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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.06.25 Board Correspondence_ FW_ Today's Extreme Weather Screams Wake-up Call.ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. [ view e-newsletter in browser ] From:Clerk of the Board To:Jessee, Meegan Subject:Board Correspondence: FW: Today"s Extreme Weather Screams Wake-up Call Date:Wednesday, August 6, 2025 9:19:57 AM Please see Board Correspondence From: lance dreiss <lancedreiss@att.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 7:40 AM To: Senator.Dahle@senate.ca.gov; Assemblymember.Gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; pcbs@countyofplumas.com; davidhollister@countyofplumas.com; sheriff@pcso.net; District Attorney <DA@buttecounty.net>; Kimmelshue, Tod <TKimmelshue@buttecounty.net>; Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Connelly, Bill <BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Ring, Brian <bring@buttecounty.net>; Durfee, Peter <pdurfee@buttecounty.net>; Ritter, Tami <TRitter@buttecounty.net>; Teri DuBose <Teri.DuBose@mail.house.gov>; Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Waugh, Melanie <mwaugh@buttecounty.net>; Kitts, Melissa <mkitts@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board <ClerkoftheBoard@buttecounty.net>; Congressman Doug LaMalfa <CA01DL.Outreach@mail.house.gov>; Stephens, Brad J. <BStephens@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fwd: Today's Extreme Weather Screams Wake-up Call Public Record diana dreiss Begin forwarded message: From: Lamb and Lion Ministries <webminister@lamblion.com> Date: August 6, 2025 at 5:33:01 AM PDT To: Diana Dreiss <lancedreiss@att.net> Subject: Today's Extreme Weather Screams Wake-up Call Reply-To: Lamb and Lion Ministries <webminister@lamblion.com>  Nathan Jones: What in the world is going on with all this extreme weather? Earthquakes — We are witnessing an alarming increase in seismic instability along the East Coast, New Madrid, and West Coast fault lines. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hammered the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia along the Pacific's Ring of Fire. Only five other earthquakes have ever been recorded that have been larger than that earthquake. The potential for a devastating tsunami prompted people across the Pacific islands to flee to higher ground. Mount Rainier has been rattled by more than a thousand earthquakes in one month. Likewise, one area of Japan has been getting hit by thousands of earthquakes. Volcanoes — As a result of all these unusual earthquake swarms rattling along major fault lines throughout the world, volcanoes keep erupting one after another. Russia's Krasheninnikov volcano hasn't erupted since 1463, marking today's awakening as a geologically significant event. Two of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted within hours, including Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, with debris blanketing nearby villages. And, the largest supervolcano in Europe has been shaking like crazy. Wildfires — Massive wildfires have forced thousands of Manitoban residents to flee their homes, prompting the Canadian province to declare a state of emergency. California's Gifford Fire has now consumed over 72,000 acres, adding to the unfathomable acreage that had already been incinerated earlier this year. And, the Dragon Bravo Fire at the Grand Canyon and the Monroe Canyon Fire in Utah have been creating clouds of fire that form their own weather systems. These disasters are occurring more and more frequently and causing greater and greater damage with each passing day. Nature has clearly gotten out of hand, and it's getting even worse! God's Uses for Extreme Weather According to Genesis 1, everything that God made in the beginning was originally perfect. Man's sin corrupted everything, so God placed a curse upon the world (Genesis 3). When Christ returns, all will be restored, for then "the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God" (Romans 8:21). Christians have long been waiting for that glorious day when Jesus Christ restores nature to its perfect state. But in the meantime, we live in a world where nature has been thrown into a great upheaval. That chaos is demonstrated by extreme weather. To get man's attention, God often uses signs in nature to underline major events. For example, when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, Mount Sinai was covered in "thunderings and lightnings and a thick cloud" (Exodus 19:16-18). When Christ was crucified, three hours of darkness blotted out the daylight, and Jerusalem experienced a great earthquake (Matthew 27:45,51). God used and still uses extreme weather to point to significant events in history. At other times, God uses the signs of nature, such as extreme weather, as remedial judgments to call wicked nations to repentance. For example, Moses warned the Israelites that if they became exceedingly wicked, God's weather-related curses would "pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 28: 18-30,45-46). Sure enough, once the Israelites had become steeped in sin, God inflicted them with remedial judgments through extreme weather. How do we know the difference between a natural disaster caused by a fallen world as opposed to one sent by God as a remedial judgment? There are three ways: timing, magnitude, and a biblical declaration regarding natural disasters. Pointing to Christ's Return In the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Luke 21, Mark 13), Jesus provided ten signs that would point to His soon return. He added that the signs would increase in frequency and intensity—like the birth pangs of a woman in labor—the closer we get to His return (Matthew 24:8). In addition to an outbreak of wars, Jesus said, "there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places" (Matthew 24:7). Other signs would involve "fearful sights and great signs from heaven" (Luke 21:11). Likewise, "there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations…for the powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Luke 21:25-26). Eventually, these signs will become exceedingly violent and frequent, and "then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." Offering us insight and hope, Jesus said, "When these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near" (Luke 21:27-28). The Apostle Paul confirmed that Christians are meant to be able to discern the signs that point to Jesus' soon return so as not to be taken unaware (1 Thessalonians 5:1-5). Our God is so merciful. He is patiently sending us one natural disaster wake-up call after another because He never pours out His wrath without warning. The Response God Wants God's Word makes it crystal clear that when He sends discipline, the primary purpose is never to punish. Instead, the primary purpose is to call wayward mankind to repentance so that we might be saved. Here's how the prophet Isaiah expressed it, "For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness" (Isaiah 26:9b). How does God want us to respond to these end times signs, particularly the sign of nature as it relates to extreme weather? First, we each need to repent individually for our own rebellion and selfishness. Second, we need to repent as a nation. Once King Jesus finally returns, the curse on this earth will be lifted, and these natural disasters will cease to persist. Until that glorious day, we can live by this hope: "The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light" (Romans 13:12-14). Copyright © 2025 Lamb & Lion Ministries, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Lamb & Lion Ministries PO Box 919 McKinney, TX 75070-8146 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.