Psalm 37:40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
Oh Friends, the ole fella’s brain just full and running over with thoughts and ideas for Today’s Bit. It’s way earlier than I usually begin writing it, but so many things are floating around the ole noggin that I just had to do it now, otherwise it would have driven me crazy, and not allow me to concentrate properly on anything else. I guess the Good Lord decided now’s the time, and yuh humble servant could only acquiesce to His desire. (smile) And yes, we’re still on Psalm 37; possibly the last day, but only the Father knows. Yes my people, He’s the only one that knows the how, what, where, when and why of everything. One faithful reader wrote asking me re yesterday’s Bit; How long do we have to wait in faith to see God’s hand? I had to reply, truthfully, I don’t know. It all depends on Him; His purpose and reason behind the things He does or allows to happen. What I do know, can personally vouch for, is His perfect, impeccable timing. He will always appear before the hammer or the guillotine blade falls. But that’s where the strength, the maturity of the Christian believer comes in. We can also be sure that our God is always around us; healing, nurturing, comforting, testing, watching over, helping. His presence is always present. (smile) Note too that He’s always testing us; life is one long test, either to just grow and mature our faith, or to see if we’re ready for promotion. That means we’ve got to be faithful and true in small things, else He’ll never move us up to higher circumstances. As the Good Book says Friends, His thoughts and ways are so much higher than ours, that even if He shared them with us, we wouldn’t be able to comprehend them. That’s why we just have to trust His greater wisdom and go on blind faith. But really mih people, there’s nothing blind about our faith in the Most High God Jehovah nuh! We have His Holy Word, which spells out answers to almost every situation we’ll ever encounter. We have the many promises He’s made over the eons and faithfully kept. Then there’s His great, endearing and unconditional LOVE for us that He showed in such spectacular fashion by sending His One and Only Son Jesus to be a sacrifice for us, so that He could be justified in cleansing and forgiving our sins. That was necessary because He’s also a God imbued with a strong sense of right doing and fair justice. We also have the powerful, potent testimony of numerous other believers. And last of all, possibly the most important aspect, is our own, individual, personal testimony that buoys us and helps us to corroborate the facts, the truth, of our Christian belief. So in actual fact Friends, our faith in the Lord is certainly not blind, there are lots of factors to uphold it. However, it does call for a high level of trust and acceptance, for regardless of our economic and social status, we all, at some time or another, are faced with situations that call for us to simply surrender our lives to Him. Let me give you a personal testimony: Yesterday morning, I drove out of my garage and went to church. I returned an hour later only to find my garage door broken. It was fine just an hour before. Imagine my disgust! Now today, I discovered that I might need a new washing machine. Further annoyance, since both things cost money that I had not budgeted for. But the undisputed fact is that I have to repair or replace them, and although I don’t know where I’ll get the money from, I’m sure that this situation will be rectified with the help of the Most High God Jehovah, because I’m putting my trust, my FAITH in Him, to keep His promise: ‘The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.’ (Ps.34:22) Ah mih Friends, is not an easy life this nuh! But the good thing about being a true, steadfast and faithful believer, is that we can still take joy and pleasure from it because deep down we know that the Lord will always come through for us. He might not come when we want Him to, but He’ll surely be there when we NEED Him, or as the song says, ‘before the last teardrop falls.’ Yes Friends, I can stake my life on His perfect timing for he’s proven it to me so often, and still is. If I never acquire any other testimony, I can go to my grave proclaiming that. Oh mih breddren, all of us face problems of varying sizes and degrees in this troubled world, and the only common thread that links them all is that thin, but ever so strong, dynamic, efficacious, invincible line of FAITH, which assures us of solving those problems. We won’t always solve them to our satisfaction, but enough to enable us to move on to the next one. Remember, as Job says, we can’t always expect good and no bad. However, if we remain faithful and true, we can always expect, rely on, declare and proclaim that our Heavenly Father and His mighty hand will always be there whenever we need help, whenever we cry out to Him in earthly despair. In closing, let me leave us with an uplifting, inspiring quote from Dr. Robert Schuller. He says; ‘Believe in success. What do we mean by Success? Success is building self-esteem in yourself and others through sacrificial service to God and to your fellow human beings. You may accumulate riches, fame and honours, but unless you achieve tremendous self-esteem in the process, all that the world calls success becomes ashes in your hands. The secret of success is to find a need and fill it.’ And that’s the gospel truth my people! Hn, hn! I have to chuckle yes Friends, because I’m not sure if this is what I’d planned to write. But it’s where the Spirit led me. And I do enjoy writing these Bits that just come sincerely from my heart and soul. I sure hope it brings some encouragement, strength, guidance and direction to all our lives. Till tomorrow then, God willing: Much LOVE!…building Faith is no easy task…but with our innate strength…the encouragement of fellow believers…and God’s providence…it can be done…so let’s do it nuh…
Oh Friends, the ole fella’s brain just full and running over with thoughts and ideas for Today’s Bit. It’s way earlier than I usually begin writing it, but so many things are floating around the ole noggin that I just had to do it now, otherwise it would have driven me crazy, and not allow me to concentrate properly on anything else. I guess the Good Lord decided now’s the time, and yuh humble servant could only acquiesce to His desire. (smile) And yes, we’re still on Psalm 37; possibly the last day, but only the Father knows. Yes my people, He’s the only one that knows the how, what, where, when and why of everything. One faithful reader wrote asking me re yesterday’s Bit; How long do we have to wait in faith to see God’s hand? I had to reply, truthfully, I don’t know. It all depends on Him; His purpose and reason behind the things He does or allows to happen. What I do know, can personally vouch for, is His perfect, impeccable timing. He will always appear before the hammer or the guillotine blade falls. But that’s where the strength, the maturity of the Christian believer comes in. We can also be sure that our God is always around us; healing, nurturing, comforting, testing, watching over, helping. His presence is always present. (smile) Note too that He’s always testing us; life is one long test, either to just grow and mature our faith, or to see if we’re ready for promotion. That means we’ve got to be faithful and true in small things, else He’ll never move us up to higher circumstances. As the Good Book says Friends, His thoughts and ways are so much higher than ours, that even if He shared them with us, we wouldn’t be able to comprehend them. That’s why we just have to trust His greater wisdom and go on blind faith. But really mih people, there’s nothing blind about our faith in the Most High God Jehovah nuh! We have His Holy Word, which spells out answers to almost every situation we’ll ever encounter. We have the many promises He’s made over the eons and faithfully kept. Then there’s His great, endearing and unconditional LOVE for us that He showed in such spectacular fashion by sending His One and Only Son Jesus to be a sacrifice for us, so that He could be justified in cleansing and forgiving our sins. That was necessary because He’s also a God imbued with a strong sense of right doing and fair justice. We also have the powerful, potent testimony of numerous other believers. And last of all, possibly the most important aspect, is our own, individual, personal testimony that buoys us and helps us to corroborate the facts, the truth, of our Christian belief. So in actual fact Friends, our faith in the Lord is certainly not blind, there are lots of factors to uphold it. However, it does call for a high level of trust and acceptance, for regardless of our economic and social status, we all, at some time or another, are faced with situations that call for us to simply surrender our lives to Him. Let me give you a personal testimony: Yesterday morning, I drove out of my garage and went to church. I returned an hour later only to find my garage door broken. It was fine just an hour before. Imagine my disgust! Now today, I discovered that I might need a new washing machine. Further annoyance, since both things cost money that I had not budgeted for. But the undisputed fact is that I have to repair or replace them, and although I don’t know where I’ll get the money from, I’m sure that this situation will be rectified with the help of the Most High God Jehovah, because I’m putting my trust, my FAITH in Him, to keep His promise: ‘The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.’ (Ps.34:22) Ah mih Friends, is not an easy life this nuh! But the good thing about being a true, steadfast and faithful believer, is that we can still take joy and pleasure from it because deep down we know that the Lord will always come through for us. He might not come when we want Him to, but He’ll surely be there when we NEED Him, or as the song says, ‘before the last teardrop falls.’ Yes Friends, I can stake my life on His perfect timing for he’s proven it to me so often, and still is. If I never acquire any other testimony, I can go to my grave proclaiming that. Oh mih breddren, all of us face problems of varying sizes and degrees in this troubled world, and the only common thread that links them all is that thin, but ever so strong, dynamic, efficacious, invincible line of FAITH, which assures us of solving those problems. We won’t always solve them to our satisfaction, but enough to enable us to move on to the next one. Remember, as Job says, we can’t always expect good and no bad. However, if we remain faithful and true, we can always expect, rely on, declare and proclaim that our Heavenly Father and His mighty hand will always be there whenever we need help, whenever we cry out to Him in earthly despair. In closing, let me leave us with an uplifting, inspiring quote from Dr. Robert Schuller. He says; ‘Believe in success. What do we mean by Success? Success is building self-esteem in yourself and others through sacrificial service to God and to your fellow human beings. You may accumulate riches, fame and honours, but unless you achieve tremendous self-esteem in the process, all that the world calls success becomes ashes in your hands. The secret of success is to find a need and fill it.’ And that’s the gospel truth my people! Hn, hn! I have to chuckle yes Friends, because I’m not sure if this is what I’d planned to write. But it’s where the Spirit led me. And I do enjoy writing these Bits that just come sincerely from my heart and soul. I sure hope it brings some encouragement, strength, guidance and direction to all our lives. Till tomorrow then, God willing: Much LOVE!…building Faith is no easy task…but with our innate strength…the encouragement of fellow believers…and God’s providence…it can be done…so let’s do it nuh…
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