Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Oh Friends, that’s gospel! But hard times are back upon me, meaning that I’ve got to look for Bits every day again. (smile) The past week, I knew exactly what I was going to write about; Bruh Joseph. But isn’t his a most amazing story! The way the Lord caused him to be rudely uprooted in his teen years, taken away to a foreign land, to suffer so much injustice, then become a saviour to his foreign masters and his own Hebrew people. Wow! Only our God could concoct such an awe inspiring, dramatic tale. I knew the story, but never paid attention to all the nuances involved, until now. That’s why Friends it pays to study the Word. You learn something new every time, that opens your eyes even more to the wonders of our God. And Bruh Joseph’s story is a most fitting acknowledgement of Today’s Bit: ‘In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.’ Did anyone show more reverence than Bruh Joseph? And I greatly admire that his confidence in his God was not only strong and secure, but apparently quiet too. He didn’t seem to verbalize much about his faith. He let his actions do the talking. Unlike Bruh David, who lived a very active life; running and fighting and loving; writing his music and poems, being a sort of early days Renaissance Man, Bruh Joseph seemed to prefer the quiet, more background lifestyle. To find him, you’d have to deliberately go looking for him, while Bruh David would be popping up at you on posters all over the place. And don’t talk about Bruh Paul; he was so rambunctious and ornery, that he would come looking for you. But Friends, despite their different natures, they all exhibited one thing in common, and that to the nth degree: a reverence in the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; such an unshakeable belief in His promises; that He was whom He said He was, and would do what He said He would, which raised their confidence to an awesomely high level, which in turn allowed them to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and obstacles, and also to thrive in spite of them. Oh Friends, theirs is a faith to die for! Bruh Joseph’s understated, serene outlook; that of a dreamer. Bruh David’s more outgoing, demonstrative passion, and Bruh Paul’s aggressive, in your face attitude. It does take all kinds to make a world, and we each have our unique make up; one of the three personality types, or some combination thereof, but whatever it is, we’ve all been called upon to exhibit a great amount of faith, a high degree of reverence, appreciation, gratitude and belief in the Most High God, for it’s only under His awesome, sprawling wings can we find safety and shelter from the storms of life. Those three stalwarts believed it, lived it and besides finding shelter and safety, received worthy rewards. And people, our world is currently being battered by an avalanche of storms, both literally and figuratively (Hurricane Kyle is now hurtling up the east coast of N.America) and it might just get worse before it get’s better. But Friends, for those of us who’ve put their trust in Jehovah, there’s no need to fret or worry, for as one translation of the Bit says, ‘He who fears the Lord, has a secure fortress.’ And as Margaret Fishback Powers writes in her book, Footprints, ‘Neither the sun, nor the Son, have gone out of business. He is still with us. A new day will dawn, and the Lord will bring himself to the center of our problems.’ Oh Friends, please remember that, and let it boost your faith. The Lord is still in control, so nothing evil that comes against us will prosper. Much LOVE!…his mercies are new…each and every day…
Oh Friends, that’s gospel! But hard times are back upon me, meaning that I’ve got to look for Bits every day again. (smile) The past week, I knew exactly what I was going to write about; Bruh Joseph. But isn’t his a most amazing story! The way the Lord caused him to be rudely uprooted in his teen years, taken away to a foreign land, to suffer so much injustice, then become a saviour to his foreign masters and his own Hebrew people. Wow! Only our God could concoct such an awe inspiring, dramatic tale. I knew the story, but never paid attention to all the nuances involved, until now. That’s why Friends it pays to study the Word. You learn something new every time, that opens your eyes even more to the wonders of our God. And Bruh Joseph’s story is a most fitting acknowledgement of Today’s Bit: ‘In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.’ Did anyone show more reverence than Bruh Joseph? And I greatly admire that his confidence in his God was not only strong and secure, but apparently quiet too. He didn’t seem to verbalize much about his faith. He let his actions do the talking. Unlike Bruh David, who lived a very active life; running and fighting and loving; writing his music and poems, being a sort of early days Renaissance Man, Bruh Joseph seemed to prefer the quiet, more background lifestyle. To find him, you’d have to deliberately go looking for him, while Bruh David would be popping up at you on posters all over the place. And don’t talk about Bruh Paul; he was so rambunctious and ornery, that he would come looking for you. But Friends, despite their different natures, they all exhibited one thing in common, and that to the nth degree: a reverence in the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; such an unshakeable belief in His promises; that He was whom He said He was, and would do what He said He would, which raised their confidence to an awesomely high level, which in turn allowed them to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and obstacles, and also to thrive in spite of them. Oh Friends, theirs is a faith to die for! Bruh Joseph’s understated, serene outlook; that of a dreamer. Bruh David’s more outgoing, demonstrative passion, and Bruh Paul’s aggressive, in your face attitude. It does take all kinds to make a world, and we each have our unique make up; one of the three personality types, or some combination thereof, but whatever it is, we’ve all been called upon to exhibit a great amount of faith, a high degree of reverence, appreciation, gratitude and belief in the Most High God, for it’s only under His awesome, sprawling wings can we find safety and shelter from the storms of life. Those three stalwarts believed it, lived it and besides finding shelter and safety, received worthy rewards. And people, our world is currently being battered by an avalanche of storms, both literally and figuratively (Hurricane Kyle is now hurtling up the east coast of N.America) and it might just get worse before it get’s better. But Friends, for those of us who’ve put their trust in Jehovah, there’s no need to fret or worry, for as one translation of the Bit says, ‘He who fears the Lord, has a secure fortress.’ And as Margaret Fishback Powers writes in her book, Footprints, ‘Neither the sun, nor the Son, have gone out of business. He is still with us. A new day will dawn, and the Lord will bring himself to the center of our problems.’ Oh Friends, please remember that, and let it boost your faith. The Lord is still in control, so nothing evil that comes against us will prosper. Much LOVE!…his mercies are new…each and every day…
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