SCRIP-BITS

Ezekiel 8:12.    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
 
Oh Friends, some days I wonder if it isn’t better to read your name in the obits than not to. (smile) Our world has reached such a state of evil and looming violence that sometimes one feels like Bruh Paul: ‘For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.’ (Phil.1:21) He means that though in life one magnifies the Lord, yet to die, to get away from this evil world is better because it’s a promotion, an increase to something better, namely a heavenly presence with Christ, where you no longer have to put up with the world and all its evil nonsense. Our world has certainly become a very taxing place to live, both literally and figuratively, and the things done behind closed doors…hn! Some of them would certainly boggle our imaginations if we knew them. The few that I know about already cause me to seriously wonder about mankind, so can you imagine what those I don’t know about would do? Steups! Ah mih people, it’s amusing but also rather sad when we talk of how history repeats itself. But our world is at a stage now where it greatly resembles the Israel of Ezekiel’s day, when he had the vision of the abominations going on in Jerusalem and thereabouts. The Lord brought these abominations to his attention. ‘Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients (elders) of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery (room of his idols)? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth (land).’ Ah Friends, another sad fact is that it’s the leaders, those in high places who are engaging in most of the abomination; the secret worshipping of idols and false gods. And if the leaders are doing it, it’s only natural for the people, or at least some of them, to follow the leaders’ lead. As Bruh Paul so aptly puts it in his message to the Ephesians: ‘For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world (age), against spiritual (hosts of) wickedness in high places.’ (Eph.6:12) That’s why believers need to be fully clothed in spiritual armour if we want to successfully thwart those attacks of the spiritual enemy. The real sorrowful part though is that just like those engaged in the evil abominations in Ezekiel’s time figured the Lord didn’t see them, because He had abandoned their land, it’s the same way the fools engaged in high wickedness today feel; there’s no God, and if there is, He doesn’t care anyway. It sounds just as Bruh David says in his psalm, re the foolishness of men. ‘The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.’ (Ps.14:1) Isaiah said it even more explicitly: ‘Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay (you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay): for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed (formed) say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?’ (Is.29:15-16) Oh Friends, please don’t be fooled by the foolishness of men. The Lord God Jehovah is alive and well, and firmly in control of everything. He sees and knows all, but He’s just allowing some of us foolish and evil men to play at being god and think they’re running things. But have you ever noticed, that throughout history, it’s when the evil rulers reach the peak, the zenith of their power that it suddenly begins to fall apart? Instead of being strengthened it generally dissolves, often in fire and brimstone too. That’s the Lord’s hand intervening my Friends. He never allows us to really get too big for our breeches. The real question though my people is how did we get to this high level of wickedness and evil in just a generation? Thirty years ago, we were nowhere close to it. Half of the stuff that now leads us down the garden path didn’t even exist. Here is another truth that the Lord spoke unto Ezekiel that also pertains to our time. ‘Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood (bloodshed), and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth (land), and the Lord seeth not.’ (Ezek.9:9) Oh Friends, that’s so true that it hurts deeply. The earth is thoroughly soaked with human blood, for bloodshed seems to be one of our favourite pastimes. And there are atrocities and perverseness galore, everywhere. And we still foolishly believe that the Lord doesn’t see. Ah Lord eh! But Friends, please listen very closely to these words of the Lord’s to Ezekiel: ‘And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head (repay their deeds).’ (Ezek.9:10) Oh my people, please do not be fooled by the false promises and directions of the wicked, for they shall eventually pay for their wickedness. Contrary to popular opinion, the Lord is orchestrating things, and in His own time and manner, the wicked will be destroyed and the faithful saved. But it’s also time for us to wake up and pay serious attention to what’s happening in our world, and not be taken in by the mad rush for earthly power and glory that seems to be so widespread today, because you’ll end up selling your soul to Beelzebub if you do. And you know that means eternal separation from God; the worst thing that can ever happen to a child of God! So please be careful. Much LOVE!…trust in the Lord…wait on Him…do good…and He will uplift you in His time…