SCRIP-BITS

Oh Friends, it’s the month of May already! Time’s certainly flying, and I don’t know if we got enough April showers to give us beautiful May flowers. But I do know that I’ve been doing some reading and my mind is a bit muddled and confused with some thoughts I’d like to share. Ah, a little knowledge is surely a rough and dangerous thing yes! (smile) Anyway, let’s see if, with the Holy Spirit’s help, I can make some sense of my muddled thoughts so that they can be useful to us all. Now recently I read this very interesting quote by the supposed atheist Bertrand Russell, in which he declares: ‘Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.’ And I went Bingo! He hit the nail on the head! For unless we do assume that there’s a Being higher than us in all respects, then there’s no real purpose to this life on earth, but just to live it as best we can, enjoying all the earthly lusts, wallowing in the worldly slime that passes for pleasure, then returning to the dust from which we were made. And that’s that! It certainly amazed me that an atheist would come up with such a thought, although it’s perfectly logical, given his mind set of there being no God. With no higher authority to report to or live for, that makes man’s earthly life a rudderless journey on a sea to nowhere. It’s like a flash bulb that glows brightly for a brief moment, then disappears forever, with no trace of ever being here, never to be heard from again, or of ever being recalled. But thank God we believers know differently! We know for a fact that our lives are full of purpose because there’s a Higher Being to whom we are responsible, namely the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; formulator, planner, architect, builder, controller and on site manager of the universe and all therein. And He created everyone and everything for a specific purpose in His monumental plan. So we know we’re not living aimless, functionless lives here on earth, but there’s a time, place and purpose for all of us to come on stage and play our God prepared and directed parts. And here’s another quote that caught my attention and added to my mental confusion. It’s attributed to Walt Disney, the great portrayer of fairytales. And it simply says: ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’ Now that’s true to a certain extent, but I think Walt left out a very important part, and it should read instead: ‘If you can dream it, you can do it, with God’s help.’ Yes Friends, we can do anything with God’s assistance, and I’m sure Walt didn’t create his fairytale empire without the Almighty’s help, but without it, we’re virtually powerless. So what can we deduce from those two quotes? Firstly, because there’s a Supreme Being who created everything and everyone with a plan and a purpose, who controls everyone and everything, to whom we are indebted for all that we are and all we possess, then our lives are not aimless or meaningless, not just a mere flash in the pan. And secondly, because of the omnipotence and LOVING-kindness of this Superior Bing, to whom we owe obeisance, when we work with Him, we are divinely empowered to do amazing things which we cannot do normally in our own strength. So therefore my people our earthly lives are very important, and likewise our dreams, because they are dreams that have been planted in our minds by our Creator to enable us to fulfill the role(s) He’s carved out for us to play on the world stage. And according to another eminent human, Albert Einstein: ‘God doesn’t play dice,’ meaning that nothing is left to what we term chance or luck, but that everything is well planned and laid out, and dove tails perfectly together over time. The time spans might seem long to us, but in God’s higher sphere, as Peter wrote: ‘But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.’ (2 Pet.3:8) The conclusion to all this then my brethren, using the words of the atheist, the artist and the scientist, is that there is no cause for despair. Because we believe in a Supreme Being, a God of LOVE, wisdom and might, we can be utterly certain that we’ve all been placed on this earth for a specific purpose, to fulfill His overall plan. There are some basic ground rules though; namely to LOVE, serve, obey, worship, adore and glorify Him. And we do this by accepting that Infinitely Everything is a triune Being, consisting of the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ, who died to pay for our sins, then rose again and ascended into heaven, thus offering us salvation and eternal life, and the Holy Spirit, the Helper, who comes to dwell in us when we accept Christ as our Saviour, so that we can be guided through the personal plan that the Father specified for us, when He set the whole works in motion. So trust Him Friends, for He’s real, alive and kicking, faithful and true, with great plans and purposes for all His creations, especially those who believe on His Son, Jesus Christ. I sure hope the muddled thoughts have been clarified with the Spirit’s help. (smile) Much LOVE!…to be truly wise…one must be able to make sense from nonsense…