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Today’s Scrip-Bit 2 November 2017 Ephesians 3:20-21.

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Ephesians 3:20-21. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Another day friends, another day! Wow! We’ve been granted another blessed day of life on God’s great earth! Isn’t that just wonderful? It surely is! That means God has great plans in store for us; plans to do His earthly work through the help of His Holy Spirit! Otherwise, why keep us alive eh? (smile)

But are we ready, willing and able to do our part in that holy partnership? That’s the million dollar question. We might be ready, and even able, but the crux of the matter is, are we willing? Yeh mih people, do we really WANT to do God’s work?

That is what God is interested in; the state of our hearts, our motives, our true attitudes. That’s because, like we all know, when you want to do something, you usually do it better than if you are merely doing it through compulsion or happenstance.

We see that everyday in the way people do their jobs; some do it with pleasure, some because they just want to get paid, and some don’t do it at all. So what’s out attitude towards God’s will and work eh? Let’s take a brief moment to ponder that question nuh…. Selah.

Oh I know that some of us will complain that God’s work is not easy or attractive, or whatever excuse you have. But friends, let’s remember that ours is not to question why, but simply, as a child of God, a follower of His Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to accept God’s assignments and hopefully not to die, while carrying them out to the best of our ability.

And even if perchance we do die a physical death while doing His will, remember the great rewards He has promised, both here on earth and in heaven, for those who serve Him faithfully. There is nothing more rewarding than salvation and eternal life with the Holy Trinity!

And our God is faithful; one of His many names is EVER-FAITHFUL! So there is no need to worry if He will keep His promises like never to leave or forsake us, or to help us bear our burdens, or to walk with us through the flood and the fire. And even more importantly, unlike other supposed gods, He IS ABLE, has the power and might to keep those promises!

Just listen to Bruh Paul expatiate on His awesome power in our Bit. ‘Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.’

Yeh friends, the Lord God Almighty is our Maker, our Creator, our Controller and Provider! Consequently He can direct our lives in any which way that suits His plans, but in His ever-LOVING and generous nature, He desires us to WANT to work with Him, and not just be like a fearful and/or obedient slave.

It’s no different than how we desire others to work for us. And in these tremulous and troublesome times, it becomes even more important that we Christians acquire more gumption, more desire, more backbone, more faith and strength to fight the battles that our world requires us to fight.

And we can only acquire those things by working faithfully and sincerely with the Holy Spirit that dwells within us, that leads and guides us, that shows us the true path to glory in Jesus Christ.

So let’s sincerely pledge today to improve our relationship with our great God nuh, through listening to and following the dictates of our Comforter and Guide, His Holy Spirit. That’s the only way life will ever improve here on earth.

Now listen to Bruh Paul as he concludes with this doxology (praise to God), to the church at Rome, very reminiscent of our Bit. ‘Now to him that is of power (able) to stablish (establish) you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began,

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.’ (Rom.16:25-27)

Oh friends, what powerful scripture. Please lets take it all to heart, and let it enable us to do excellent work in Christ’s name. And as we do every Thursday, let’s go home declaring our wonderful blessings from our most wonderful God.

All together now, in sincerity and truth: ‘I declare that I am blessed with God’s supernatural wisdom and receive clear direction for my life! I declare today that I am blessed with creativity, courage, talent and abundance!

I am blessed with a strong will, self-control and self-discipline! I am blessed with a great family, good friends, good health, faith, favour and fulfillment! I am blessed with success, supernatural strength, promotion and divine protection! I am blessed with a compassionate heart and a positive outlook on life!

I declare that any curse or negative word that’s ever been spoken over me is broken right now in the name of Jesus! I declare that everything I put my hands to will prosper and succeed! I declare it today and everyday! Amen!’

Mama Mia! What an awesome God we serve and worship! The next step is to now go out and generously share those blessings with the less fortunate, as Jesus desires of us. Much LOVE!

…the best way to serve Jesus…is to have a heart truly full of Jesus…

Today’s Scrip-Bit 19 September 2017 Matthew 28:19.

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Matthew 28:19. Go ye therefore, and teach (make disciples of ) all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Greetings and salutations my faithful brethren, on what appears to be another beautiful summer’s day in my area!

I feel bad to say it when hurricane Maria has just mashed up the lovely island of Dominica, and is preparing to cut a devastating swath through a number of the smaller beautiful Caribbean islands.

And I guess we can be thankful that Jose seems to be staying off the land as it cruises up the east coast of North America, bringing rain and surging seas to the coastal areas.

I don’t know how else to put it nuh friends, but it surely seems that God is warning us, what with all the natural disasters we’re suffering concurrently, as well as consecutively. It couldn’t all be just happenstance; it’s just too devastating and on too large a scale.

But yuh think anybody is noticing that, meaning the powerful people in our society, like our leaders and the rich and famous amongst us? Yuh think they are calling out for times of prayer and meditation on God’s word and the sincere and diligent doing of it.

Obviously not, because their power and fame and wealth is all tied up in evil and ungodly doings. They are all part of the movement to drive Almighty God completely out of our society and thus out of our lives.

They still foolishly believe in putting their faith in the puny power of man. But when has man ever triumphed over the infinite power of God eh? NEVER!

On the other hand friends, this is the time for the righteous, especially the religious leaders, to start loudly blowing the horn of repentance throughout this sinful and wicked land.

But unfortunately too many of our so-called religious leaders are too busy tooting their own horns and amassing their own fortune to see, or be bothered about the current devastating circumstances.

I can’t help recalling the numerous times that God’s Chosen People, the Israelites turned away from Him and became pagans and idol worshippers, but when the full force of His wrath hit them, they smartened up, repented and returned to His LOVING fold.

What’s wrong with us, eh? Why can’t we see the clear writing on the wall? God is simply tired with the evil and godless way in which we’re living. We’re supposed to be the most intelligent generation of humans ever, but we’re certainly not showing it when and where it counts; in these dismal times of widespread calamity and enormous ‘sufferation.’

We’re trying to prolong our lives through our own efforts, reach other worlds, and do all sorts of nonsensical stuff, but refuse to do the basic thing needed; worship our Creator and live the way He wants us to.

Just look at this simple example; our society is at the height of its evolution, we have so much medical knowledge and otherwise, yet more and more people are dying of cancer today than ever before.

And we’re putting more and more money into its research, which is a farce, because the solution lies in removing the many untested chemicals and other compounds from the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink.

Every day thousands of new untested chemicals are coming on board and making the situation worse, but creating more wealth and power for their creators. Our governments no longer run the country, but the power brokers behind the scenes, fronted by the ever-growing number of crooks, nicely termed lobbyists.

And the supposed leaders have to bow to their evil and greedy desires if they want to get re-elected and keep drinking at the trough of wealth and power. What a crazy and evil-filled world we live in my brethren!

But yuh know what friends,, all is not lost. All is NEVER lost when we have Jesus riding shotgun by our sides. And it is the bounden duty of the minority of the righteous believers to pick up the slack and sincerely and diligently spread the good news of Jesus far and wide as He instructed the disciples in our Bit.

But let’s hear the whole context. ‘And Jesus came and spake unto them (the 11 disciples), saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach (make disciples of) all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always(s), even unto the end of the world.’ (Matt.28:19-20)

Oh friends, that is exactly what we need to do, especially in our own society, in these troubled and unfortunate times. Now let’s go home, declaring our Tuesday Mantra, letting the world know who and whose we are.

In all sincerity and truth now: ‘I’m not what I do. I’m not what I have. I’m not what people say about me. I am the beloved of God, that’s who I am. No one can take that from me. I don’t have to worry. I don’t have to hurry. I can trust my friend Jesus and share His LOVE with the world. Amen!’

And if that’s the true state of our hearts and our lives, then let’s go out and joyfully share it with the rest of the world nuh, as Jesus so earnestly desires of us. Much LOVE!

…a society truly prospers…in direct proportion …to its obedience to God’s word…

P.S. Please excuse the lateness of the Bit. I just slept in. (smile) Much LOVE!

Today’s Scrip-Bit 23 August 2015 Psalm 112:1

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Psalm 112:1. Praise ye the Lord (shout Hallelujah). Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Ah Friends, once again it’s Sunday, the day on which most Christians celebrate the Sabbath; a day of rest, fellowship and worship. Now I recently heard an interesting point from a pastor, re the Sabbath day. According to the Good Book, God made man, Adam on the sixth day (Gen.1:26-28), then He rested on the seventh day. (Gen.2:2-3) The pastor’s point was that Adam’s first full day on earth was the Sabbath, a day of rest.

Hn! I never really thought of it like that before, and I guess many others haven’t either. But it does seem somewhat prophetic, as it ties in so nicely with our day of rest on Sundays.

Now did the Lord do that on purpose, or was it simply happenstance. I doubt it was the latter, since our God doesn’t do anything without a very good reason. I guess He meant to tell us that before we work, we should rest and have fellowship with Him so that we can be edified, built up both in body and spirit, which will enable us to do a better job.

Therefore Friends, let’s ‘hie thee hither’ to the chapel, the sanctuary today, and there praise and worship, give thanks, fellowship and glorify our magnificent God as He desires of us. So that our spirits and bodies will be filled with confidence and faith to overflowing, thus enabling us to have a strong and confident beginning to our work week. For remember, generally speaking, as our Sundays go, so do our Mondays. End of sermon. (smile)

Now let’s turn to our Bit, a most wise and sensible piece of scripture. ‘Praise ye the Lord (shout Hallelujah). Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and delighteth greatly in his commandments.’

That’s indisputable truth my fellow believers! Those who hold Almighty God in reverential awe, and delight in walking in obedience to His commandments will be truly blessed. For as the psalmist continues: ‘His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures (stands) for ever.’ (Ps.112:2-3)

Yes Friends, no good thing will the Lord withhold from those who sincerely worship and adore Him. And to make things even better, our offspring will do great things in the land and continue to be blessed!

Wow! Doesn’t that make you feel all excited and enthused? Well knowing that my children will be strong and blessed if I walk in reverence and obedience to God, surely does make me excited and enthused!

And Psalm 128 ups the ante by telling us more about the rewards of faithfulness to our heavenly Father. ‘Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house (fruitful in progeny and labour): thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.’ (Ps.128:1-4)

Ah mih people, it couldn’t get any better than that nuh! And we all know that God is faithful in keeping His promises, so you know that if you are reverential and obedient, you and your family will be blessed.

And to reinforce that, listen to the start of the longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119. ‘Blessed are the undefiled (blameless) in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.’ (Ps.119:1-3) More words of heavenly wisdom, my brethren!

And if all of that doesn’t have you all enthused and excited this Sunday morning, then listen to these immortal words of wisdom and truth from Psalm 1 – Blessed are the righteous. ‘Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly (wicked), nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law does he meditate (ponder) day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers (channels) of water, that bringeth forth fruit in his season; his leaf shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.’ (Ps.1:1-3)

Oh Friends, if those words still leave you unmoved, then I don’t know what else to say… (smile) except to now tell you about what God said to Joshua when He made him leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses.

‘This book of the law shall not depart out of (be constantly in) thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.’ (Josh.1:8)

Yes my brethren, those are the words of Almighty God; the Creator and Controller of this universe, so I don’t see how we can doubt or ignore them if we desire to be prosperous and successful. But just for good measure, I am also going to throw in some meaningful words from Jesus on the subject. ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ (Matt.6:33)

There you have it Friends, the words of the Father and of the Son, and I’m sure the Holy Spirit which dwells in all believers is telling us the same thing. So there are really no excuses for not reverencing God and being obedient to His commandments. However, in stubborn and foolish pride, that is exactly what we are now doing, no wonder our world is going to the dogs, to hell in a hand basket.

So please my brethren, let’s get wise nuh and return to following the Lord, so that we can be blessed, prosperous and successful. For that truly is the wisdom of all wisdom! Much LOVE!

…as for me and mine…we will definitely follow the Lord…no if’s, and’s, and but’s about it…

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 23 August 2015 Psalm 112:1

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