1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Oh Friends, the times seem to be getting rougher, especially in terms of physical disasters. And just to name a few; we’ve had the oil spill in the Southern U.S wreaking havoc with nature and human lives; another oil spill in Michigan recently, that threatens Lake Michigan and consequently the other four Great lakes. There’s also been some serious flooding recently in Western Canada, in the Province of Saskatchewan, but none of those have taken the toll on lives and property like the flooding in Pakistan this past week, which some compare to a tsunami-like damage. And just this weekend, serious flooding occurred in China too, again with the loss of many lives, much property damage, leaving thousands homeless and many still unaccounted for. Meanwhile over in Moscow, the Russian capital, smoke from extensive brushfires almost brought the city to a standstill recently; businesses were shut down, people were forced to wear masks in the streets, or just stay indoors to alleviate the smoke related consequences in one of the hottest summers ever in Russia. So all over the world we’re experiencing physical disasters, and in the Western World we’ve just begun the deadly hurricane season, so who knows what else is in store. I don’t know what it all means, whether it’s the Lord showing His dissatisfaction with mankind or not, but I know that unless mankind as a whole begins living better lives, paying more attention to how we treat our Mother, provider and nourisher, planet earth, and the water and air surrounding her, we’ll continue experiencing serious natural disasters because of the changing weather patterns largely induced by our careless and reckless handling of our industrial activities. And this is regardless of what God we worship, since all the major religions preach the same things; PEACE, LOVE and respect for Mother Earth. But as Christians we can certainly pray for and donate whatever money and physical possessions we can to those suffering and hurting more than us. In fact it’s our bounden duty to do so. So please, let’s do what we can, even if it’s only offering prayers to the awesome Deity we worship, whom Bruh Paul describes thus to his young protégé Timothy: ‘Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.’ Now Friends, isn’t that a mind-boggling kind of being? For sure! But to be worthy of the appellation God, the reverence and worship it signifies, that Being must be far above the ordinary realm of man, else there’ll be no sense or purpose in calling that being God or worshipping them. And there’s no doubt whatsoever that our omnipotent, omniscient, everywhere present God fills that bill. He’s made that very clear by all the promises He’s fulfilled over the centuries, but also in direct words through His great spokesperson, Isaiah. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.’ (Is.55:9) Whichever name we refer to Him by: Jehovah; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; Yahweh; Infinitely Everything; the Lord God Almighty; the Lord God of Hosts; He is the same one; the ONE and ONLY TRUE God, Creator of the Universe and all therein. Earlier on in my search for a Bit, I found a couple of possibilities but soon discarded them, then stumbled on, or was guided to Bruh Paul’s overwhelming description of our God, and immediately knew that it was designated as Today’s Bit. Oh how marvellous, mysterious and miraculous are the workings of the Holy Spirit within us, my Friends! Obviously the Spirit wanted us to glorify and talk about the wonderful attributes of our God today. Now hopefully you won’t get much more of me, (smile) as I try to authenticate Bruh Paul’s description with suitable passages of scripture. And what better place to begin than at the beginning, with ‘the King eternal.’ And there’s also no better place to start a search for anything our hearts desire on man or God’s perspective than in the Psalms. So listen to Bruh David’s take on our God: ‘The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his hand.’ (Ps.10:16) And in Psalm 29, he proudly proclaims: ‘The Lord sitteth upon (sat enthroned at) the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever and ever.’ (Ps.29:10) Now hear Bruh Paul’s words on the kingly character of our God, also to Timothy, advising him to steadfastly keep the faith until the coming of Jesus: ‘Which in his times he shall show (manifest), who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of Lords.’ (1 Tim.6:15) Yes Friends, only the Lord, our God, deserves such glorious designations, in light of His exceedingly great works and His eternal life span. Note how His Word begins in the Good Book: ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ (Gen.1:1) Yes my people, before anything else existed, our God did. He created everything in the beginning, and at the end, He will still be there. And it’s fitting that we close today with His words on the subject. ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending; saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.’ (Rev.1:8) Oh my Friends, we can’t get anymore eternal than that! He was the First, and He will be the Last. Let’s remember that and therefore render unto Him all the thanks, praise, glory, worship, adulation, reverence and LOVE He deserves. And if He deems it fitting, then we’ll continue recounting His most worthy accolades and regaling us with His wonderful attributes tomorrow. Till then, let’s worship, glorify and reverence Him, the way we ought to such a mighty Being. Much LOVE!…no so-called deity…will ever compare to our great God…
Oh Friends, the times seem to be getting rougher, especially in terms of physical disasters. And just to name a few; we’ve had the oil spill in the Southern U.S wreaking havoc with nature and human lives; another oil spill in Michigan recently, that threatens Lake Michigan and consequently the other four Great lakes. There’s also been some serious flooding recently in Western Canada, in the Province of Saskatchewan, but none of those have taken the toll on lives and property like the flooding in Pakistan this past week, which some compare to a tsunami-like damage. And just this weekend, serious flooding occurred in China too, again with the loss of many lives, much property damage, leaving thousands homeless and many still unaccounted for. Meanwhile over in Moscow, the Russian capital, smoke from extensive brushfires almost brought the city to a standstill recently; businesses were shut down, people were forced to wear masks in the streets, or just stay indoors to alleviate the smoke related consequences in one of the hottest summers ever in Russia. So all over the world we’re experiencing physical disasters, and in the Western World we’ve just begun the deadly hurricane season, so who knows what else is in store. I don’t know what it all means, whether it’s the Lord showing His dissatisfaction with mankind or not, but I know that unless mankind as a whole begins living better lives, paying more attention to how we treat our Mother, provider and nourisher, planet earth, and the water and air surrounding her, we’ll continue experiencing serious natural disasters because of the changing weather patterns largely induced by our careless and reckless handling of our industrial activities. And this is regardless of what God we worship, since all the major religions preach the same things; PEACE, LOVE and respect for Mother Earth. But as Christians we can certainly pray for and donate whatever money and physical possessions we can to those suffering and hurting more than us. In fact it’s our bounden duty to do so. So please, let’s do what we can, even if it’s only offering prayers to the awesome Deity we worship, whom Bruh Paul describes thus to his young protégé Timothy: ‘Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.’ Now Friends, isn’t that a mind-boggling kind of being? For sure! But to be worthy of the appellation God, the reverence and worship it signifies, that Being must be far above the ordinary realm of man, else there’ll be no sense or purpose in calling that being God or worshipping them. And there’s no doubt whatsoever that our omnipotent, omniscient, everywhere present God fills that bill. He’s made that very clear by all the promises He’s fulfilled over the centuries, but also in direct words through His great spokesperson, Isaiah. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.’ (Is.55:9) Whichever name we refer to Him by: Jehovah; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; Yahweh; Infinitely Everything; the Lord God Almighty; the Lord God of Hosts; He is the same one; the ONE and ONLY TRUE God, Creator of the Universe and all therein. Earlier on in my search for a Bit, I found a couple of possibilities but soon discarded them, then stumbled on, or was guided to Bruh Paul’s overwhelming description of our God, and immediately knew that it was designated as Today’s Bit. Oh how marvellous, mysterious and miraculous are the workings of the Holy Spirit within us, my Friends! Obviously the Spirit wanted us to glorify and talk about the wonderful attributes of our God today. Now hopefully you won’t get much more of me, (smile) as I try to authenticate Bruh Paul’s description with suitable passages of scripture. And what better place to begin than at the beginning, with ‘the King eternal.’ And there’s also no better place to start a search for anything our hearts desire on man or God’s perspective than in the Psalms. So listen to Bruh David’s take on our God: ‘The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his hand.’ (Ps.10:16) And in Psalm 29, he proudly proclaims: ‘The Lord sitteth upon (sat enthroned at) the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever and ever.’ (Ps.29:10) Now hear Bruh Paul’s words on the kingly character of our God, also to Timothy, advising him to steadfastly keep the faith until the coming of Jesus: ‘Which in his times he shall show (manifest), who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of Lords.’ (1 Tim.6:15) Yes Friends, only the Lord, our God, deserves such glorious designations, in light of His exceedingly great works and His eternal life span. Note how His Word begins in the Good Book: ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ (Gen.1:1) Yes my people, before anything else existed, our God did. He created everything in the beginning, and at the end, He will still be there. And it’s fitting that we close today with His words on the subject. ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending; saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.’ (Rev.1:8) Oh my Friends, we can’t get anymore eternal than that! He was the First, and He will be the Last. Let’s remember that and therefore render unto Him all the thanks, praise, glory, worship, adulation, reverence and LOVE He deserves. And if He deems it fitting, then we’ll continue recounting His most worthy accolades and regaling us with His wonderful attributes tomorrow. Till then, let’s worship, glorify and reverence Him, the way we ought to such a mighty Being. Much LOVE!…no so-called deity…will ever compare to our great God…
SCRIP-BITS 