Genesis 15:6. And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord, and he (God) counted it to him for righteousness.
‘Sleeping in, sleeping in – All God’s children are sleeping in, this chilly Saturday morning!’
Now sing it with me, to the tune of ‘At the Cross.’ ‘Sleeping in, sleeping in – All God’s children are sleeping in, this chilly Saturday morning!’
Oh Friends, I really tried. I went to bed around eleven something and had no intentions of getting up before 8 o’clock. Hn! But my old back was screaming so loudly about being in bed for so long, that I finally got up around 6.20. Steups!
Ah Lord eh, if it isn’t one thing, it’s another! The truth is that the body is not accustomed to being in bed for such long periods of time. And anyway, my conscience was bothering me a tad, because my late rising would make the Bit considerably late, which I don’t like.
And I know too that some of you like to read it early in the morning to get an early morning lift. Yuh see how I’m taking your interest into consideration. (smile)
And today we’ll share a very important and timely message from the One Year Book of Bible Promises, entitled ‘The Time Is Now.’ And it says: ‘Lord I see with startling clarity That life is never long enough To put you off Until tomorrow. The things that are before Are all too soon behind. I can never pick up The years I have put down If I intend To walk with you tomorrow I must start today.’
And that’s gospel truth, if there ever was any, my Friends! We can’t wait around, put off coming to God, seeking Jesus Christ for the way to salvation and eternal life. We must begin TODAY!
For what happens if He suddenly comes back and we’re not prepared eh? Then crapaud smoke we pipe! That’s for sure. Like the five foolish virgins who didn’t by oil for their lamps and were locked out of the wedding feast when the bridegroom came back at a late hour. (Matt.25:1-13)
That’s why our parents kept drumming it into our young, stubborn minds to not put off for tomorrow, anything you can do today. And that’s eternal wisdom, my brethren!
And the scripture verse for that poem was: ‘Another said, Yes Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say goodbye to my family. But Jesus told him, Anyone who puts a hand to the plough and then looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God.’ (Luke 9:61-62, NLT)
More gospel truth, my people! Once we embrace Jesus, there’s no looking back, all roads lead forward to the good life He has planned for us. And to live in union and unison with out wonderful heavenly Father, we must have faith and trust like the Good Book says of Abraham.
‘By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went (where he was going).
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange (foreign) country, dwelling in tabernacles (tents) with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; For he looked (was waiting) for a city which had foundations, whose builder and maker was God.’ (Heb.11:8-10)
Yes Friends, we also have to seek a place that God’s built, and where He resides. Hopefully, that will eventually turn out to be our hearts, minds, souls and bodies. Abraham might well have been looking for a physical entity, but we are definitely seeking a spiritual one.
With the coming of Jesus and the imbuing of all believers with the Holy Spirit, we now don’t have to look far to find Jesus, for He is always with us, dwelling deep within us. That should make it way easier for us to live a life fuelled by His dictates.
Ah Friends, what enormous faith and trust Abraham showed, when he packed up and left Haran, his family home at seventy five years of age, on only God’s promise, to go to places unknown, to only God knew where! Do we have such faith? We ought to! Are we willing to pack up and move if the Lord so desires? We ought to be!
Remember, all God had told Abraham was to pack up and go: ‘And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.’ (Gen.12:2-3)
Now imagine yourselves at age seventy-five, hearing that from God, would you pack up and move? I doubt that many of us would do it, especially if we didn’t have a clue about where we were going. But that’s why faith and utmost trust in Almighty God is so important my brethren! Without it, we’re totally lost and alone.
So though Abraham wandered sort of aimlessly in the land, naturally with some doubts about how all the Lord’s promises would come true, especially since his wife Sarah and him were way past normal childbearing age, deep down he always knew that there was a Higher Power controlling his fate.
And when he enquired of the Lord how all that would happen when he was childless, and had only the son of his servant Eliezer as an heir, the Lord told him: ‘This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
And he brought him forth abroad (outside), and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell (count) the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he (God) said unto him, so shall thy seed be. And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord; and he (God) counted it to him for righteousness.’ (Gen. 15:4-6)
Yuh see Friends, yuh see what trust, faith and belief in God can do? Our Bit says, God counted it as righteousness. Likewise, we too have to trust in, have faith in and believe the promises of our ever-faithful and trustworthy God, if we want to prosper in this cruel, evil and ungodly world.
So today, let’s try and ramp up our faith, trust and believe in Jehovah God nuh, so that we can enjoy the fruit of His faithful promises. That’s not only logic, and common sense my people, but also heavenly wisdom! Much LOVE!
…our purpose here on earth…to LOVE our God…LIVE our Faith…and SPREAD God’s Word…
P.S. The Bit’s pretty late Friends, and might be somewhat confusing, but I guess that’s just a reflection of my state of my liver this morning. But as I keep saying, you all know how to pick sense from nonsense. (smile) Much LOVE!
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