SCRIP-BITS

Proverbs 29:18.    Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
 
Oh Friends, May has begun with a bang: Osama Bin Laden killed, while hiding in plain sight in a major Pakistan city, not in the mountains and backwoods as supposed. Then today, unfortunately the Canadian people gave a majority government to the Conservative Party, the same ones, who with a minority ran rough shod over the people and our democratic institutions. We’re now going to have the Harper Government, as our P.M. has taken to calling it recently, for the next five years. No more Government of Canada. May the Lord help us yes! Apparently the people never listened to me yesterday (smile) and didn’t go out to vote in great numbers. It’s been estimated that only about 60 % of the eligible voters cast ballots, not much better than the low turnout of 58 % in 2008. The pollsters claim that low voter turnouts benefit the incumbent government, while large ones benefit the opposition. This election therefore seems to breathe some life into that supposition. But enough of the election Friends. I am disappointed, but the people have spoken. Let’s hope five years down the line, when we’re suffering because of our current apathy, we won’t complain. Hn! Sorry, one last word on the election (smile): just a reminder that people get the government they deserve. And as to Bin Laden…he’s dead. So what? It took ten years to find him. That doesn’t say much for our search capabilities. Anyway, his absence won’t make much difference now, cause he had lots of time to set up structures to carry on his evil work. And most likely, with the vengeful mind sent he’s instilled in his followers, we shall have more atrocities committed in the name of whatever, in the near future. Bin Laden achieved his major purpose, his crowning glory ten years ago; that’s causing the western world to live in fear during times of peace. That played right into the hands of our power hungry leaders, who used it as an excuse to turn our countries into virtual police states. And as our Bit so wisely states: ‘Where there is no vision (prophetic insight or revelation), the people perish (cast off restraints): but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’ And that’s the gospel truth my brethren! Just look at our societies today. There is no divine vision, no sincere prophetic revelation in any of them. In the first place there’s a dearth, an absence of true prophets, but many false ones. And the few true ones, nobody listens to them. Beelzebub has the rulers in grip; a very tight one too, for most of them have sold their souls to him to get where they are. Consequently, the people have been successfully manipulated into valuing the things of the world and its fleshly lusts more than the things of God, and are being oppressed by those they’ve placed in power. Instead of the gap between rich and poor getting narrower, the rich keep on getting richer, and the poor poorer. So it ends up being a vicious cycle, very difficult to break out of. But Friends, as I keep on saying, if we hope to see any improvement in this troubled, confused, violent and hate filled world of ours, then the burden lies squarely on our shoulders, on the backs of believers. The evildoers won’t change a thing, because the current situation benefits them. That means the ball is in our court. It’s not an easy task, but if we are sincerely interested in doing it, we can, with Jesus’ help of course.  So unless we want our societies to literally perish, for that’s the next step on the negative road, since we’ve already cast off all the restraints and can’t be any more immoral or ungodly, then I implore us all to step up to the plate and diligently try to make a positive difference. Please, let’s live up to our righteous calling, stop making wimpy excuses, get up off our too fat derrières, for there are many opportunities every day, both big and small, for each one of Jesus’ followers to make some godly difference. If we don’t make a difference, then we’re just making a mockery of Christ’s Church. And we’ll end with some relevant words from Jesus, spoken when He washed the disciples feet and explained to them the true master-servant relationship. ‘If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.’ (John 13:17) Oh Friends, we know the things we ought to do, so let’s do them and be happy nuh. Much LOVE!…go ye therefore, and teach all nations…baptizing them…in the name of the Father…and of the Son…and of the Holy Ghost…teaching them to observe all things…whatsoever I have commanded you… (Matt.28:19-20)