquity. This is why it is said that you worship the need for money, placing your faith in the hands of your enemy, and forgetting your God. Return to God, and He will return to you.

If your oppressor devil is willing to face the consequences of destruction, would you not consider that he is also willing to draw you in with him? Stop hating your own people. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world, and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. O House of Jacob, when will you awaken?

Sincerely,
Trey Knowles
Grace and Peace