Psalm 119:49-50 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Ah Friends, I’ve sadly decided to dedicate Today’s Bit to all those who have recently suffered the ravages of natural disasters; famine, earthquakes and storms; in particular the hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike, that have wreaked such havoc in the Caribbean and the U.S. Ike’s wind power in Texas and Louisiana has now lessened considerably, but his rain is still cascading down on the already flooded land. We’re even feeling it’s effects up here in the northern climes. As I write, there is a steady downpour outside, that’s expected to continue for at least another day. Oh people, we’ve had three hurricanes of lethal force, one right after the other. I don’t know if this has ever happened before, but if not, why now? I’m tempted to hazard two guesses. The first is our total disregard for the atmosphere which surrounds and sustains us, re global warming, damaging the protective ozone layer, etc. We cannot continue to spew smoke and noxious gases into the atmosphere without eventually causing some harm. And maybe that time is now. The ecological balance is finely tuned and constant chemical attacks will definitely throw it off balance, creating a negative backlash. One would expect our leaders and decision makers to see this, but apparently greed; the lure of money and power has blinded them. And the second consideration Friends; is this the hand of the Lord? Is He trying to tell us something? We’ve become such a sinful, evil society that anything’s possible. I keep referring to all those great societies that got so big, they forgot or denied their need for God, and were all subsequently destroyed; by indifference and sloth, warfare or natural disasters. And sadly, History does repeat itself. Friends, that’s where we’re at now. We’ve gotten too big for our britches, believing we don’t need God, placing our trust in mortal man. But people, man needs something bigger than himself to believe in, for there’s an empty space, a void within our souls that only something greater than us can fill. So in our unending quest to conquer nature, we’ll always come up short, thus the need to embrace a higher power. And that’s where our Creator, comes in. The Lord’s promises are many and varied, but all have two common denominators; TRUTH and HOPE. They will all be fulfilled; both negative and positive. So where He’s promised to punish His children for constant disobedience, He will. And where He’s promised to guide and protect those faithful to His Word, He will. The Bible recounts instances of both categories, and Bruh David falls into both. ‘Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.’ Oh Friends, that beautiful word; HOPE! It transcends everything with it’s magical properties. With HOPE in our hearts we can bear, rise above, withstand or accomplish almost anything. That’s the element I want to instil in all our hearts today, especially those who’ve experienced the recent natural disasters; in fact to anyone undergoing any difficulties at all. Please remember the Lord is still in total control; that means there’s still HOPE. Don’t give up. Turn to the Lord. Accept His reassurance. Like Bruh David, let’s say, ‘this is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.’ Yes Friends, HOPE in His Word will always give, forever provide us with comfort in troubled times, and magically revive us. Much LOVE!…oh, for HOPE…that NEVER dies…
Ah Friends, I’ve sadly decided to dedicate Today’s Bit to all those who have recently suffered the ravages of natural disasters; famine, earthquakes and storms; in particular the hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike, that have wreaked such havoc in the Caribbean and the U.S. Ike’s wind power in Texas and Louisiana has now lessened considerably, but his rain is still cascading down on the already flooded land. We’re even feeling it’s effects up here in the northern climes. As I write, there is a steady downpour outside, that’s expected to continue for at least another day. Oh people, we’ve had three hurricanes of lethal force, one right after the other. I don’t know if this has ever happened before, but if not, why now? I’m tempted to hazard two guesses. The first is our total disregard for the atmosphere which surrounds and sustains us, re global warming, damaging the protective ozone layer, etc. We cannot continue to spew smoke and noxious gases into the atmosphere without eventually causing some harm. And maybe that time is now. The ecological balance is finely tuned and constant chemical attacks will definitely throw it off balance, creating a negative backlash. One would expect our leaders and decision makers to see this, but apparently greed; the lure of money and power has blinded them. And the second consideration Friends; is this the hand of the Lord? Is He trying to tell us something? We’ve become such a sinful, evil society that anything’s possible. I keep referring to all those great societies that got so big, they forgot or denied their need for God, and were all subsequently destroyed; by indifference and sloth, warfare or natural disasters. And sadly, History does repeat itself. Friends, that’s where we’re at now. We’ve gotten too big for our britches, believing we don’t need God, placing our trust in mortal man. But people, man needs something bigger than himself to believe in, for there’s an empty space, a void within our souls that only something greater than us can fill. So in our unending quest to conquer nature, we’ll always come up short, thus the need to embrace a higher power. And that’s where our Creator, comes in. The Lord’s promises are many and varied, but all have two common denominators; TRUTH and HOPE. They will all be fulfilled; both negative and positive. So where He’s promised to punish His children for constant disobedience, He will. And where He’s promised to guide and protect those faithful to His Word, He will. The Bible recounts instances of both categories, and Bruh David falls into both. ‘Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.’ Oh Friends, that beautiful word; HOPE! It transcends everything with it’s magical properties. With HOPE in our hearts we can bear, rise above, withstand or accomplish almost anything. That’s the element I want to instil in all our hearts today, especially those who’ve experienced the recent natural disasters; in fact to anyone undergoing any difficulties at all. Please remember the Lord is still in total control; that means there’s still HOPE. Don’t give up. Turn to the Lord. Accept His reassurance. Like Bruh David, let’s say, ‘this is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.’ Yes Friends, HOPE in His Word will always give, forever provide us with comfort in troubled times, and magically revive us. Much LOVE!…oh, for HOPE…that NEVER dies…
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