Deuteronomy 26:7 And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression.
Morning neighbour! Oh, and doh forget to walk with yuh darkers mih Friends, cause our God is out there again, sitting in sartorial splendour over the horizon, in all His brilliant majesty. And if you try to look at Him with naked eyes…Wow! His brilliance going to blind you. (smile) Ah mih people, it’s so good to be alive and see another day of relative prosperity. Give Him thanks and praise! We’re real lucky yes, because of the 6 billion or so sinners on the planet, at least 5 billion, if not more, shaking it real rough, rougher than they should; no food, water, clothing or shelter in either drought and famine conditions or watery, swamp like places. Meanwhile we complain about a few inconveniences. I was guided today to Deuteronomy Chap. 26, which deals with the offering of first fruits. I guess the Good Lord wants to keep our focus on gifts and offerings to His Church and His people. The Israelites were instructed to offer the first fruits of their harvest to the Lord when they were entrenched in the Promised Land. That doesn’t seem like a lot to ask after all He’d done for them. ‘And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression.’ Oh Friends, I must include the scripture of their cry, or else the Bit won’t make sense. ‘And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.’ (Ex.2:23-25) Oh my people, what a magnanimous, benevolent and faithful Deity we worship! His awesome attributes never cease to amaze me. And when the cry of Israel’s children reached the Lord’s ears, what was His reaction? He remembered His covenant with their fathers and executed judgement on the oppressor. ‘And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs and wonders. And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. And now behold, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which thou O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.’ (Deut.26:8-11) Oh my Friends, Brethren, People, right there is the prescription for success! The Israelites prospered when they followed that directive, and so did our fathers in more modern times. When we old timers were growing up, there was a much more concerted effort amongst the Christian Community to keep the Word alive and spread it, not only by talk, but also by example. But just like those Israelites, when our generation prospered, we got uppity and full of ourselves, conveniently forgetting who really gave us the good life. We started believing in our own power and prowess, rather than the mighty hand of God. We stopped giving the unblemished first fruits of our harvest to God as instructed. At times in our self-delusional righteousness, we gave the last, blemished fruits, figuring we were being so generous. And many times, we gave no fruits at all. So, like the foolish, disobedient Israelites, our bubble finally burst. With an insufficient amount of good fruit going to the Church, it could not maintain the fight against Lucifer, whose coffers were brimming over with illicit gain. As the saying goes; ‘B.S talks, but money walks.’ Because of our reneging on our promise, the Lord withdrew His prosperous hand from us, and we were no match for the enemy when he set his battle plan in motion to drive the Lord out of our lives. And today our situation is one of fear, struggle and unease about jobs, homes, food and money. But fortunately my people, the Lord is still in control, His mighty powers are still intact, and His LOVING kindness, mercy and forgiveness are even greater than before. But as they say, it takes two to tango. The Lord is there, ready, willing and able. Now we have to step up and ask Him to dance with us. Just like the children of Israel cried out to Him in Egypt, so should we. Now it doesn’t only mean pleading for help, but also giving generously and cheerfully to His Church, so that His work can be done. Also bringing Him back into our lives in a bigger and better way; getting a renewed faith and truly living a Christian lifestyle, not just talking it, as we’re so adept at doing. It entails praising Him, giving much thanks, being obedient in all things, being kind, generous and LOVING to ourselves and each other. Oh my people, there’s only one way to prosper successfully, that’s by keeping a steadfast focus on the Most High God Jehovah. He’s the only One that can help us in this time of true need. We’ve fallen short of our responsibility during these past times of false prosperity and ease. What we failed to understand is that living a plentiful and easy life doesn’t mean we have to forget or ignore God. On the contrary, that’s when we most need to share our prosperity, to praise, thank and worship Him for all He’s done and doing, so that our good life can continue. Oh Friends, let’s rise up today and start a godly revolution nuh! First within ourselves, then with our neighbours, and build it from the ground up on the solid foundation of our God, so that our land, our families and future generations can prosper successfully. It’s the only way. Much LOVE!…the action word is LOVE…our God… our neighbour…and ourself…
Morning neighbour! Oh, and doh forget to walk with yuh darkers mih Friends, cause our God is out there again, sitting in sartorial splendour over the horizon, in all His brilliant majesty. And if you try to look at Him with naked eyes…Wow! His brilliance going to blind you. (smile) Ah mih people, it’s so good to be alive and see another day of relative prosperity. Give Him thanks and praise! We’re real lucky yes, because of the 6 billion or so sinners on the planet, at least 5 billion, if not more, shaking it real rough, rougher than they should; no food, water, clothing or shelter in either drought and famine conditions or watery, swamp like places. Meanwhile we complain about a few inconveniences. I was guided today to Deuteronomy Chap. 26, which deals with the offering of first fruits. I guess the Good Lord wants to keep our focus on gifts and offerings to His Church and His people. The Israelites were instructed to offer the first fruits of their harvest to the Lord when they were entrenched in the Promised Land. That doesn’t seem like a lot to ask after all He’d done for them. ‘And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression.’ Oh Friends, I must include the scripture of their cry, or else the Bit won’t make sense. ‘And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.’ (Ex.2:23-25) Oh my people, what a magnanimous, benevolent and faithful Deity we worship! His awesome attributes never cease to amaze me. And when the cry of Israel’s children reached the Lord’s ears, what was His reaction? He remembered His covenant with their fathers and executed judgement on the oppressor. ‘And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs and wonders. And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. And now behold, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which thou O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.’ (Deut.26:8-11) Oh my Friends, Brethren, People, right there is the prescription for success! The Israelites prospered when they followed that directive, and so did our fathers in more modern times. When we old timers were growing up, there was a much more concerted effort amongst the Christian Community to keep the Word alive and spread it, not only by talk, but also by example. But just like those Israelites, when our generation prospered, we got uppity and full of ourselves, conveniently forgetting who really gave us the good life. We started believing in our own power and prowess, rather than the mighty hand of God. We stopped giving the unblemished first fruits of our harvest to God as instructed. At times in our self-delusional righteousness, we gave the last, blemished fruits, figuring we were being so generous. And many times, we gave no fruits at all. So, like the foolish, disobedient Israelites, our bubble finally burst. With an insufficient amount of good fruit going to the Church, it could not maintain the fight against Lucifer, whose coffers were brimming over with illicit gain. As the saying goes; ‘B.S talks, but money walks.’ Because of our reneging on our promise, the Lord withdrew His prosperous hand from us, and we were no match for the enemy when he set his battle plan in motion to drive the Lord out of our lives. And today our situation is one of fear, struggle and unease about jobs, homes, food and money. But fortunately my people, the Lord is still in control, His mighty powers are still intact, and His LOVING kindness, mercy and forgiveness are even greater than before. But as they say, it takes two to tango. The Lord is there, ready, willing and able. Now we have to step up and ask Him to dance with us. Just like the children of Israel cried out to Him in Egypt, so should we. Now it doesn’t only mean pleading for help, but also giving generously and cheerfully to His Church, so that His work can be done. Also bringing Him back into our lives in a bigger and better way; getting a renewed faith and truly living a Christian lifestyle, not just talking it, as we’re so adept at doing. It entails praising Him, giving much thanks, being obedient in all things, being kind, generous and LOVING to ourselves and each other. Oh my people, there’s only one way to prosper successfully, that’s by keeping a steadfast focus on the Most High God Jehovah. He’s the only One that can help us in this time of true need. We’ve fallen short of our responsibility during these past times of false prosperity and ease. What we failed to understand is that living a plentiful and easy life doesn’t mean we have to forget or ignore God. On the contrary, that’s when we most need to share our prosperity, to praise, thank and worship Him for all He’s done and doing, so that our good life can continue. Oh Friends, let’s rise up today and start a godly revolution nuh! First within ourselves, then with our neighbours, and build it from the ground up on the solid foundation of our God, so that our land, our families and future generations can prosper successfully. It’s the only way. Much LOVE!…the action word is LOVE…our God… our neighbour…and ourself…
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