Oh Friends, isn’t it nice to know that the weekend is upon us, so that we can get some rest and relaxation from the busy, unhealthy rat race that our society has become? No doubt many of you are singing, ‘TGIF, Thank God it’s Friday!’ But remember to truly thank Him sometime over the weekend while fellowshipping with others; meaning go to church, chapel, synagogue or whatever you call your house of worship, for it pleases the Lord mightily when groups of believers get together regularly to offer Him praise and worship. Why is that necessary, you ask? Because, as Bruh David declares in the opening verses of Psalm 24: ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods (rivers).’ (Ps.24:1-2) Yes my people, all that’s in the world, animate and inanimate, belongs to the Lord God Jehovah, for He is the one who created it all. And the first verse in the Good Book, His Holy Word, categorically declares it. ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ (Gen.1:1) Therefore my Friends, that gives Him sole proprietary interest over everything in heaven or on earth. And since we are the only ones He made capable of thought, and also made most marvellously in His image, then it behoves us to pay homage to such an omnipotent being, who created all the beauty of nature by simply speaking it into existence. Humans are the only species He actually created with His hands. Furthermore, the Lord made humans to specifically interact with Him; that includes prayer, praise, worship and glorification. That means we have no excuses whatsoever for not interacting with our Creator, on some level, whether it be high or low. Interaction with Him is a necessary part of our lives, for both our earthly and heavenly success depends on it. And all of this becomes important my people when we take Bruh David’s next question into consideration. ’Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in his holy place?’ (Ps.24:3) Now those are certainly important concerns my people, because if we don’t have the necessary attributes to at least venture into God’s holy space, then things don’t look too good for us. Yes, believing in Jesus and all that He stands for will get us into heaven. But you can end up in heaven with just the basics, or you can get there with a whole lot of rewards accumulated through your life here on earth. Jesus said it quite clearly: ‘Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt (ruin), and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.’ (Mat.6:19-21) Oh Friends, did you notice Jesus great insight into the human mentality? Wherever our treasure is stored, that’s where our hearts will be. Gospel truth mih people! It follows then, that if we’re concentrating on storing up treasure in heaven then our hearts will be focused on heaven and heavenly things, which is exactly what He desires of us. But how do we lay up treasure in heaven, how do we get to tread on holy ground? Bruh David puts it thus: ‘He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity (to an idol), nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.’ (Ps. 24:4-5) Oh Friends, you’ll notice that both before and after the coming of Jesus, the requirements to earn heavenly rewards are the same; clean hands, a pure heart, reverence and fear of the Lord. Note too, Bruh Paul’s warning to Timothy on the subject. ‘Charge (command) them that are rich in this world (present age), that they be not highminded (haughty), nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute (give), willing to communicate (share); Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.’ (1 Tim.6:17-19) Oh Friends, we can get into heaven by believing in Jesus and living a complacent life. But Jesus is looking for dynamic individuals, who will not only spread his Word, His philosophy on earth, but more importantly LIVE IT, by helping, serving, doing good works to others, by caring, sharing and putting others before ourselves, even when times are rough, onerous and unfair. That’s when we store up real rewards in heaven. Oh Friends, today I’m asking each one of us, to seriously envision ourselves, through the eyes of faith, as that dynamic person Jesus is looking for, and then let’s work diligently towards becoming everything that He desires us to be. Oh my people, it would bring great joy to Jesus’ heart, and ours too, if He could look upon our time now and associate it with Bruh David’s words: ‘This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.’ (Ps.24:6) Oh Friends, please, let’s seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, so that everything we need will be given to us. Jesus promised that. Let’s make Him keep that promise. Much LOVE!…diligently seek His face…and you shall find wealth untold…
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