SCRIP-BITS

Well hello there all you beautiful people out there in Scrip-Bit Land! I certainly hope that these few words (smile) find us all in good health, wealth and state of mind. But even if we’re not physically, economically and mentally on top of the world, spiritually speaking, I’m sure we can all say in a loud, proud and thankful voice: ‘It is well with my soul!’ That’s because the main thing in this life is the state of our souls, our spiritual beings. It is essential that we keep them well fed and properly nourished, regardless of our shortcomings in other areas.  And today I want to share a quote from one of the great philosophers, Confucius. He maintained that ‘Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.’ And that’s no lie my people! It’s also the motto of our Christian faith; ‘NEVER GIVE UP!’ We’re only human, therefore prone to making mistakes, but for every mistake we make, there’s always something valuable to be learned from it, something that will help us the next time around. So every time you fall, don’t get discouraged and stay down, get back up and try again, for you never know if you’ll be blessed with success on the next attempt. Friends, in this life we’ve got to play the law of averages, which says, the more times you try, the greater your chances of success. That brings us to a crucial point, our Bit. ‘Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return unto him.’ And isn’t that the living truth Friends? The traps we lay for others usually entrap us instead. Bruh David said it of the wicked in his meditative song, Psalm 7: ‘Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief (trouble), and brought forth falsehood. He made (has dug) a pit, and digged it (dug it out), and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate (the crown of his own head). (Ps.7:14-16) He mentions it again in Psalm 9 where he offers praise for God’s justice. ‘The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken (caught). The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.’ (Ps.9:15-16) And we find an excellent example of that whole process in the Book of Esther, where Haman, the king’s boastful, arrogant, corrupt right hand man is plotting to destroy the Jews in Babylon and hang Mordecai, their spokesman, but unfortunately it backfired on him. ‘So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai: Then was the king’s wrath pacified.’ (Esth.7:10) Ah Friends, that’s exactly what happens when we’re up to no good, when we forsake the path of righteousness for that of iniquity. Remember the Lord sees, hears, knows and controls all; consequently His strong sense of justice condemns and punishes us in our ill conceived evil dreams and schemes. Cousin Sol was so convinced of this principle that he said it again in a slightly different way. ‘Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have (inherit) good things in possession.’ (Prov. 28:10) It’s just a fact of life Friends that when we conceive evil in our hearts, the same evil often turns around and bites us in the butt. Just like the stone Sol talks about; when we try to roll it over someone unjustly or with malice, it has a habit of rolling right back on us. I guess you can call it the boomerang effect, where the evil and injustice we mete out to others eventually comes homing right back to us, upsetting our own applecart instead. And the moral of the story mih people? Simple: don’t plan evil deeds or do things that don’t conform to God’s will, for instead of hitting your intended target, they are liable to come back to hit and haunt you, making your life even more miserable than it was before. With all that in mind Friends, let us therefore consciously attempt to stay on the straight and narrow path. Our world is already in enough turmoil, we don’t need to add to it. If anything we should be trying to lessen the turmoil and tension. Remember if someone does us wrong, the Lord has promised to handle it. ‘To me belongeth vengeance and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time.’ (Deut.32:35) Furthermore, Bruh Paul declared: ‘And we know that all things work together for good to them that LOVE God, to them who are called according to his purpose.’ (Rom.8:28) So Friends, if we are called to His purpose, as all believers are, then there’s no need to be worried, vengeful or anything negative, for our God has promised to protect us, and He is faithful that has promised. No need to think evil in our hearts at all since it only disrupts our heavenly communication and thus causes us to lose out on the Father’s blessings. Please think seriously on these things mih people. Much LOVE! …spurn evil…and do good…it’s our Saviour’s edict…