SCRIP-BITS

Deuteronomy 30:11.    For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
 
Oh Friends, we have not read our names nor seen our pictures in the today’s obits, so that means we must be still alive and kicking! Glory Hallelujah! Now the important question is to what purpose are we going to put the next 24 hours? I surely hope that we’ll put them to wise, godly use, starting right now with our Bit: ‘For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee (too mysterious for thee), neither is it far off.’ Yes Friends, our God is an up front Being. He doesn’t mince words or say things in secret, but says them out in the open for all to hear and understand. Hear Isaiah with His words on that score: ‘I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.’ (Is.45:19) And just as He gave the commandments openly and up front to Israel through Moses, the same way He is giving them to us today. ‘It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.’  (Deut.30:12-14) Yes my people, we don’t have to search for God’s word because it’s right there in our hearts and souls and therefore our mouths. And the commandment He’s giving us today my brethren is: ‘See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to LOVE the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgements, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.’ (Deut.30:15-16) Oh Friends, it’s a straightforward condition. We have the option to choose life and good over death and evil, by LOVING the Lord our God and doing His will, which will cause us to prosper. But there are always two sides to every story. Oh I know mankind says three; your side, my side and the truth. However, with our magnificent God, there are only two; obey me and reap the rewards, or disobey my law and be punished. And here’s how God put the second side of His story: ‘But if thine heart turn away, so that you wilt not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce (announce) unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.’ (Deut.30:17-18) There we go again my brethren, straight to the point; disobey and perish. Yuh know our God must really LOVE and care for us a whole lot yes mih people, the way He’s taken such pains to put everything down so clear, simple and concise. He doesn’t want us to be confused by or misunderstand His rules and regulations. That means we have no excuses for there are no intermediate paths; we either obey or disobey, end of story. And He was even nice and thoughtful enough to provide conditions for the restoration of blessings if we happened to disobey and fall under the curse. What a kind and considerate God we serve my Friends! So why is our world in such a mess eh? Why has there been such a steady flow from godliness to ungodliness? Why have the lustful and idolatrous pleasures of Lucifer’s evil world taken us away from following Almighty God eh? I guess the pride and ego involved in our economically and technologically successful nations fooled us into thinking that we did it all on our own strength. Which we know is a lie. Then we believers who stayed on firm ground, did not do enough, have not shown enough Christ-like behaviour to draw others to His kingdom, what with so much dissension and resentment amongst ourselves, plus our hypocritical attitudes. Neither have we taught this young generation to sufficiently revere and venerate God, consequently they’ve been even more susceptible to Lucifer’s evil lures then any generation before them. And finally, Lucifer’s cronies have installed themselves in the halls of power and have been waging a very strong and successful war against us, while we unfortunately have sat idly by, allowing them to remove the many aspects of God in our society; in schools, government, and just in general, with the not too subtle help of the heathen newcomers. Oh Friends, all of this obviously adds up to the weakening of God’s forces on earth. But I am here to tell us that this situation can be reversed, can be remedied, if we tackle it the right way, RIGHT NOW, because the forces of good, when mounted together in unity will always be stronger than and be able to defeat those of evil. And we’ll end with Moses’ heart-rending call to His people, way back when, which is still very applicable to us today, because the Word of our God never changes. Therefore I’m solemnly imploring us today my people with the words of our God: ‘I call heaven and earth to record (announce) this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.’ (Deut.30:19) Now all you believers in Christ, let’s press on, mobilize, unify and mount a serious campaign of peace, LOVE and godly intentions against the forces of evil, and retake our world, so that our children can live safe, comfortable, prosperous and godly lives. Much LOVE!…wisdom is crying out…desperately calling aloud…please choose life and blessing…