1 Thessalonians 5:5. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Oh Friends, the ole fella’s feeling lousy this morning. I’m sneezing and sniffling, my stomach’s bloated and grumbling, my ying and yang seem to be out of sync, and to add insult to injury, my cup of black coffee with sugar and lime juice isn’t thrilling me like it usually does. That means both my physical and mental energy are not what they should be. But yuh know, just as sleet, snow nor rain stops mail delivery, neither shall my human ailments stop the Bit from going out to all and sundry. (smile) All thanks and praise to our great God that I am able to write something sensible. Don’t know what as yet, but I have no doubt that the Lord will provide, because it’s His Word we’re dealing with, and He’ll never allow it to be frustrated or left in the lurch. Soon come, going to look for a Bit. Bravo! Back in less than ten. Thanks to our good and caring God! Now here’s a quote from the Covenant House December Calendar, attributed to Charles Dickens, which says: ‘It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas.’ And that’s so true my brethren, though it might be better to be children all the time. Why? For a number of reasons I guess. The first being that Christmas celebrates the birth of a child, Jesus. And children enjoy Christmas more than anyone else, because they are basically innocent, trusting and accepting, unlike adults, who allow mundane, worldly affairs to dull their enjoyment of life and living. That’s why Jesus told His disciples, ‘for of such is the kingdom of heaven,’ (Matt.19:14) when they tried to stop children from coming to Him. And before that: ‘Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.’ (Matt.18:3-5) Yes Friends, that’s how high a level of importance that Jesus places on children. A righteous attitude is one that reflects childlike properties of simple, heart-felt, unquestioning trust, faith and surrender to the Father’s will. And note Bruh Paul’s continued use of the word children, not adults, in our Bit. ‘Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.’ And Friends, Christmas is definitely a time of light; when the light of God, in the form of baby Jesus, came to earth to show lost mankind the way, to light our path, to take us out of darkness into the beautiful light of our heavenly Father. And if we indeed walk as children of light, then we will not face God’s eventual wrath, as those who walk in darkness will, when Christ comes again to deliver the righteous. As Bruh Paul warned the Ephesians, re the ways of the believer: ‘Let no man deceive you with vain (empty) words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be ye not partakers with them. For ye were sometimes (once) darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.’ (Eph.5:6-8) And we all know that there are plenty of false teachers around, lots of wolves in sheep’s clothing, just looking for easy prey to attack and devour. That means my people, as believers, as children of light, we have to be very careful in whom and what we trust, listen to and associate with, lest we be led astray down the dark, destructive path of the enemy. Consequently, it’s necessary for us to follow Bruh Paul’s wise advice: ‘Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober (self-controlled). for they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and LOVE; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort (encourage) yourselves together (each other), and edify (build up) one another, even as also ye do (are doing.’ (1 Thess.5:6-11) Please mih people, let’s go out and do just that nuh, so that we can bring glory to God’s name and further His most righteous kingdom. Much LOVE!…and there came at Christmas time…a light…shining in the darkness…to show the children of men…the right and true way…to salvation and eternal life…JESUS…
Oh Friends, the ole fella’s feeling lousy this morning. I’m sneezing and sniffling, my stomach’s bloated and grumbling, my ying and yang seem to be out of sync, and to add insult to injury, my cup of black coffee with sugar and lime juice isn’t thrilling me like it usually does. That means both my physical and mental energy are not what they should be. But yuh know, just as sleet, snow nor rain stops mail delivery, neither shall my human ailments stop the Bit from going out to all and sundry. (smile) All thanks and praise to our great God that I am able to write something sensible. Don’t know what as yet, but I have no doubt that the Lord will provide, because it’s His Word we’re dealing with, and He’ll never allow it to be frustrated or left in the lurch. Soon come, going to look for a Bit. Bravo! Back in less than ten. Thanks to our good and caring God! Now here’s a quote from the Covenant House December Calendar, attributed to Charles Dickens, which says: ‘It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas.’ And that’s so true my brethren, though it might be better to be children all the time. Why? For a number of reasons I guess. The first being that Christmas celebrates the birth of a child, Jesus. And children enjoy Christmas more than anyone else, because they are basically innocent, trusting and accepting, unlike adults, who allow mundane, worldly affairs to dull their enjoyment of life and living. That’s why Jesus told His disciples, ‘for of such is the kingdom of heaven,’ (Matt.19:14) when they tried to stop children from coming to Him. And before that: ‘Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.’ (Matt.18:3-5) Yes Friends, that’s how high a level of importance that Jesus places on children. A righteous attitude is one that reflects childlike properties of simple, heart-felt, unquestioning trust, faith and surrender to the Father’s will. And note Bruh Paul’s continued use of the word children, not adults, in our Bit. ‘Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.’ And Friends, Christmas is definitely a time of light; when the light of God, in the form of baby Jesus, came to earth to show lost mankind the way, to light our path, to take us out of darkness into the beautiful light of our heavenly Father. And if we indeed walk as children of light, then we will not face God’s eventual wrath, as those who walk in darkness will, when Christ comes again to deliver the righteous. As Bruh Paul warned the Ephesians, re the ways of the believer: ‘Let no man deceive you with vain (empty) words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be ye not partakers with them. For ye were sometimes (once) darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.’ (Eph.5:6-8) And we all know that there are plenty of false teachers around, lots of wolves in sheep’s clothing, just looking for easy prey to attack and devour. That means my people, as believers, as children of light, we have to be very careful in whom and what we trust, listen to and associate with, lest we be led astray down the dark, destructive path of the enemy. Consequently, it’s necessary for us to follow Bruh Paul’s wise advice: ‘Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober (self-controlled). for they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and LOVE; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort (encourage) yourselves together (each other), and edify (build up) one another, even as also ye do (are doing.’ (1 Thess.5:6-11) Please mih people, let’s go out and do just that nuh, so that we can bring glory to God’s name and further His most righteous kingdom. Much LOVE!…and there came at Christmas time…a light…shining in the darkness…to show the children of men…the right and true way…to salvation and eternal life…JESUS…
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Dec 09, 2011 @ 00:52:20
Hi Brother Randy, this is great inspirational service to humanity. In so doing you not only live for yourself but for others and subsequently for God. May God through Jesus Christ His Son bless and keep you going from strength to strength. God’s word is living and active and it accomplishes the purpose for which God sends it – the only thing that needs to be done is just to share it, and this is a marvelous avenue for such. Happy to know this space!