SCRIP-BITS

Proverbs 28:10.    Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
 
Oh Friends, a new day has dawned sunny and bright in my area, and hopefully with some more heat than the last few days. But however it turns out, I hope that we all gave our God some thanks and praise when we awoke and asked for His unparalleled guidance during the day, cause that’s what we need to get our day off on the right foot. And do I have a great quote for us today! It’s taken from my ‘I LOVE YOU’ poster, and says: ‘No one is guaranteed happiness. Life just gives us time and space. It’s up to us to fill it with joy and meaning.’ And that’s the gospel truth my brethren! For regardless of how wonderful our earthly circumstances may be, if we don’t choose to be happy, we won’t be happy. Just look at the numerous rich, unhappy people in our world. They don’t have any real earthly problems, yet they’re still grouchy, miserable and unhappy. Yes Friends, it’s up to each and every one of us to wallpaper the time and space granted us here on earth with joyful and meaningful memories. It all bespeaks a conscious choice, a wilful action on our part to enliven our own lives. So please don’t be like so many people today, who sit waiting for something or someone else to enlighten their lives, to bring joy and meaning to them, because that’s our personal job. Waiting for others to make us joyful will cause us to severely miss out on the great enjoyment actually possible here on planet earth through our own efforts. And with those words of wisdom, (smile) let’s turn to our Bit; ‘Whoso causeth the righteous (upright) to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession (inherit good things).’ That’s for sure Friends! Anytime we lead innocent, decent people astray, we will fall into a trap of our own. Notice all the big scam and con artists who eventually get caught in their own schemes, while trying to profit illegally from others. Cousin Sol said it perfectly, earlier on in his writings. ‘Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon (roll back on) him.’ (Prov.26:27) That’s just the way the Lord planned it my brethren. So let’s be careful that when we come up with our supposed brilliant schemes and plans to do whatever, that we’re not taking advantage of others, of leading them astray, because in the long run, those same ungodly schemes of ours will boomerang right back on us. On the other hand though, ‘the upright shall have good things in possession (inherit good things).’ There again Friends, that’s just how our wise and wonderful God set it up: You do evil, evil returns to haunt you. You do good, good things happen to you.  Note though, that not because we’re believers and always endeavour to do good, means that nothing bad is ever going to happen to us. Unfortunately life isn’t that cut and dried; both good and bad happen to all humans. As Job enlightened his wife during his time of tribulation: ‘What? Shall we receive (accept) good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil (accept calamity)?’ (Job 2:10) But overall my brethren, the righteous will always prosper. That’s why Jesus warned us not to seek the things of this world, which are inferior and will eventually rot or be destroyed. ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ (Matt.6:33) So please my people, in these truly calamitous times, it’s very necessary that we seek the eternal, indestructible things of heaven, so that we can clean up some of the mess here on earth, that our worldly, lustful thinking has caused. Much LOVE!…do me wrong…you’ll pay in pain…do me right…you’ll be richly rewarded…