SCRIP-BITS

Oh my faithful Friends in Christ, it’s now November, which means Halloween is over and it’s time to prepare for the next big commercial thing, U.S. Thanksgiving! The leaders of commerce surely know how to keep us on our spending toes! Today is also Monday, and that means we must go out and labour to get money to purchase all the Thanksgiving goodies, then soon thereafter the Christmas ones. Christmas Carols will soon be playing on the radio, as well as the countdown to the number of shopping days left for Christmas. Hn! Our year is certainly well defined by our holidays. Anyway, it’s time to make like Jack and hit the road. But first, let’s boost our spirits by singing our Monday Morning Battle Hymn. ‘Oh Lord God Almighty, Creator of the universe and all therein! We, your humble servants, praise your Holy Name and thank you that this Monday morning we have jobs to go to; jobs we don’t like, jobs that are unfair, difficult and even dangerous, but which serve a useful purpose here on earth; keeping lives and families together. We also thank you Father for the renewed vitality and enthusiasm you’ve wrought in our weary souls over the last two days. It’s that rejuvenation of Spirit which allows us now to sally forth with confidence into the evil, ungodly world that surrounds us, to begin a new week of work, constantly buffeted and bombarded by the enemy’s wicked taunts, wiles and lies. But heavenly Father, we’re not afraid, for we know we’re invincible, sure conquerors, once we’re wearing your powerful, protective spiritual armour and your guiding aura hovers over us. We surrender our all to you, and humbly ask that your Holy Spirit lead and guide all your servants as we go out to meet the enemy in battle. Fill us with steadfast faith, so that we can make worthwhile inroads into the enemy’s ranks, and thereby further your glorious kingdom. We pray this in the Holy Name of your Son, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ. AMEN!’ And when we add our Bit to the whole process, how can the enemy defeat us eh? ‘How excellent is thy LOVING-kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.’ Yes my people, we need all the help we can get battling Beelzebub and his evil cohorts. And there’s no better way of doing that than by getting into the Lord’s witness protection programme. We witness for the Lord, and He protects us. Simple as that! And this not a half-hearted affair like our human witness protection offerings, but the real deal! It’s a foolproof programme that no man can crack or hack, since it’s fully backed by the most potent and powerful force in the universe; our God! Wow! Oh Friends, consider the assurance that gives us nuh; the ability to fearlessly face the world and all it has to offer, be they good, bad or indifferent! It reminds me of my youth; when someone threatened or roughed you up, you’d tell them: ‘Just wait, just wait till ah tell so and so!’ And if the bully knew that person, they’d usually relent. The protector could be anybody able to handle your opponent. I even had a friend whose protector was his big sister. Hn! And believe me Friends, you didn’t want to mess with her! Now, as adults, The Lord’s our protector. We just have to tell those who try to use or abuse us: ‘Just wait till ah tell mih Father!’ (smile) And the Lord likes it that way, since revenge is His department, not ours. Now listen to Bruh David tell it like it is in his prayer for deliverance: ‘Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast (passed by). I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up (hound me). Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.’ (Ps.57:1-3) Yes my people, if we place our trust in the Lord, and look to Him for protection, then when the calamities of this unfair, ungodly world come against us, we are entitled to cry out to Him. And as Bruh David says, He will surely send His mercy and truth from heaven to save us. How then can we ever go wrong serving the Most High eh? NEVER! And the author of Psalm 91 puts it this way: ‘He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler (trapper of birds), and from the noisome (perilous or deadly) pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust (take refuge): his truth shall be thy shield and buckler (small shield). Thou shalt not be afraid for (of) the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth (lays waste) at noonday.’ (Ps.91:1-6) Ah Friends, All State boasts that when you‘re insured with them, you’re in safe hands. Chuh! That’s false and misleading advertising, for they don’t have a clue about truly safe hands! When you want to talk about real safe hands, there’s only one truly safe pair in this entire universe, that of our Lord God Jehovah! Please remember that Friends, write it indelibly in your hearts, minds and souls, then place all your trust and confidence in Him, because He will NEVER let you down. He guaranteed that through His major act of unconditional LOVE; sending His only Son Jesus to die for us, to redeem our wicked and sinful souls. What more can we ask eh? Nothing really! So please get insured with Him, so that you can walk safely under His protective wings; the sooner the better! Till we meet again, God willing, go in peace, LOVE and truth. Much LOVE!…unlike us humans…the Lord ALWAYS walks His talk…