Today’s Scrip-Bit 16 August 2009 Galatians 5:1‏

16 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Galatians 5:1     Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
 
Oh mih beautiful Friends in Christ, that’s most worthy advice from Bruh Paul! And this particular warning has to do with the differences of opinion on the testy, controversial subject of circumcision. This was a problem that raged between the older Jewish believers and some of the younger brethren in the early days of the Church. A hornet’s nest was stirred up on one occasion, after Bruh Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch from their missionary journeys, ‘And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.’ (Acts 15:1) Obviously Bruh Paul and his followers vociferously objected to this, for the teaching of upholding the Mosaic Law to receive salvation was annulled by Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension. Furthermore, Jesus declared that salvation could only be achieved through the free grace of God and not of any works. And the disciples who had gone amongst the Gentiles, preaching the gospel and converting them to the faith, had not insisted on circumcision as a condition for receiving salvation. So, knowing Bruh Paul’s fiery nature, you can imagine the brouhaha that erupted. The Good Book says, ‘When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. (Acts 15:2) This they did, and were heartily welcomed by all, especially the good news of many Gentiles being converted. But there’s always a fly in the ointment, one who disagrees and stirs it up. ‘But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. And the apostles and the elders came together for to consider this matter. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles (the centurion Cornelius and his people) by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost even as he did unto us. And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.’ (Acts 15:5-11) And there we have it Friends, the most definitive speech ever given by the rock on which Christ built His Church. Please understand that just like back then, there are busy bodies who try to pervert the faith, either by simple misunderstanding or purposeful deceit. Circumcision was one such tool then, even though Christ made it quite clear that salvation was only attainable through belief in Him, and it was the free grace of God, not dependent on human works. This Peter proved by witnessing to Cornelius and his group and seeing them receive the Holy Ghost. (Acts 10) That’s why Bruh Paul always emphasized living by faith and not the law that depended on works, consequently warning the Galatians to ‘Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.’ It’s interesting to note that Peter used the same term ‘yoke’ when referring to the Mosaic Law that neither the disciples nor their forefathers could bear. In other words my people, Jesus has set us free, let’s not put any unnecessary and/or false burdens on ourselves that will only make life harder and more complicated than it is already. ‘Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do (obligated to keep) the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosever of you are justified by the law, ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit, wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by LOVE.’ (Gal.5:2-6) Ah my Friends, our faith, though a wonderful way to live this earthly life, can bring lots of frustration and dissatisfaction, especially if we listen to the wrong people. In the long run though, the Bible, the Word of the Lord, is the ultimate authority, and we must each study it diligently to find the right and true answers. And then, as Bruh Paul advised the Philippians, re rejoicing in the Lord; ‘Therefore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.’ (Phil.4:1) My Friends, I’m asking us to do the same thing today; stand fast in the Lord, so that in due course we shall reap the salvation He so faithfully promised. Much LOVE!…Jesus is the one and only answer…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 15 August 2009 1 John 5:4‏

15 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

1 John 5:4     For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
 
Oh my blessed Friends in Christ Jesus, truer words were never spoken! ‘For whatsoever (whoever) is born of God overcometh the world.’ What a powerful statement too! Please write that deep in your hearts and souls. It’s a truth that will stand us in very good stead, one that we desperately need to be assured of and believe when we face Lucifer and his evil cohorts. And why is that? Jesus explains it. ‘These things have I spoken unto you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.’ (John 16:33) Yes my people, as we said recently, the only way to find peace in this war-faring world is through Jesus. ‘For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.’ (Eph.2:14) That’s why it’s so important to be connected to Jesus my Friends, for as He emphatically spelled out to Thomas: ‘I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’ (John 14:6) As we can see Friends, Jesus is everything to us. He gives us peace because He has broken down the walls of enmity between Jews and Gentiles. And though we’ll have tribulation in this world, He quiets our fear by saying not to worry; in fact, ‘be of good cheer,’ because He’s already overcome the world and will give His followers the strength, wisdom and guidance to do the same. Bruh Paul echoes those very sentiments: ‘Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But the evil men and seducers, (imposters) shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.’ (2 Tim.3:12-13) But he’s already laid down the antidote for that to the Romans, in one of his powerful monologues. ‘Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that LOVED us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the LOVE of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.’ (Rom. 8:37-39) And all God’s people said, ‘Amen!’ Yes my brethren, once we’ve come under that protective umbrella of God’s LOVE, nothing, no nothing whatsoever can separate us from it. The end result being my people; ‘and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.’ Jesus overcame the world through His sacrificial death, resurrection and ascension, leaving us a vehicle, His Church, His way of life, to solidify that victory in this evil, greedy, violence prone world. All who repent and believe on His name and obey His rules are assured victory through salvation and eternal life. John attests to that in two passages in this epistle. The first says; ‘Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: (the spirit of the antichrist) because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.’ (1 John 4:4) Yes my Friends, that’s another veritable truth we need to learn and securely hold on to; He that’s in us, the Spirit of Jesus, is assuredly stronger than the devil that’s in the cruel, evil world. And the next passage is; ‘I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.’ (1 John 2:13-14) Sing ‘Hallelujah!’ my people. For through the LOVE of God and the sacrifice of Christ’s life, we’re enabled to pursue and establish victory over death and damnation. So my Friends, it’s obvious that the only way to overcome this wicked, sinful, evil, godless world, is to be born of God, of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, through repentance and baptism, which leads to the victory of salvation and everlasting life. And it’s only fitting that we close with a strong warning from John. ‘LOVE not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man LOVE the world, the LOVE of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.’ (1 John 2:15-17) I can’t say it any better my Friends. I can only encourage us to trust in Jesus, to surrender our lives to Him, and walk steadfastly in His ways, cause that is the only way to pursue certain victory over the world and its wickedness. Much LOVE!…oh, to walk faithfully with Jesus…is my heart’s greatest desire…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 14 August 2009 Proverbs 30:5‏

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by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Proverbs 30:5      Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
 
Ah my Friends, it’s supposed to be another day with some semblance of summer weather. But can we ever really believe or sincerely trust the weather forecasters? Not on your life! That’s because their words are based on past experience, hypotheses and man’s outlook. We can accept them, as basic guidelines, but never as whole, life enabling truth, for they are so often completely wrong. Weather forecasting is what’s called an inexact science. Now Friends, that’s the difference between man’s word and God’s. God’s word is exact! And there are numerous examples to prove it. Consequently, we can rely on, stake our very life on the word of God without fear of failure or of being wrong because every word He’s ever spoken is true and of good report. As Agur, the writer of Proverbs 30 declares: ‘Every word of God is pure.’ Yes mih people; it’s been tried, tested and found to be pure and true, absolutely without blemish. There’s nothing else in this world that warrants such trust and faith like the word of our God! Bruh David was so sure of it, that he described it thus: ‘The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.’ (Ps.12:16) Wow! Yes my people, it’s so tried, tested and true, that Bruh David likens it to silver that’s been purified seven times. Hn! It’s highly unlikely you can purify silver any more than that, else you might end up with nothing. But that’s how sure Bruh David was of the Lord’s truth. And he didn’t stop there, but later went on to proclaim: ‘The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening to the eyes.’ (Ps.19:8) Oh mih breddren, I particularly like those two descriptions of the Lord’s word; ‘rejoicing the heart,’ and ‘enlightening the eyes.’ It does speak so effectively to its physically uplifting and encouraging aspects, as well as the educational, instructive, illuminating awareness it brings to the believer. That’s why Bruh David could further say; ‘Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful…Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant LOVETH it.’ (Ps.119:138 -140) Oh my people, can we make that supreme declaration; that we LOVE the word of the Lord? I certainly hope so, else we’re not true believers. It’s because of Bruh David’s profound LOVE and enjoyment of anything to do with the Lord that our God called him a man after His own heart. His whole life revolved around the Lord, it began and ended with him. So should ours. Even when Bruh David committed atrocious acts, he was always quick to come to repentance. That’s how we need to be too my Friends, because not only is God’s word pure and true, ‘he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.’ And all God’s people sang; ‘Hallelujah! Amen!’ Yes, because He’s not only a rock for us to lean and build on, but also protects us from the evil darts of the wicked who try to tear us away from Him. And this verse puts it all in perspective. ‘As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler (shield) to all those that trust in him.’ (Ps.18:30) Nobody knows that better than Bruh David, for those are some of the words he sang when the Lord finally delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, in particular, his once upon a time mentor, Saul. Augur must surely have read those words and also found them to be true in his particular circumstance. And as sincere believers, no doubt many of us can testify to the same principles of truth, protection and deliverance to be found in God’s word. I certainly can testify to it; more so now, when I look back at some of the negative situations that I’ve been in, and made it through, not only alive, but unscathed and not knowing why or how I was that lucky. But Friends, now I know that it was the Lord testing and protecting me, showing me His true blue colours, preparing me for this stage of my life. Oh people, I can’t praise and uplift the Lord’s name better than the Psalmists, so I’ll just let them tell us of His ‘wonderfulness.'(smile) In Psalm 115, titled, ‘Trust in God, not in idols,’ the strong recommendation is made. ‘O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. The Lord hath been mindful of us…He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.’ (Ps.115:9-13) And we can’t forget those spirited verses the Sons of Korah sang for us yesterday. ‘For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.’  (Ps.84:11-12) Yes my people, without a doubt, the Lord is great and greatly to be revered. So let’s boost our enthusiasm and passion for Him and His Word, and go out into the great beyond, or our own backyards, and tell the many lost souls out there of His great LOVE for all mankind. Beelzebub is on a rampage and the Lord’s asking for increased action, action to match our penchant for much talk. Friends, the time is now for us to show what we’re really made of, how much we really LOVE and adore Jesus. It’s time for us to testify and teach others of the salvation and eternal life He died for us to have. As believers, it’s our bounden duty; so let’s get to it without further ado nuh. (smile) Much LOVE mih people!…we have…too much talk…and not enough walk…

Today’s Scrip-Bit 13 August 2009 Job 22:21-22‏

13 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Job 22:21-22     Acquaint now thyself with him; and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
 
Oh mih dearest Friends, aren’t those beautiful sentiments? But before we get into them, I want to…well I’m actually getting into them, but through song. The other morning, after writing the Bit, I was listening to some rocking reggae riddims on the t.v, and three songs struck me as being quite relevant to our faith. I don’t know who sang them all, or have all the words, but what I have is sufficient for me to paint a bright picture of how our faith should effectively operate. And the first song, a skanking reggae, says: ‘One God Alone!’ The living truth my Friends! And the chorus enlightens: ‘One God Alone; Me nuh take that light. One God Alone; Make the devil take flight. One God Alone; Me nuh take Him for joke. One God Alone; the same God that guides my heart.’ Those might not be the exact words mih Friends, but they’re certainly the meaning the song conveys. And when we add Burning Spear’s scintillating music and his gruff voice: ‘Glory be to Jah. We are moving in the right direction. We are saying all the truthful things. One Creation!’ It just fits like a hand and glove! And how we going to do all that mih breddren? Of course with a nice lover’s rock tune; ‘Oh LOVE’S gonna lead the way!’ For sure mih people; ‘LOVE’S gonna lead the way!’ Oh mih Friends, do you feel the fire, the enthusiasm, the can’t wait feeling to get out there and testify on God’s behalf?  I hope so, cause the ole fella surely feels that way. The music just does that for him. (smile) There’s One God mih people, whom we must take seriously; the only worthwhile adversary of evildoers, whom we must praise and glorify while doing His oh so important work that’s anointed in LOVE! Selah! And though Job’s buddy, Eliphaz was wrongly accusing him of much sin against our One God, he had the right idea: ‘Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace.’ That’s gospel mih people! To have peace and thrive in this crazy, violent, greedy, godless world, one must be securely connected to the Most High God Jehovah. That dynamic prophet Isaiah declared it centuries ago. ‘Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.’ (Isa.27:5-6) And Bruh David said: ‘The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want (lack) any good thing.’ (Ps.34:10) While the Sons of Korah sang: ‘For the Lord God is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.’ (Ps.84:11-12)Oh mih Friends, yuh know how many people suffering in this mish mash world today, who lack peace and good things happening in their lives? It’s in the billions! Why? Because they’re not acquainted with the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And until they do, they’ll never have continuous peace or goodness. And it’s our job to get out there and acquaint them with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, that most wonderful person who died for us all, including those who don’t know Him. And they won’t get that good news until we communicate it to them, and say with heartfelt sincerity; ‘Receive, I pray thee, the law (instruction) from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.’ Ah my people, acquainting ourselves with God is fine, but that’s only the introductory lesson. To really have lifelong peace, we need to hear His Word, and then write it diligently in our very beings. We see this with Job, who, even after his horrendous problems, could still say with faith and confidence: ‘But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.’ (Job 23:10-12) Oh Friends, that’s how we’ve got to see and proclaim our eternal and everlasting God, even in the midst of the most tragic circumstances, for He sees all and knows all, and will judge us by the rightness of our hearts, regardless of how our outward actions might appear. That was the most patient of men.  Now hear the wisest one; Solomon. ‘For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler (shield) to them that walk uprightly.’ (Prov.2:6-7) Now listen to the man after God’s own heart, Bruh David, and you’ll understand why the Lord referred to him thus. ‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes…I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches…I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word.’ (Ps.119:11-12,14,16) Yes my people, to have everlasting peace and success, we must first acquaint ourselves with the One Mighty God, Jehovah, then delve into His Word, like one hungry for food, write His rules in our innermost parts, then keep them to the best of our ability. We’ll always make mistakes; that’s the nature of the beast, but our God knows that and has made provision for it through repentance, forgiveness and mercy. So my Friends in Christ, let’s all renew our acquaintance with Him today nuh. Let’s brush up on our knowledge of His law, then go out into the crazy world and do what needs to be done; spread His Holy Word. It’s the calling of our Faith. Much LOVE!…One God Alone…Glorify Him…let LOVE lead the way…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 12 August 2009 Deuteronomy 28:47‏

12 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Deuteronomy 28:47     Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.
 
Oh my Friends, as I said yesterday, I simply can’t fathom why we would ever want to turn away from the merciful, ever LOVING, forgiving God we’re called to worship and obey. And it’s not like His demands are that onerous or prevent us from having a highly entertaining and interesting life. But unfortunately it’s happened throughout the ages, and is still happening in these supposed enlightened times. Today’s Bit comes from a chapter where Moses lays out the blessings of obedience and the consequences of disobedience to the Israelites, as they journeyed towards the Promised Land. As regards Obedience: ‘the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessing shall come on thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God: The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of thee. And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee. The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the head and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day to observe and to do them.’ (Deut.28:1-13) Oh my people, there it is in black and white, as clear as possible, the many blessings our God promised if we only obey His statutes. I tried to paraphrase it, but the good life promises were so plentiful that I still wrote more than expected. Now turning to the consequences of disobedience…oh my brethren, they are simply awful; the exact opposite of the blessings of obedience, and then some. Just reading the curses the Lord promises to unleash on us for disobedience strikes a cold fear in my heart. I certainly would not like to experience them. They are so numerous that I don’t know where to begin or what to include. Ah mih people, if we disobey, then ‘all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee: The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me: pestilence, consumption, fever, the sword, a heaven of brass, an earth of iron, rain like powder and dust; smitten before thine enemies, go out one way, flee seven ways, be troublesome in all the earth, thy carcase shall be meat unto all the fowls of the air, and beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray (frighten) them away; the botch (boils) of Egypt, the emerods, (tumours) madness, blindness, astonishment of heart, thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled, (plundered) evermore, and no man shall save thee.’ (Deut.28:15-29) Oh mih people, doesn’t that sound familiar? Aren’t many of those things happening right now? And doesn’t it leave you cold and fearful? And that’s just the half of it. You can read the rest for yourself. It runs from verse 15 to 68, while the blessings go from 1 to 14. That means the curses take up 53 verses, while the blessing only use 14. So the curses are almost four times more deadly and dangerous than the blessings. And why is all that coming against us? ‘Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.’ Again I ask, why is that? Because we’re foolish fools, taken up, besotted with the false wisdom of our accomplishments, driven by our uncontrolled greed and egotism. Way back in Chapter 12, Moses warned the Israelites: ‘Ye shall not do after all these things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.’ (Deut.12:8) And did they listen? For a while. ‘But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.’ (Deut.32:15) Oh my people, the Israelites obeyed until they became prosperous, then they promptly forsook the Lord, their Creator, held him of little account, the same one who blessed them with prosperity. It’s the same mistake we’ve made thousands of years later mih Friends: forsaking the Lord in our prosperity, instead of unleashing untold thanks and praise, serving Him with joyfulness and gladness of hearts, and being everlastingly grateful for the abundance He’s bestowed on us. But being the stupid, egotistic, illogical animals we are, we chose that time to turn away, to belittle and remove Him from our lives, possibly thinking that that prosperity was all our doing. But Friends, I’m here to sadly inform us that it’s not. Not one iota of prosperity comes directly from us, but indirectly through the Most High God Jehovah. Until we learn that, also to obey His Word and give thanks with joyfulness in prosperous times, we’ll always be cursed with unnecessary ‘sufferation,’ like we are right now. And just look at the spate of natural disasters, this weekend alone in Asia; torrential rain, monsoons, floods, earthquakes and landslides. Even up here, midway through August and we haven’t yet had a real hot summer’s day, while other places not accustomed to hot days are roasting in the sweltering, rainless heat. That’s the promised ‘heaven of brass and earth of iron.’  Oh my people let’s wake up and realize what’s happening nuh. We’re killing our planet and ourselves with our unhealthy manufacturing activities and lifestyles, and sadly compounding it through the rabid sinfulness and wickedness that currently holds sway in our society. The Lord doesn’t even have to do much to us in the way of punishment, for we are our worse enemy. We contrive such wickedness against each other, that it must surely make Him shake His head in sad wonder. Oh Friends, let’s wake up and smell the roses before it’s too late nuh! Roses, though beautiful, are surrounded by thorns for a God-given purpose…and so are we. Let’s try to fulfill it nuh. Much LOVE!…Rejoice in the Lord always…and again I say…Rejoice… (Phil.4:4)

Today’s Scrip-Bit 11 August 2009 1 Corinthians 1:9‏

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by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

1 Corinthians 1:9     God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Oh my beautiful Friends, wonderful Brothers and Sisters in Christ, it seems like summer has finally arrived in this northern paradise! It was hot today, high twenties, but still not the stifling heat that we can get. Who knows how long it will last though, judging from the cool and rainy first half of summer. However, of one thing we’re very sure, that whatever happens, the Most High God Jehovah is still on His heavenly throne controlling things; always was, and always will be. That’s such a confidence builder my people! And as we saw yesterday, from the time The Lord approached Abram and offered to be his God and his progeny’s, He’s been faithful right up to this day. And there’s no reason for Him to change. He’s stated it unequivocally: ‘For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.’ (Mal.3:6) And all God’s people sang; ‘Hallelujah!’ Oh my Friends, that faithfulness and unchangeable nature are overwhelmingly important aspects of our God, cause if He ever changed… Hn! Everything crash! Ah Friends that’s exactly what happened a short while ago. The stupid computer claimed it was doing updates, so I tried to save the stuff, which it didn’t do, then it not only shut down unexpectedly, but also froze. Ah Lord eh! And my children wonder why I like my typewriter? Because it’s faithful like my God. And I really can’t comprehend why we turn away from Him when He’s   everything we claim to desire; unchanging, reliable, steadfast, LOVING, kind, merciful, gentle, forgiving, et al. We run to our fellow humans who posses those qualities, yet shun, turn away, run from our Creator, God, Father, and Provider, who has all these qualities and more, in abundance. Is it because we don’t really believe he exists, or is all He claims to be? He’s given us more than enough examples of His existence and attributes over the years, and is still doing so, but we seem intent on moving further away from Him. The Lord is so faithful, that centuries before Christ was born, He promised a Messiah to bring all the people of the earth under one banner; His Holy Church. Listen to that truly dynamic prophet, Isaiah, prophesy. (smile). ‘And he said it is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to whom man despiseth, to whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes shall also worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.’ (Isa.49:6-7) Oh my brethren, what else does the Lord have to do to convince us eh? He sent Jesus, just as He promised, to be a light and a unifier unto the whole world, both Jews and Gentiles. He brought salvation and eternal life to us, even though as prophesied, men despised Him, and His Jewish people abhorred Him. To me, that certainly validates Bruh Paul’s words, ‘God is faithful.’ There’s no doubt to that my people! Then he goes on, ‘by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.’ Oh Friends, the first part does justify the second. If faithful, trustworthy humans call us to be part of a movement, then we usually view the movement as worthwhile because of their character. So much more worthwhile then, is the call of a faithful God to fellowship with Christ. As the scholars declare, fellowship includes both union and communion; union with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and communion with other believers. Now listen and inwardly digest Jesus’ take on the fellowship theme. ‘Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.’ (John 15:4-5) Oh Friends, there it is, plain as day, in Jesus’ own words! And I just admire His use of words. But my people, the long and short of the story is that Jesus rules, and if we don’t join His movement, we’ll be ‘cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.’ (John 15:6) The most important point Jesus made Friends, is ‘for without me ye can do nothing.’ That’s the gist of the whole passage. So let’s burn that into our hearts, minds and souls. If we’re not a branch of Jesus’ vine, then we’re lost; lost to eternal death and damnation. Therefore my people, I exhort and encourage us to seriously consider this union with Christ that Bruh Paul recommends, and consequently communion with fellow believers. It’s the best way to journey through this earthly life, and the only one that promises serious rewards of salvation and everlasting life with our leader Jesus. Believe me Friends, there’s nothing like Jesus and His Christian movement, and right now we’re preparing to take the world by storm, to bring all the lost souls to salvation, even Lucifer himself. (smile) Now that’s an interesting thought Friends. If Lucifer is genuinely willing to repent and change his evil ways, will the Lord take him back into His fold? Following Christian theory, the logical answer is yes, since the Lord accepts anyone who genuinely repents and seek forgiveness. The problem though, is whether we can get his evil highness to forsake his wicked ways. I’m sure though that we can get his iniquity workers to change theirs. So let’s concentrate on getting every single one of them to come to Christ. That way, when the evil one sees he’s all alone, he’ll have no choice but to repent and say, ‘Father forgive me!’ Now don’t consider that an implausible scenario, for remember, without Jesus, we can do nothing, but with Him, ALL things are possible. Much LOVE mih people!…the true mark of earthly wisdom…following Jesus…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 10 August 2009 Luke 1:50‏

10 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Luke 1:50     And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
 
Yes my Friends, that’s one of the many awesome truths of our faith! The Lord has indeed been merciful to those who have faithfully revered and worshipped Him; from the first day He made the original covenant with our forefather Abraham, even unto this day. No nation, society, or individual who has praised and glorified His Holy Name and kept His statutes have ever lacked His mercy. I guess we should first define what we mean by mercy. The Dictionary defines it as, ‘compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power; the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing, an act of kindness, compassion or favour; something that gives evidence of divine favour.’ Then there are synonyms like, forgiveness, clemency, leniency and tenderness. So the basic idea of mercy seems to be a compassionate, kindly act that is not necessarily warranted, but which comes from the giver’s sense of LOVE, forgiveness, kind-heartedness or some such gentle, positive emotion. Where our God is concerned, we generally consider mercy to be His undeserved compassion, care and kindness. The important factor here my Friends, is the undeserved part of the equation. And there are so many examples in the Good Book where the Lord has been merciful to men when they certainly never warranted it. The particular response in Today’s Bit is a part of Mary’s outburst of praise, ‘The Magnificat.’ Having been told of her impending virgin pregnancy with Jesus, and that her cousin Elisabeth was also pregnant, (John the Baptist) she went to visit her. And wonder of wonders, when Mary greeted her, ‘the child leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the holy ghost.’ (Luke 1:41) Then she blessed Mary and confirmed that all the angel’s promises would come through cause she believed. (Luke 1:42-45) Then Mary proclaimed: ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour…For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.’ (Luke 1:46-47,49-50) Now let’s go right back to where it all began: Abram is ninety-nine years old when the Lord appears unto him and says; ‘ I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. (Gen.17:1-2) And Abram’s response to that sudden, mind-boggling offer? ‘And Abram fell on his face.’ (Gen.17:3) From the very beginning Friends, Abram revered the Lord. Now note too that Abram didn’t seek the Lord, the Lord sought him because He knew the suitability, the rightness of Abram’s heart for His awesome plans. Then the Lord changed his named to Abraham, ‘father of many nations,’ and promised to make him fruitful. ‘And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.’ (Gen.17:7) And that’s how it all began my people, a simple contract; an offer by the Lord and acceptance by Abram. And though we, Abram’s seed have on numerous occasions broken that covenant, the Lord has never broken His word, and has often looked down on us with LOVING kindness and mercy when we were deserving of serious punishment. But such is His great LOVE for His most wonderful creation. When the Lord gave Moses the Ten Commandments, one of them, possibly the most important, was not to bow down to or worship any graven images, ‘for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that LOVE me, and keep my commandments.’ (Ex.20:5-7) It’s interesting to note my brethren, how the Lord always advertised His merciful nature. When Moses went back up Mt. Sinai to get the second set of stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments, the Lord stood with him and proclaimed His Name: ‘And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty.’ (Ex.34:6-7) And that’s how it was, and still is my people. To be truthful, the Lord improved the contract on our behalf, when He made Jesus pay for our sins with His sacrificial death, and the children no longer suffer for the father’s wrongs. But His half remained the same; He is still merciful to all those who fear and praise Him. And Bruh David immortalized it in Psalm 103, titled ‘Thanksgiving for God’s Mercy.’ ‘But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him; and his righteousness unto children’s children. To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them, the Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.’ (Ps.103:17-19) Oh my Friends, there’s nothing we can ever really do to deserve God’s mercy, for by our inherent sinful nature we negate that very possibility. But the Lord knows our imperfection and just like we LOVE our imperfect children, through His vast store of LOVE, the unconditional kind, He’s found it in His heart to be merciful to us sinners, who praise and worship Him. And that LOVE shines through ever so brightly with the sacrificial death of His Only Son Jesus, so that we could be made whole, cleansed and return to right standing with Him. The ball is now in our court my people. I implore us to obey His statutes, follow in His Son’s footsteps, so that His merciful nature will unfurl in our lives like an abundant harvest. Much LOVE!…to receive undeserved mercy…keep your half of the bargain…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 9 August 2009 Ephesians 4:4‏

09 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Ephesians 4:4     There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.
 
Well Friends, the Lord put His hand in the pot yesterday and stirred it. What I thought was going to be a one day Bit, has turned into at least two, and could be more, depending on how much I’m directed to write. But that’s the Lord’s prerogative, since it’s His Word we’re writing about. Yesterday we spoke about the one body of Christ, symbolized in His Church, which is currently going through some rough times. Today we’ll begin with the ‘one Spirit’ that Bruh Paul identifies. That Spirit my people is the Holy Spirit of Christ which lives, constantly dwells in each believer. It’s the same Spirit that gives spiritual, life, strength, energy and guidance to us all. Bruh Paul put it thus to the Corinthians: ‘For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been made to drink into one Spirit.’ (1 Cor.12:13) That Holy Spirit is one of the common threads that runs through the Christian faith and promotes its oneness, its singular purpose being to lead and guide each of us. And Jesus openly spoke of it on the last of the seven day Feast of the Tabernacles, held in early October, where for six consecutive days a procession of priests carried water in golden vessels into the temple area. The pouring of the water was considered physically and spiritually significant. And it was ‘In the last day, that great day of the feast, (when no water was carried) Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe in him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.’ (John 7:37-39) That my people is the source of all our strength, courage and conviction: The Spirit of Christ; the living waters that flow out of Him on those who believe in Him and His Word. And the passage of scripture that Jesus referred to above is from Isaiah: ‘Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.’ (Isa.12:3-6) Oh my Friends, I only intended to quote the first verse of that passage, but after reading it, I decided to quote all the verses. And the Spirit agreed. (smile) It seemed so appropriate, not only as to how we should behave when we become believers, but more so right now, in these troubled times, we desperately need to do those things. My brethren we badly need to get back in contact with the Lord, and we can only do that by ingesting the living waters of Christ’s Spirit, praising Him, calling on Him for help, spreading His many miraculous deeds and His Word among the heathen, and overall exalting His Holy Name. He has certainly done many great and worthwhile things for His believers through the ages, and we need to testify to them, so that more lost souls will join His Holy flock, thereby receiving salvation and the faithful promise of life everlasting. That is what it’s all about my people; the one body and the one Spirit, ‘even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.’ That ‘one hope’ is salvation and eternal life, which all Christians share as a future certainty, living with Jesus in heavenly splendour. And the singular oneness doesn’t stop there mih people. ‘One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.’ (Eph.4:5-6) Oh Friends, you can clearly see that our belief system is based on a solid principle of ONE! There’s no plurality. And even when we speak of the Trinity, it’s still ONE, represented in three different ways. That’s the beauty of our faith; everything flows from One Deity, One Godhead. We all submit to the same divine ruler, Jesus; having placed the same faith in Him to lead us to salvation; receiving it at one time, baptism; and we all have the same God and Heavenly Father. So as a faith, a belief system, a Church, in it’s structure and set up, it is totally unified. All Christians have the same goals and aspirations; working on behalf of the same Deity who created us all, from whom all our blessings flow, who gives us a part of HImself to dwell in us, to lead and guide us on our earthly journey, and when that is over, receives us to Himself to live with Him forever. Hn! What can be better than that eh mih people? It’s all structured and set out there for us, like a feast on a golden platter. All we have to do is sincerely believe and receive it. I can’t think of an easier go than that. No other supposed deity offers anything that even comes close to it. But unfortunately, we humans are a stubborn, hard-headed, rebellious lot, and the Lord granting us freedom of choice, made it even worse. Our rebelliousness increased and we sought more independence from Him. But Friends, being independent of God is the saddest mistake we can ever make. In the first place it’s only a mental illusion, since our God controls everything, so you can never really get away from His oversight. And then, if you foolishly try to go it alone, you’ll miss all the wonderful blessings, help, guidance and rewards of salvation and eternal life that He’s stored up for you. So it’s a lose/lose situation. However people, Christ died to cleanse us of our sins, and He expects us to recruit all of the lost souls to His movement, His Church; the one, singular purpose organization designed for bringing us to right standing with Him and the Father. But He left it all up to us. And sadly, we’re not doing such a good job. The unity and oneness we’re so proud of, is quickly turning to disunity and dissension, and instead of getting converts for His Church, we’re allowing Lucifer to enlarge his domain. This is not right my people. We are letting Jesus down. We have lots of talk, but insufficient action. Remember James’ warning: ‘Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.’ (James 1:22) Yes mih Friends, it’s time we both hear and do the Word; work together in unity, build together and not break down, foment the LOVE Revolution, cause LOVE is what makes the world go round; and LOVE is of the One God we worship. In fact, that One God is LOVE! So let’s wake up, mih people, put on our spiritual armour, get out there and LOVE our God, and LIVE our Faith! It’s the only way that Jesus’ body, His Church, will be empowered, renewed and rise to the prominence it deserves. Much LOVE !…the believer’s motto…strong faith…working in total unity… rooted in unselfish LOVE…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 8 August 2009 Ephesians 4:4‏

08 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Ephesians 4:4     There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called  in one hope of your calling.

Ah my Friends, it was another beautiful day in this northern paradise, but the heat wave is finally expected this week end, with temps in the thirties, a feeling that others have long been feeling, but which we haven’t yet experienced this summer. Any way, let’s hope the weather forecasters are wrong, as they so often are, cause I’m enjoying this cool weather. But hot or cold, rain or shine, it will not change the fact that believers have a unity of body and Spirit in Christ; a oneness in purpose and direction that enables us to help, share with and encourage each other. Once you accept Christ as your ever living, ever LOVING Lord and Saviour, you automatically become a part of the oneness in Christ. As Bruh Paul explains: ‘There is one body; the one body of Christ, reflected in the Church, the Christian Church. All followers, whether you’re from the north, south, east or west, are participants in that organization, that one corporate entity of Christ’s Church, where we’re supposed to have the same beliefs and the same end in mind; that of keeping it unified, strong and growing in numbers, power and reach. Bruh Paul explained it to the Romans thus: ‘For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: (function) So we being many, are one body in Christ, and everyone (individually) members one of another.’ (Rom.12:4-5) To the Corinthians, re the oneness of the church, he said: ‘For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: So also is Christ.’ (1 Cor.12:12) It sounds confusing, but being ever the caring and concerned teacher, Bruh Paul later broke it down for them, using our human body as a reference; re the eyes, hands, feet, ears etc. being individual parts of our anatomy with their own particular functions, yet they are all attached to one body, and for the body to survive and be successful, all the individual parts must function in harmony. (1 Cor.12:15-23) That brings to mind the story about the individual parts of our body wanting to be the boss, and when the rear end piped up that he wanted to be the boss too, the other more comely parts laughed him to scorn. Ah mih Friends, but comeliness alone does not a boss make, for when the rear end closed up his orifice, all the other parts, comely as they were, became sick. It’s the same way with Christ’s body, the Church. If we all try to run things, we’re just going to make a mess of it. ‘For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care for one another. And whether one member suffer, all members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.’ (1 Cor.12:24-26) Yes mih people, the Lord knew what He was doing when He made the human body, and so did Christ when He created his Church. But sadly Friends, it’s not working out quite the way He envisioned it. There’s too much ‘ism and schism’  amongst the members, which makes the Church an easy target for the enemy and his cohorts. No one who looks at the state of Christ’s Church today can truthfully say that it’s one body, since there’s been so much infighting and disharmony amongst the members, with parts separating, going their own way, but still calling themselves the Church, the one body of Christ. Hn! How can we consider something as one, when there are so many different religions, and within each, several denominations, further broken down into other splinter groups? And likewise the teaching, which varies from the sublime to the ridiculous? Everybody seems to have their own take on the matter. Oh Friends, with such disunity amongst its members how can the Church of Christ even survive, much less grow? We are cutting off our noses to spite our faces. It doesn’t work unless everyone’s on the same page, going in the same direction. We can’t have the Church becoming more splintered than it is; the laughingstock of the enemy. That’s why it’s so easy for wicked to ride roughshod over us; we simply have no unity of task, purpose or vision, and therefore cannot attract the strength in numbers we so desperately need. All should be geared towards the vision of Christ; of empowerment, togetherness, harmony and the enlargement of that one body. But sadly my Friends, we seem to be going in the opposite direction; of more divisiveness rather than unity, which is only encouraging a wave of ungodliness all over the world. My people, I don’t know what else to say or do, how to get us to join together, forget, ignore, relegate our selfish, greedy egos to the background, and work as one for the good of the Holy Church. That’s Christ’s vehicle of salvation, LOVE and eternal life here on earth. I need the help of all you believers out there to start the unifying process, the coming back together, so we can all go forward as one. Without that Friends, the Church is doomed. None of the little splinter groups are big enough to make a significant impact on their own. And in this time of ungodliness that’s spreading like crazy over our world, we need an entity that’s big enough, united enough, powerful and focused enough to make a significant impact. Please help me Friends, by doing your little bit to bring unity back to Christ’s Church. Only when the individual members get together and work in harmony, can the body be healthy. Oh, by the way, how is your part of the LOVE Revolution going? Did you LOVE somebody today? I sure hope so. And while LOVING, please do some bridge building. Much LOVE!…no organization succeeds…unless it is unified… To Be Continued.

 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 7 August 2009 Ecclesiastes 7:12‏

07 Aug 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Ecclesiastes 7:12     For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
 
Ah my Friends, words of wisdom about wisdom. One thing usually begets itself; in this case wisdom begets wisdom. What a profound statement! (smile) But before we get into that, I have a quote to share with you from Helen Keller again, and in it’s own way, it projects wisdom. ‘Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.’ Words of absolute truth mih wise Friends! The best remedy for our emotional pain or simple unhappiness is helping to relieve someone else’s distress. By so doing, we forget ours, relegating it to the background, paying attention to the other person’s problems, doing a good job for Jesus while racking up heavenly rewards. I urge us people, when we’re feeling down and grumpy, ready for a pity party, the best antidote is to seek out someone we can help. You’ll be surprised at how quickly your own pain will vanish, because you’re not thinking about yourself. And when you’ve helped that person(s), you’ll also feel much better about yourself and your situation. It’s a win/win choice. Sol’s referring in part, to all the little sayings and clichés like, ‘to help yourself, go help somebody else.’ Most of them are true and help us lead a wiser life, that’s why they are so worn and well used. ‘For wisdom is a defense and money is a defense…’ Yes my people, both wisdom and money are defences; shadows, protective shades, and therefore useful in our lives. Sol even claims that, ‘Wisdom is better than weapons of war.’ (Eccl.9:18) And many a wise general has outsmarted one with more weapons and /or men. Hn, hn! As my uncle Foster use to preach to me long ago, ‘Eric, remember, is talk that win the war yuh know!’ So it’s usually better to be wise than only well armed, for superiority in numbers or armaments is no guarantee of victory, although being both will surely help. Then Sol goes on further to say; ‘but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.’ Let’s all say Amen to that my brethren! In other words, wisdom is power! Wisdom surpasses money, has an advantage over it because it allows those who possess it to lead better lives than those with just money alone.  Money doesn’t necessarily bring wisdom; you can still be a rich fool, but wisdom has the ability to show us how to get money, and keep it too, cause a fool and his money are soon parted. As Sol expounds earlier on; ‘Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.’ (Eccl.3:13) Then he goes on to sing her praises: Wisdom is better for profit and gain than silver and gold; more precious than rubies; nothing your heart desires is comparable. ‘Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retaineth her.’ (Eccl.3:14-18) There you have it my people; the case for seeking wisdom, consisting of education, book learning, general knowledge, life and people skills. Oh Friends, it’s a ‘dynomite’ combination! Why? Because it allows us to make good, sensible decisions in all areas of life. Sol goes on to relate wisdom to the Lord’s handiwork in the Garden of Eden; ‘the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.’ (Gen.2:9) And the wonderful thing about comparing wisdom to trees is that trees grow when carefully nourished, and so does wisdom mih breddren. And what did the Lord use to create His oh so magnificent creation? Wisdom of course! ‘The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth: by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.’ (Eccl.3:19-20) So my people, if the Lord God created the earth, the heavens, the seas, and all therein through wisdom and understanding, who are we to seek anything else besides those most wonderful attributes eh? ‘Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?’ (Eccl.7:13) No one can do that my Friends! Now, bearing all of that in mind, here’s the best advice we can ever get, and we should definitely share it with our children. ‘My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion. So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace (favour) to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not afraid of sudden fear, (terror) neither of the desolation (trouble) of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.’ (Eccl.3:21-26) Yes my people, that’s the true source of happiness; wisdom from the Lord! With it, we can create a world overview and know how to live successfully. I’m therefore imploring us to take this message to heart; let’s actively and consciously seek it. But above all people; please, I beg of us, please, let’s TEACH IT TO OUR CHILDREN! So that they will grow up with a better understanding of the world, have a better life, and thereby make the world a better place to sojourn. Much LOVE!…the wise shall inherit glory…but shame shall be the promotion of fools… (Eccl.3:35)
 

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