SCRIP-BITS

Job 12:13.    With him (God) is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.  
 
Spah na na na na na nah! Spah na na na na na nah! Aye Friends, it’s Monday! The bugle calls! Time to be up and about our heavenly Father’s business! Time to engage in another exciting workweek battle! Yes, I know it’s rough after a hard weekend of partying, this being the first real summer weekend, but it’s got to be done. So let’s pull up our breeches, (smile) get ourselves together and sing our Monday Morning Battle Hymn to get us going. All together now, in loud, enthusiastic voice: ‘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. We surrender our all to you, and humbly ask that you let your incredible aura of LOVE, the 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!’ Now that should jump start us, and set the right tone for the day. It also fits in very nicely with our Bit, where Job is answering his friends’ strong disapproval. ‘With him (God) is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.’  And my people, it’s exactly because of those outstanding attributes that we just prayed to Him for strength and guidance. There’s absolutely no one else to whom we can turn to for the requests we made in our Monday Morning Battle Hymn. Man can’t grant them, nor any of the other supposed deities, because they are all dead, inanimate beings or things. Can something dead, grant life eh? No way Jose! Only the Living God; He of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has the power to grant our human requests! As Job so wisely said earlier on: ‘He (God) is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?’ (Job 9:4) Yes Friends, who has ever tried to take on Almighty God and won, or even come close eh? Nobody! Absolutely nobody! Now that ought to build a solid foundation of trust and belief in our hearts my people. Knowing that we serve and worship the ONLY TRUE God, mighty and wise, ought to give us the strength we need to go out and fight life’s battles in His Name, under His victorious Banner, under His solid and watchful Guidance, with a surety that once He is working in and with us, we can never be defeated. At times we may feel weary, beaten down and disappointed, but that’s all part of the ebb and flow of battle. And if we don’t give up in those disheartening times, be sure the Lord God Jehovah will pull us through. For remember that to those who sincerely believe, the battle is not ours, but God’s. And we’ll end with one of Job’s glorious statements on the topic. ‘With him (God) is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.’ (Job 12:16) Yes Friends, all creation belongs to God, so let’s go out there, with strength and assertive faith and work our work in Jesus’ Name. Amen. More on this tomorrow, our God in favour. Till then, remember to LOVE Your God, LIVE Your Faith and SPREAD His Word. Much LOVE!…for Christianity to be successful…believers must walk their walk and talk their talk…much more than we’re currently doing…