Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him.
Oh Friends, please join me in praising our wonderful God for His goodness and mercy, because my knees are holding up most admirably after that bout of partying with Fab Five the other night. I expected to be almost lame, but the Lord obviously showered me with blessings for they’re actually feeling better than they did before. Much thanks and praise to the Lord God Jehovah! Today we’ll conclude the series on those seven deadly sins of Cousin Sol’s, which are: ‘A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.’ It’s that last one; ‘he that soweth discord among brethren,’ that we’ll look at today. Now what does it mean? Discord is basically negative disagreement; the fomenting of strife, quarrels, disharmony, contention, where various opinions clash detrimentally, that sort of negative atmosphere. Therefore, the one who sows discord among his fellow man is like a rabble-rouser. He goes around seeding strife and discontent amongst a group or several groups, causing quarrels and contention or disharmonious situations to arise, either where there were none previously, or unnecessarily stirs up whatever was there simmering before. And sadly Friends, we all know someone like that, who just goes around stirring up trouble, whether it’s with their words or their actions, but wherever they go, a storm of discontent usually rises or follows. He or she is usually a negative person with some sort of axe to grind, for whatever reason. Cousin Sol describes them thus: ‘Frowardness (perversity) is in his heart, he deviseth mischief (evil) continually; he soweth discord. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.’ (Prov.6:14-15) Yes Friends, that’s the reward of the sower of strife and discord, in fact of every evildoer; their own trouble shall come upon them suddenly and with no remedy for it either. Like humpty dumpty, when he fell, they couldn’t put him back together again. That’s the plight the wicked will suffer for sowing evil. And like I said, the sad part is that we all know persons who fit that description, and it’s often some disgruntled family member going around stirring the pot of strife, anger and resentment through either greed, jealousy or some perceived slight. I’ve seen brothers and sisters report each other to the Immigration Department because of some petty squabble, which simply divides the family even further, creating real strife and discord when it could have been easily avoided through less perverse means. But unfortunately that’s the way of the human animal. Now Abram and Lot are a good example of how to avoid these confrontations that usually end up being blown out of all proportion to their true gravity. When they moved away from home, they ended up very wealthy with plenty animals and workers between them, but the land could not support both sides equitably, so controversy ensued among the workers. But wisely, ‘Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.’ (Gen.13:8-9) And that’s exactly what they did, preventing serious discord between family. Oh Friends why can’t we assume more satisfactory solutions like that to our problems and disagreements eh, instead of all the infighting and backbiting we tend to nourish? Meanwhile Bruh David proclaims in Psalm 133, the joy of brotherhood: ”Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.’ (Ps.133:1) However there are too many of us who seem to think otherwise, and just derive a perverse pleasure from seeing and engendering strife and contention amongst others. But here’s a defining word from Bruh Paul about the seeds we sow. ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’ (Gal.6:7) And that’s gospel Friends! Whatever seeds we sow, in due time we shall reap a harvest of the same. So if we sow evil and discontent, bet yuh bottom dollar that’s what we’ll reap. If we sow seeds of mercy and goodness, then mercy and goodness is what we’ll harvest. It’s just a natural law of nature; the way God set it up when He created the universe. Some of us though, steadfastly refuse to believe it until it’s too late; after we’ve already sown the negative seed, and can only wait for the negative harvest that’s sure to follow. Oh my people why is it so hard for us to accept eh? And also why is it so difficult for us to live in harmony and dwell in unison eh? I hear of so much disharmony and dysfunctional behaviour between siblings and siblings, parent and parents, parents and siblings when it could all be so easily avoided if we’d just try to understand each other and everybody decide that the ultimate goal is to live as one, regardless of the underlying circumstances. We’d do so much better then, instead of stirring up unnecessary strife and confusion and living separate, distant and contentious lives. That’s why our world is in such a dreadful state of disrepair in spite of the great wealth, technological and medical advances we’ve made in the last hundred years. The biggest and most serious wars have been fought during that time, and now religion is once more becoming the focus of our disagreements and strife. Oh Friends, I won’t get into all the wasteful stuff that will eventually wipe us off the planet if we don’t soon stop the nonsense. Instead, I’ll leave us with two verses of scripture that point the way for all humanity. They’re simple, but powerful. The first is: ‘Let brotherly LOVE continue.’ (Heb.13:1) The second is: ‘And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.’ (James 3:18) Oh my people, as usual the human mind can’t seem to appreciate the simple things. Unless it’s complex we think it has no value, but that’s not true. It’s the simple things in life that get us the furthest, and only if we follow those two scriptures will we ever dwell together in unity. So please let’s try and follow them for they are important instructions from our Leader, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That’s how He wants His followers to live, for then we won’t have too many problems with those seven deadly sins. Much LOVE!…you can’t plant corn…and expect to reap peas…constant sin will only lead to death…
Oh Friends, please join me in praising our wonderful God for His goodness and mercy, because my knees are holding up most admirably after that bout of partying with Fab Five the other night. I expected to be almost lame, but the Lord obviously showered me with blessings for they’re actually feeling better than they did before. Much thanks and praise to the Lord God Jehovah! Today we’ll conclude the series on those seven deadly sins of Cousin Sol’s, which are: ‘A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.’ It’s that last one; ‘he that soweth discord among brethren,’ that we’ll look at today. Now what does it mean? Discord is basically negative disagreement; the fomenting of strife, quarrels, disharmony, contention, where various opinions clash detrimentally, that sort of negative atmosphere. Therefore, the one who sows discord among his fellow man is like a rabble-rouser. He goes around seeding strife and discontent amongst a group or several groups, causing quarrels and contention or disharmonious situations to arise, either where there were none previously, or unnecessarily stirs up whatever was there simmering before. And sadly Friends, we all know someone like that, who just goes around stirring up trouble, whether it’s with their words or their actions, but wherever they go, a storm of discontent usually rises or follows. He or she is usually a negative person with some sort of axe to grind, for whatever reason. Cousin Sol describes them thus: ‘Frowardness (perversity) is in his heart, he deviseth mischief (evil) continually; he soweth discord. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.’ (Prov.6:14-15) Yes Friends, that’s the reward of the sower of strife and discord, in fact of every evildoer; their own trouble shall come upon them suddenly and with no remedy for it either. Like humpty dumpty, when he fell, they couldn’t put him back together again. That’s the plight the wicked will suffer for sowing evil. And like I said, the sad part is that we all know persons who fit that description, and it’s often some disgruntled family member going around stirring the pot of strife, anger and resentment through either greed, jealousy or some perceived slight. I’ve seen brothers and sisters report each other to the Immigration Department because of some petty squabble, which simply divides the family even further, creating real strife and discord when it could have been easily avoided through less perverse means. But unfortunately that’s the way of the human animal. Now Abram and Lot are a good example of how to avoid these confrontations that usually end up being blown out of all proportion to their true gravity. When they moved away from home, they ended up very wealthy with plenty animals and workers between them, but the land could not support both sides equitably, so controversy ensued among the workers. But wisely, ‘Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.’ (Gen.13:8-9) And that’s exactly what they did, preventing serious discord between family. Oh Friends why can’t we assume more satisfactory solutions like that to our problems and disagreements eh, instead of all the infighting and backbiting we tend to nourish? Meanwhile Bruh David proclaims in Psalm 133, the joy of brotherhood: ”Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.’ (Ps.133:1) However there are too many of us who seem to think otherwise, and just derive a perverse pleasure from seeing and engendering strife and contention amongst others. But here’s a defining word from Bruh Paul about the seeds we sow. ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’ (Gal.6:7) And that’s gospel Friends! Whatever seeds we sow, in due time we shall reap a harvest of the same. So if we sow evil and discontent, bet yuh bottom dollar that’s what we’ll reap. If we sow seeds of mercy and goodness, then mercy and goodness is what we’ll harvest. It’s just a natural law of nature; the way God set it up when He created the universe. Some of us though, steadfastly refuse to believe it until it’s too late; after we’ve already sown the negative seed, and can only wait for the negative harvest that’s sure to follow. Oh my people why is it so hard for us to accept eh? And also why is it so difficult for us to live in harmony and dwell in unison eh? I hear of so much disharmony and dysfunctional behaviour between siblings and siblings, parent and parents, parents and siblings when it could all be so easily avoided if we’d just try to understand each other and everybody decide that the ultimate goal is to live as one, regardless of the underlying circumstances. We’d do so much better then, instead of stirring up unnecessary strife and confusion and living separate, distant and contentious lives. That’s why our world is in such a dreadful state of disrepair in spite of the great wealth, technological and medical advances we’ve made in the last hundred years. The biggest and most serious wars have been fought during that time, and now religion is once more becoming the focus of our disagreements and strife. Oh Friends, I won’t get into all the wasteful stuff that will eventually wipe us off the planet if we don’t soon stop the nonsense. Instead, I’ll leave us with two verses of scripture that point the way for all humanity. They’re simple, but powerful. The first is: ‘Let brotherly LOVE continue.’ (Heb.13:1) The second is: ‘And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.’ (James 3:18) Oh my people, as usual the human mind can’t seem to appreciate the simple things. Unless it’s complex we think it has no value, but that’s not true. It’s the simple things in life that get us the furthest, and only if we follow those two scriptures will we ever dwell together in unity. So please let’s try and follow them for they are important instructions from our Leader, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That’s how He wants His followers to live, for then we won’t have too many problems with those seven deadly sins. Much LOVE!…you can’t plant corn…and expect to reap peas…constant sin will only lead to death…
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