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The Overwhelming Importance of Understanding How Much God Dislikes Pride and Idolatry!

18 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 18 July 2026 Isaiah 42:8.

Isaiah 42:8. ‘I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.’

And it’s a wonderful kind of day for enjoying a lazy-day Saturday inside! Meaning that it’s humid, somewhat cloudy and raining; the perfect weather to just wrap up in your covers and go right back to sleep. I enjoyed a little of that earlier on, but unfortunately had to get up and come down to write the Bit. Chuh man!

Hopefully and thankfully though, the little rain will wash away some of the smoke effects from the forest fires still burning ferociously up in the north country. Although I’m just noticing that the computer is telling me that the air quality is very poor. Now, let’s pray that whatever little rain might fall up there will help to put out those fires and more people won’t have to be evacuated from their homes and possibly lose all of their life’s work to the fiery elements. And before we get too deeply entrenched in our lazy-day Saturday activities, (smile) let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, in all sincerity and truth.

As one strong voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And there’s no doubt that if the Lord checked our hearts and found them to be sincere in desiring greater intimacy with Him, that He will soon issue orders for a heavenly kind of peace and calm to fill our souls, for His eternal desire is to get close to, and intimate with all of His human creation. Now today, we’ll look at an interesting scripture from the Book of the prophet Ezekiel, regarding the King of Tyrus’s pride.

First off, let’s note these words from Cousin Sol in Proverbs. ‘These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him (his soul). A proud look (haughty eyes), a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations (devises wicked schemes), feet that be swift in running to mischief (evil), A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.’ (Prov. 6:16-19)

So we see the things that get God’s anger moving, and the first one is foolish pride, a sin of which so many of us down through the ages have been guilty of and for which many have been punished, because when you are haughty and prideful, you’re saying that you don’t need Almighty God, you can do it all yourself. Remember how the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar claimed that he had done all the wonderful work of his kingdom himself, and before the words could come out of his mouth the Lord sentenced him to seven years of madness, eating grass in the field like oxen, until he came to realize who was the One true God and admitted it to all and sundry. (Dan. 4: 28-37)

Now apparently the king of Tyrus (Tyre), did likewise. The Bible tells us: The word of the Lord came again unto me (Ezekiel), saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up (proud), and thou hast said I am a God (a god), I sit in the seat of God (gods), in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God (a god), though thou set thine heart as the heart of God (a god):

Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and has gotten silver and gold into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick (trading) hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches.’ (Ezek. 28:1-5)

Oh my people, that surely sounds familiar to all of us, because all of us know somebody or bodies whose pride has been lifted up by their riches. That someone might even be one of us. (smile) But please, please, I plead with us, let’s not go down that road, because the Lord will certainly make an example of us as He did with the king of Tyrus (Ethbaal III (591/90 -573/72 B.C.), for saying that he was a divine being, a god and behaving as such, when he was only a mortal man, as God pointed out to him in verse 2 above.

Then Ezekiel continues: ‘Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God (a god); Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible (most terrible) of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.’ (Ezek. 28:6-10)

And we know when the Lord makes a promise, He keeps it. Ah friends, pride is one of, if not the worst sin we can commit against God for it totally leaves Him out of the equation, and that He will not stand still for. Remember His words from Isaiah: ‘I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.’ (Is. 42:8)

Yes my brethren, the Lord guards His praise and glory very zealously, so let’s be careful not to get on His wrong side by exhibiting things like pride and idolatry, for we will surely suffer the negative consequences. Much LOVE!

…the Lord He is God…and will prove it to anyone…who tries to say or do otherwise…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Being Born Again and Being Faithful and Humble to Enter into the Kingdom of Heaven!

11 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 11 July 2026 Matthew 18:4.

Matthew 18:4. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And it’s our lazy-day Saturday! Oh what joy! Doing whatever we want, even up to doing nothing on this hot, sunny July day without a guilty conscience! It could not get any better than that! And I must admit that I enjoyed a bit of the lazy-day Saturday morning. I got up fairly early, did a few things, then went back and lolled around in the bed, and it felt so good, I had to force myself to get up and come down to write the Bit. (smile) But before we carry this lazy-day Saturday thing too far, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer in all sincerity and truth.

And as always, if the Lord heard our heartfelt plea, and on checking our hearts, found it to be true and sincere, then in a short time our soul and spirit will be enjoying a big slice of peace and calm, as the Lord answers our prayer, for He simply delights in answering our heartfelt pleas that fall under His will, and increasing intimacy with, and knowledge of Him, is certainly a big part of His will. And what more do we need to enjoy a lazy-day Saturday than a big slice of God’s peace and calm. There’s nothing better for that job. (smile)

And, as per today’s discussion, the Good Library opened at Matthew’s gospel where Jesus is teaching the disciples about the least being the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. The Bible recalls it thus: ‘At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, 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.’ (Matt. 18:1-4)

Now, that must have been a startling realization to the disciples, for they must have figured that one who did the most wonderful works here on earth would be the greatest in heaven. However, as the scholars explain: ‘The dispute over who is the greatest was settled by Jesus’ emphasis that it was the one who was willing to forgive the most! Be converted means a “turning” of one’s whole life and person toward God. This is the true biblical picture of conversion. It is far more than mental acknowledgement of the truth or intellectual assent to certain ideas. To become as little children means to be born again (converted) as a newborn spiritual child, characterized by faith and humility.’

But that’s somewhat of a tough nut to crack, because to enter the kingdom of heaven we have to change our behaviour towards God and become humble and faithful like little children. However, that should not surprise us for it’s exactly what Jesus told the disciples when James and John’s mother came asking if they could sit on His right and left hand in heaven and it caused an uproar amongst the others.

‘Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion (lord it) over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosever will be great among you, let him be your minister (servant). And whosoever will be chief (first) among you, let him be your servant (slave). Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto (served), but to minister (serve) and to give his life a ransom for many.’ (Matt. 20:25-28) That let’s us know that servanthood in Jesus’ kingdom is of the utmost importance.

Then in Jesus ‘exchange with Nicodemus, the Jewish leader, He explains the process of attaining heaven. ‘Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again (from above), he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’ (John 3:3) And when Nicodemus didn’t understand Him, Jesus clarified it thus: ‘Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth (wishes), and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone born of the Spirit.’ (John 3:5-8)

Yes friends, it is imperative that after we’re born of the flesh, we’re also born of the Spirit, if we desire to enter into God’s kingdom. So it’s necessary to be born twice to even get the chance to see God’s face, and then to achieve any greatness in heaven, we must also be faithful and humble like little children. And in Bruh Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians he addresses that conundrum when he explains about the resurrection of the body. He writes: ‘It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Jesus) was made a quickening (life-giving) spirit.

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy (man of dust): the second man is the Lord from heaven. … And as we have borne the image of the earthy (man of dust), we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.’ (1 Cor. 15:44-47; 49-50)

Yes my people, we’re all born a natural birth from our mother’s womb, or men of dust, but to attain heaven, we must also be born of the life-giving Spirit of Christ, for when our fleshly bodies die, all that remains is the spirit, and if our spirit isn’t aligned with God, or we’re not born again of the Spirit, then we’re in for a rough time undergoing eternal separation from God, the worst thing that can ever happen to a human soul. Therefore, it behooves us, right now, to get right with God, be born again of the Spirit, so that when our body returns to dust, as it will, then our spirit will soar to heaven and eternal life, rather than to hell and eternal death.

And hopefully, as we laze about today, we’ll ponder on those things, and make the right decision. Much LOVE!

…greatness in Christ’s kingdom…does not depend on might and power…but on faithfulness and humility…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Christians Understanding How to Pray Effectually!

27 Jun 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 27 June 2026 1 John 5:14.

1 John 5:14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Oh friends, what a beautiful sunshiny summer’s day this lazy-day Saturday is turning out to be! And although the ole fella did laze around some in the bed earlier on, he’s still up relatively early, and is catching a much earlier bus than usual. (smile) So before we enshrine the laziness in the day, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer with all sincerity and truth!

And I can’t help reiterating that if our prayer was sincere and heartfelt, that soon, we’d be experiencing a level of peace and calm that we did not previously have, because our wonderful God just LOVES to answers our prayers that deal with intimacy towards Him. For as John so wisely says in his first epistle:

‘These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired (asked) of him.’ (1 John 5:13-15)

Yes mih people, we have so much confidence in the promises of our God, that if we ask anything that’s in His will, then we know that He hears our plea and grants our petition, because that’s His promise. As the scholars add: ‘Assurance of salvation (vs. 13) leads to confidence in petition. Effectual prayer is according to his will.’

And talking about effective prayer, here is possibly one of the most effective in all the Bible, and is most assuredly one that we can base prayer for ourselves and others on. It come from Bruh Paul’s opening remarks to the church at Colossae. Let’s read together: ‘Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith In Jesus Christ, and of the LOVE which ye have to all saints,

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you (on your behalf) a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared unto us your LOVE in the spirit (an affection for others). For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father which made us meet (qualified us) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in (the) light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated (transferred) us into the kingdom of his dear Son (the Son of His LOVE): In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.’ (Col. 1:1-14)

Wow! That was a whole sermon there from Bruh Paul, interspersed with words of fitting prayer for all and sundry. (smile) So let’s see what we can gain from it nuh. To begin with, Bruh Paul apparently did not know the Colossians personally, and it was his fellow servant in Christ, Epaphras, who began the church in the small town of Colossae, while Bruh Paul was in Ephesus attending to the larger church there. However, he was very pleased to hear that they had found Christ and were being faithful to the truth of the gospel preached to them, which gospel was also bringing forth fruit in them, which it ought to, if anyone faithfully believes.

As the scholars say, ‘the gospel produces godly character and noble conduct in its converts.’ Now that’s something many of us ought to look at in our own lives. Do we show forth a sincere godly character and noble conduct, thus bringing forth worthwhile fruit on behalf of Christ? Many of us Christians don’t. And we need to know how very important those aspects of our lives are, for though we might preach the word, it’s our personal behaviour by which we’re mostly judged; to see if it aligns with what we preach. And unfortunately, many of us are like the hypocrite Pharisees; we talk the word but don’t practice it.

Anyway, Bruh Paul was glad to hear that they were progressing faithfully in their walk with Christ, and continually prayed that they might know God’s will for their lives ‘in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.’ And that, according to the scholars, is ‘an accurate perception into the true nature of all things, and the skillful application of this wisdom in practical situations.’

Again, Bruh Paul desires that they walk worthy of the Lord, bringing forth good fruit in all their endeavours, being productive in Christian service, continually coming to know the Lord better, while becoming spiritually stronger and stronger, and being strong and steadfast, persevering in their trials and tribulations, as well as longsuffering; bearing with the offences of others, but nonetheless still giving thanks and praise to God despite their troubles.

Now, that’s a simple rendition of what our Christian lives ought to be about, and therefore our prayers should be based on those basics, both for ourselves and others, so that we can walk worthy of our wonderful God and Saviour Jesus Christ. And I pray that we’d all review our faith walk in Christ and pray that it will become better. This lazy-day Saturday, the last in June, is ideal for doing that! (smile) Much LOVE!

…too many Christians are plagued by…the vast difference between their talk and their walk…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Christians having Circumcised Hearts and Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth!

20 Jun 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 20 June 2026 John 4:24.

John 4:24. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And then it was Saturday, our lazy-day Saturday, where many of us have the wonderful opportunity to just lie in bed, or get up and laze around the house, or simply park on the comfortable couch and watch soccer all day long. (smile) Now that’s what you call a lazy-day Saturday! And by the way, the wind is still blowing out there; possibly not as strong as it was the past two days, but certainly blowing stronger than normal. Yesterday afternoon I went to collect the mail, and if I had not held on tightly to the bag filled with mail, the wind would have blown it out of my hands, that’s to show how strong it was. But if you don’t have to go out, then there’s no need to worry about the wind.

However, before we allow the laziness to take over, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer in all sincerity and truth. As one strong voice. ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And friends, if our prayer was indeed filled with sincerity and truth, then our souls will soon be enjoying a bit of incomparable peace and calm from our heavenly Father. That reminds us of what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob, when she referred to her ancestors worshipping on that mountain where they were seated, while the Jews said that worship ought to be done in Jerusalem. (John 4:19-20)

But Jesus turned everything upside down, when he informed her: ‘Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain (Mt. Gerizim), nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.’ (John 4:21-24)

Yes friends, Jesus turned things around with His new covenant. And what we need to notice is that Jesus said not only the hour would come, but it had actually come with His presence here on earth. It’s as this overview tells us: ‘That beautiful realization gets to the very heart of the message Jesus shared with the Samaritan woman at the well. It marks a shift from focusing on where people worship (like a specific mountain or a building) to how and why people worship. The Father is actively seeking those whose adoration is genuine and rooted in His nature.

This call involves two primary elements: In Spirit: This means worship that originates from the deepest parts of your inner self—the heart. It is about offering sincere, authentic devotion that goes far beyond outward rituals, empty traditions, or simply going through the motions. In Truth: This involves worshipping God for who He truly is, as revealed through His Word. It requires honesty, integrity, and aligning your life with His reality, rather than a man-made or customized version of who you want Him to be.’

Ah mih people, that’s where the problem arises; too many of us supposed Christians are not truly sincere in our adoration and worship of God, for our adoration is not authentic, merely skin deep, not heart deep; thus we’re simply going through the motions when we claim to worship Almighty God. And we also have too many outward rituals and empty traditions that detract from the sincerity of our worship. Remember in spirit and in truth means from deep down in our hearts, and if our hearts are not completely involved then we’re missing the mark. That also means we’re not being honest with God or ourselves, and therefore not aligning ourselves with His will, but with our own.

It’s like Bruh Paul wrote to the Philippians. ‘Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision (mutilation). For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.’ (Phil. 3:2-3)

And what does all of that mean? Bruh Paul was talking about that group of Jewish Christians, (Judaizers), who preached that it was necessary for new believers to be physically circumcised, according to the custom of Moses. Bruh Paul called them dogs because real dogs were despised and considered useless scavenging animals, and these Judaizers were causing a lot of problems in the early church, with their persuasive belief that circumcision was necessary for salvation.

However, true circumcision was no longer the cutting or mutilating of flesh, but the turning around of the heart. It was now the heart that needed to be circumcised for salvation to be received. And according to the scholars: ‘But the true “circumcision” consists of those circumcised of heart, not of body, recognizing the ritual to have been abrogated (abolished, repealed) by Christ. Circumcision of the body no longer had spiritual value and significance.’

That’s why Bruh Paul claims that those of the true circumcision now worship God in the spirit. And per the scholars: ‘Their worship of God is prompted, directed, and enabled by the Holy Spirit.’ And those who are true believers also rejoice in Christ. that is we don’t boast on ourselves but in Christ Jesus, placing all our pride and joy in Him. And as per have no confidence in the flesh. The scholars tell us that “Flesh” here means one’s earthly privileges, human attainments, and religious accomplishments. God’s people refuse to depend on such things for their salvation; instead, they rely upon Christ to obtain favour with God.’

And that’s the way it ought to be my fellow believers. Christ is our pathway to Almighty God. Remember when Jesus told the disciples that He was going away, and they knew how and where. (John 14:4) And ‘Thomas saith unto him, ‘Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.’ (John 14:5-6)

That says it all my faithful brethren: ‘Jesus is the exclusive path to God, the ultimate reality of truth, and the source of eternal life.’ Let’s remember that as we do whatever we do, or don’t do, on this lazy-day Saturday, because it’s probably the most important thing we need to remember in this earthly life. Much LOVE!

…unless the Spirit of God is working in all you do…you’re not sincerely working with God…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Christians Understanding How to Run the Race of Faith! Part 2.

06 Jun 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 6 June 2026 Hebrews 12:2a.

Hebrews 12:2a. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher (originator and perfector) of our faith;

Now, after a hot, humid and sunny Friday with 30 degree temps, then some overnight rain, we come to a Saturday that had opened as a somewhat cloudy day, but by midday it’s showing some sunny features and a rather brisk wind. Hopefully we won’t get another hot and humid day like yesterday, for although the heat is welcome, too much of it is not good for anyone.

That brings us to our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer. So, with sincere and heartfelt voices: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And it’s so great to know that our Lord never refuses sincere, heartfelt pleas for greater intimacy with Him. No! Never! In fact it warms the very cockles of His heart that His human creation desires more time and closer ties with Him, because that’s one of the main reasons He initially created us. So, if your plea for greater intimacy with our heavenly Father was sincere, then you should soon be feeling that wonderful calming presence of His peace and LOVE flooding your soul.

And since God was good and graceful enough to grant us another day of life on this earth, let’s keep our promise and continue looking at the scriptures about keeping our faith strong and enduring to the very end. We stopped yesterday where the author of Hebrews told us to get rid of all our extra baggage and develop a strong constitution that would enable us to run our race of faith. But then he continues: ‘Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher (originator and perfector) of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.’ (Heb. 12:2)

And isn’t that a glorious piece of encouragement and wise direction! We must look to Jesus as our example of running the faith race, for He began it, He was the trailblazer, the first person to run that course, and He’s already successfully completed it. So there could be no better example than Jesus for us to follow. And it was not easy for Him, just like us, He had to get rid of any baggage that was keeping Him back, and also develop stamina and endurance to handle all the many things that would come against Him in His faith journey. But He did it, with the help of His heavenly Father, and so can we.

So let’s look at that verse of scripture again, which tells us, ‘who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame…’ That means the race of faith He was expected to run had some wonderful reward(s) at the end; rewards with such motivational power, that it allowed Him to endure the shame and terrible affliction of the cross. And so it did, because at the end of it, the author tells us that now Jesus ‘is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.’

Wow! That certainly would have motivated Jesus to do His Father’s tough bidding. But that’s not all He received. Listen to how Bruh Paul explains it to the Philippians. ‘Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant (emptied himself of his privileges), and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion (appearance) as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every other name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of (those) things in heaven, and (those) things in earth, and (those) things under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.’ (Phil. 2:5-11)

Mama Mia! What a wonderful exaltation! Yuh see mih bredrin how the Lord exalted Jesus so highly for doing His tough and physically painful bidding. It’s the same way He will exalt us if we sincerely follow Christ and endure all the trials and tribulations that come against us with as much obedience and endurance as we can muster. Just look at how Jesus gave up His wonderful heavenly position to come to earth, to be made like a human being and endure all the physical, emotional and spiritual hardship that was to be His lot.

But He never complained, because He knew the great reason behind the Father’s bidding, which was the payment for and eventual forgiveness of our sins, along with reconciliation back into the Father’s fold. Now, obviously Jesus had some parts and powers that we don’t have, but that doesn’t excuse us from following in His footsteps to the best of our ability, in terms of obedience, endurance and a positive faith journey, for the rewards of salvation and eternal life with the Holy Trinity is most definitely worth the trials and tribulations we need to put up with in this comparatively short earthly life.

So let’s rise up and sincerely follow Jesus nuh, not making the shame and whatever else that comes against us in so doing discourage us. As the author of Hebrews so wisely says: ‘For consider him that endured such contradiction (hostility) of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint (become discouraged) in your minds (souls).’ (Heb. 12:3) Yes my fellow believers, when we encounter difficulties and problems, let’s think about how Jesus handled them with the awesome help of His Father, and be encouraged that He gave us the Holy Spirit to help us handle our own troubles. And that’s something worthwhile pondering on this lazy day Saturday. (smile) Much LOVE!

…to run a faith race for Jesus…one must look to Jesus as the best example to follow…

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The Importance of Christians understanding why God sought Reconciliation with Man!

30 May 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit 30 May 2026 James 4:4a.

James 4:4a. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of (with) the world is enmity with God?

And then it was Saturday, sunny and warm; our lazy-day Saturday, where we can do exactly as our li’l ole hearts desire, with no one to say us nay! (smile) And doesn’t it feel good! No bosses telling you what to do, as well as constantly looking over your shoulder to see if you’re actually working or simply wasting time. I wish every day could be like this one. That’s why they say that if wishes were horses, all beggars would ride. (smile) And would you believe that it’s already the last day of May, a month that just recently began? (smile) The year is surely slipping by quickly, so we had better perk up and do what needs to be done, before it’s too late.

And before I forget, let me apologize for my mistake in yesterday’s Bit, where I talked about declaring our Thursday Blessings, when it was Friday, and then rightly declared our Friday Chant instead. And was I ever annoyed when I discovered it, and though I fixed it in the Blog and the Podcast, it was too late to fix it in the original Bit I sent out.

And the only logical reason I can find for that contradiction is my having taken a tablet for my sinuses, which were acting up, and it making me feel somewhat drowsy and lethargic, and thus the ole mind not functioning properly. And what amazes me is that I read it over at least three times before I sent it out, and still never saw the mistake. Anyhow, please forgive me for that error, and I hope it never happens again. But since I’m only human, who knows? (smile)

Now, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, in all sincerity and truth. As one strong voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And if our prayer was sincere and heartfelt, then the warmth and peace of God will soon flow into our hearts and souls and calm them so that we can handle the evil and ungodly world that surrounds us. Yes! The Lord God, never refuses a call for intimacy from His human creations. In fact, that’s one of the reasons He created us in the first place. Why do you think He sent His only Son Jesus to earth to die and thus give us the option of forgiveness and salvation, of being reconciled to Him, and thus returning to His wonderful fold?

Because He desired greater intimacy with us, and His heart ached badly, when He saw so many of us had turned away from Him, and embraced Satan and his foolish worldly pleasures. Yes friends, our God was suffering from the heartfelt pangs of unrequited LOVE! And many of us know, either from personal experience or the experience of someone close to us, how devastating unrequited LOVE can be to the human psyche. Ofttimes making one desire death instead of life. And so, we have some idea of how God felt when so many of His wonderful human creation had moved into the enemy’s camp, intent on enjoying the carnal lusts and pleasures that he advertised and revelled in.

But remember what Bruh Paul wrote to the Romans: ‘For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.’ (Rom. 8:6-8) That means if you’re cavorting with Satan, then you’re God’s enemy. And James tells it like it is, when he declares: ‘Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of (with) the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be (wants to be) a friend of the world is the enemy of God.’ (James 4:4)

It could not get any clearer than that my brethren! If we desire to hob nob with the world, then we become God’s enemy, and is set down for eternal separation from Him. And He could not take the heartache of so many of us being eternally separated from Him, so he made a way for us to turn around and come back to Him. Remember, He is the one who can make a way where there seems to be no way. As He promises in Isaiah. ‘Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.’ (Is. 43:19)

Ah mih people, only our omnipotent God could have designed a way for us to turn from enemies to friends, to sons and daughters. As Bruh Paul wrote to the Colossians, when talking about Christ, the Hope of Glory. ‘And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled; In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreprovable in his sight:’ (Col. 1:21-22) And the scholars explain: ‘Reconciliation is the act whereby God through Christ’s atonement, brings men who are at odds with Him back into a peaceful, proper relationship with Himself. Jesus’ death is the divine means of achieving reconciliation to God.’

So you see friends, this whole reconciliation business stems from God’s great LOVE for us, and His desire not to lose any of us to the evil enemy. And it only makes sense, that true wisdom dictates living for God rather than for Satan, for Satan’s ultimate end is total destruction or eternal death, while God’s is eternal life.

And as John so rightly warns us in his first epistle. ‘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 (physical desires), and the lust of the eyes (personal desires), and the pride of life (self-interests), 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 forever.’ (1 John 2:15-17)

Oh my people, what a most appropriate scripture for us to ponder on this lazy-day Saturday, the last day of May, where our world is going nuts with all the evil and ungodliness that it’s currently filled with. Much LOVE!

make up your mind…you’re either in God’s camp or Satan’s…you can’t ride the fence…

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The Important Lessons to be Learned from Jonah’s Story! Part 2.

09 May 2026 Leave a comment

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Jonah 2:1. Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly.

Oh friends, we’ve finally reached the day we truly desire; that’s our lazy-day Saturday when we can do exactly as we choose, with no bosses or other restraints holding us in check. When we can get up and be productive or just laze around, rest, and be unproductive. Sorry, resting is not being unproductive; it’s a form of revitalizing our souls, bodies and spirits that the Lord deemed necessary when He created us. (smile) So let’s enjoy our freedom day.

But first, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, in all sincerity and truth. ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And if we were truly sincere in seeking greater intimacy with our heavenly Father, then He will soon accept our plea and wrap us deeper and more tenderly in His LOVING arms. That’s the beauty of going to God with a sincere heartfelt plea; He usually responds in a positive manner. Anyway, since God was gracious enough to grant us breath this morning, let’s continue with the story of Jonah.

Now, yesterday we stopped when they threw Jonah out of the boat so the sea could be calm. At that point, the Bible tells us: ‘Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.’ (Jon. 2:1) Oh mih people, even in the depths of the sea, Jonah could not escape from God. and it’s the same way with us, whenever we try to escape His attention. He will always find us wherever we are.

So, again, it’s futile to try to escape God. Hopefully though, when the Lord finally has us betwixt a rock and a hard place, that we’re wise enough to cry out in repentance like Jonah, as the Bible continues: ‘Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly. And said, I cried by reason of (because of) my affliction unto the Lord, and he heard (answered) me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.’ (Jon. 2:1-2)

Yuh see friends, even in the depths of hell, which it must have been in the fish’s belly, the Lord heard Jonah’s cry, because then it was sincere and heartfelt. And the Lord will be the same with us, when we wake up from our foolish disobedience and confess our sins. Listen to Jonah do just that, in poetic form, no less. ‘For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst (heart) of the seas; and the floods compassed me about (surrounded me): all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.’ (Jon. 2:3-4)

That’s how we ought to be; whatever our wrongdoing, and however fearful we might be, we should always seek the Lord again, because despite our obstinacy and disobedience, He will NEVER turn us away when we sincerely turn back to Him. Thus Jonah expounds: (smile) ‘The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth (deep) closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms (foundations, bases) of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me (closed behind me) for ever: yet thou hast brought up my life from corruption (from the pit),

O Lord my God. When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came unto (went up to) thee, into thine holy temple. They that observe lying vanities (worthless idols) forsake their own mercy (LOVING-KINDNESS). But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.’ (Jon. 2:5-9)

Yes friends, Jonah could certainly wax poetic, but he should have thought about all those things before trying to run from God. Disobeying God is one thing, but trying to run from Him is something entirely different, most foolish, since it’s an impossible task. But our God is such a great and forgiving God, that after hearing Jonah’s plea, the Bible says: ‘And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.’ (Jon. 2:10)

Now, although the Lord showed Jonah mercy, He wasn’t finished with him, for the Bible goes on to say: ‘And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching (message) that I bid (tell) thee.’ (Jon. 3:1-2) I have to chuckle here friends, for if Jonah thought He was getting a pass free from jail, he was sadly mistaken. For the Lord came back to him with the original request. And it’s the same way He does with us. He seldom let’s us out of the tasks that He’s originally given us. He’s usually on our case until we do His bidding.

And Jonah did learn His lesson, for after the second command, the Bible says: ‘So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.’ (Jon. 3:3) But Jonah’s hatred of the Assyrians in Nineveh was so great, that even when he preached to them and they repented, and the Lord saved the city, he was still angry.

The Bible says: ‘But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying (what I said), when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before (previously) unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil (one who relents from doing harm). Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry (is it right to be angry)?’ (Jon. 4:1-4)

Imagine that nuh, Jonah wishing death because the Lord pardoned the citizens of Nineveh who repented of their evil ways. As the scholars say: ‘Jonah still maintains a false Jewish nationalism and hatred of all non-Jews, especially Assyrians.’ Let’s hope that we don’t hold such foolish sentiments, but are glad to see the Lord forgive anyone who repents, despite their colour, creed or race, for that’s true godliness. And hopefully as we ponder Jonah’s story on this lazy-day Saturday, we’ll learn a few useful lessons from it. Much LOVE!

…getting angry because God does good to others…is a form of ungodliness…

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The Necessity for Christians to Understand the Importance of Being Blessed! Part 3.

02 May 2026 Leave a comment

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Psalm 1:1. 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.

And it’s a somewhat chilly and cloudy lazy-day Saturday on this second day of May 2026, but it’s a lazy-day Saturday nonetheless, and if you don’t have to go out, then the weather doesn’t really matter. (smile) And brother! Every day I keep seeing this frost advisory warning. What’s that about eh? Isn’t it supposed to be spring with the trees blossoming those loverly green leaves? Yes. And many of them have already done so. But I guess climate change might have something to say about that. (smile)

Anyway, we know that spring is here, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole northern clime is once again covered in beautiful green flora, because that’s the way the Lord designed it. And to help us chase away any doubts or worries we might have about anything, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, in all sincerity and truth.

As one voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And if our heart motives were right, then as John say in his first epistle: ‘And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:’ (1 John 5:14) And asking to become more intimate with God is surely in the Lord’s will. Then, according to John: ‘And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired (asked) of him.’ (1 John 5:15) So if we were sincere in our prayer then we know for sure that the amazing peace and calm of the Lord will soon be flowing through us on this lazy-day Saturday.

And what could be better than that eh? Only the further knowledge of being blessed when we are obedient to Him. And yesterday we stopped looking at scripture blessings at the end of the Beatitudes, but there are a couple more scriptures on ‘Blessedness’ that I would like to share. Beginning with Psalm 1, which testifies thus: ‘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 doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers (channels) of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.’ (Ps. 1:1-4)

Yes friends, that’s the blessedness of a man whose priority is the Lord. And he could not put it any clearer than that. Or as the scholars say: ‘In essence, the psalm is teaching that the blessed or happy man is the righteous man. The happy man avoids evil influences, deeds, and attitudes (vs. 1); he delights in God’s Word (vs.2); therefore God causes him to prosper (vs.3).’ But as the psalm continues: ‘The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.’ (Ps. 1:4-6)

Yuh see that mih bredrin; ‘the ungodly is worth no more than chaff, (vs. 4) and his destiny is judgment (vs.5). And the Lord knows the difference between the two. As the scholars say: ‘The psalm forms an appropriate introduction to the Psalter (Book of Psalms) since it sets before the reader the three characters who will figure mostly in the psalms: the righteous, the ungodly, and God.’

And finally we come to the blessings that the Lord proposed to bestow on Israel, if they hearkened diligently to the voice of the Lord and obeyed all His commandments. Then He would set them high above all nations of the earth. All these blessings would come upon them and overtake them: ‘Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body (offspring), and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine (cattle), and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store (kneading bowl).

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten (defeated) before thy face: they shall come against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself , as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in all his ways. And the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.’ (Deut. 28:3-10)

Oh my fellow believers that’s what the Lord promised to do for the Israelites if they obeyed His commandments and lived the way He desired. And the same applies to us today. If we live the way the Lord desires, He will bless us in all aspects of our lives. But what really amazes me is that all the talk about blessings, only takes fourteen verses, but then, those for the curses that follow if they become disobedient, run from verse fifteen to verse sixty-eight. That’s surely a lot of curses. All the blessings would disappear and they would suffer things like captivity, plagues, drought, be scattered to different places and be in constant war.

And just like the Israelites foolishly disobeyed the Lord and suffered all those negative things, likewise we are doing the same thing, thus the continual state of strife and hardship in our time. When will we wake up and realize that the Lord controls His universe, and does as He has said from time immemorial? Is it only when He completely destroys us for foolish pride and willful disobedience? I hope not, because if we continue the evil and ungodly way we’re going, that day won’t be far away. Much LOVE!

…how often must we suffer the Lord’s wrath…for being disobediently and ungodly…before we wake up and realize the truth of the situation…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Christians Learning how to truly Live for Christ through the Word, the Holy Spirit and Prayer!

25 Apr 2026 Leave a comment

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Psalm 119:105. ‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’

And it’s a wet, cloudy, rainy, lazy-day Saturday in my neck of the woods… but what better conditions for idling and lazing around. (smile) And yes, I did do some lazing around in bed this morning before finally coming down to write the Bit. And isn’t it delicious when there’s no need to get up extra early and hurry out of the house to join all the other weary travellers on the highway parking lots, but you can sleep in as long as your heart desires? Now that’s the life! But, unfortunately, very few of us can afford to do that on a continuous basis, so let’s enjoy it today, so much so, that it can last us the rest of the week. (smile)

And to help us do it, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, with all sincerity and truth. As one strong voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And if your prayer was sincere, with the right heart motives, by now your soul and spirit ought to be flooding with that sense of peace and calm that comes from seeking greater intimacy with our heavenly Father, for that’s one of the main reasons He created us. And furthermore, if you don’t get intimate with Him, truly get to know Him, then you won’t be able to know and/or understand what He’s all about and His wonderful plans for your life. So, greater intimacy with God doesn’t only make us feel good, it also enlightens us to how we’re to live in His kingdom.

Now, that doesn’t simply happen by osmosis, (smile) that knowledge automatically seeping into our minds and bodies, but by our insistent and continual reading and studying of God’s Word. For His Word, as set out in the Bible, is our Guidebook to earthly living, and subsequently informs us of some of what happens in the next life. As the psalmist so rightly declares: ‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’ (Ps. 119:105) Thus, it tells us where to go and guides us in the going as a light shining on our path.

And, while being a constant student of the Word, we also need to embrace the Holy Spirit, the third person of our Godhead or Holy Trinity, that comes to dwell within us when we accept Christ as Lord and Saviour. Jesus promised us a Comforter when He returned to heaven. He said it thus: ‘If ye LOVE me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (Helper), that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless (as orphans): I will come to you.’ (John 14:15-18)

What a beautiful promise my people! One Jesus kept on the first day of Pentecost, some forty days after His ascension. The Bible describes it this way. ‘And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they (the members of the then church) were all with one accord (one purpose or mind) in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven (divided) tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues (languages) as the Spirit gave them utterance (enabled them). (Acts 2:1-4)

Yes friends, before that awesome day, the Holy Spirit operated externally, for temporary and exceptional occasions. However on that Pentecost day, the Holy Spirit began indwelling believers, fulfilling Jesus’ promise that He wouldn’t leave us comfortless or as orphans. And since then, anyone who accepts Christ as Lord and Saviour gets the Holy Spirit to dwell in them, to lead, guide and comfort the way Jesus desires. But then again that doesn’t happen automatically by osmosis. No, we have to learn to listen to the Spirit’s guidance, which usually comes to us in our consciences like a still small voice, which means we cannot have a loud or disturbed inner man, or else we will not be able to hear the quiet leading of the Holy Spirit.

And then, being involved in studying the Word, and listening to the Holy Spirit, one then needs to develop the habit of prayer. That’s engaging in the marvellous privilege of taking our problems to Almighty God; talking to Him and listening for His answers. Remember, Jesus earthly life consisted of much prayer time, of much talking to His Father, and if He, as the Son of God, needed to do that, then obviously so do we. And prayer is so important that Bruh Paul instructed the Thessalonians to ‘Pray without ceasing.’ (1 Thess. 5:17)

Now that does not mean to literally pray constantly, because then we’d have time for nothing else, but it means to have a constant attitude of prayer about us. For example if something good happens to us, we need to give thanks asap. Or if we have a problem, prayer should be our first recourse. And that last statement is one of indisputable importance, and should be taken literally. Our first recourse in any and every circumstance ought always be to God. He might then send us to someone else for help, but His counsel is the one we should always seek first. It’s like the song says, ‘take it to the Lord in prayer.’ And there’s no wiser course of action in a believers life.

So, in closing, it would be very beneficial if we spent some time pondering all we’ve said on this lazy-day Saturday, and then, with God’s help, try to improve our Christian witness, because right now, we’re sadly lacking. Much LOVE!

…to get closer to God…that ought to be our heart’s true desire…

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The Overwhelming Importance of Believers Knowing, Understanding and Appreciating God’s Great LOVE for Them!

18 Apr 2026 Leave a comment

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Romans 5:8. ‘But God commendeth (demonstrated) his (own) LOVE toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’

Oh friends, it’s our lazy-day Saturday, and I’ve seen the first blossoms, the first true blooming of the marvellous season of spring! Yes, in the beautiful yellow flowers of a tree in my backyard! And please don’t ask me what kind of tree it is, because I don’t have a clue. (smile) But after all the promises of spring that’s been recently taunting us; with buds on the trees, birds singing and the days getting warmer, we can now definitely say that spring’s been sprung! Yes my fellow believers, that marvelous and miraculous rebirth of nature is truly on it’s way after a somewhat tough winter.

And truthfully, the winter was not as tough as some we use to have before climate change disrupted everything, and made us soft, after experiencing a period of easy winters. But that’s all behind us now, for spring is here and thanksgiving rises to the heavens for all the blazing new colour and majesty of this time. And in honour of all that, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, with all sincerity and truth!

Yes mih bredrin, if our prayer was sincere, then we know that the wonderful God we serve will soon bring us closer to His heart, and bestow His wonderful peace and calm in our spirits, because His Number One priority is to have greater intimacy with His most wonderful creation, mankind! And He’s shown that in so many ways, in so many promises that if we don’t know and understand that by now, we’ll never do so.

Listen to this promise from the prophet Isaiah: ‘Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand (in strength), and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work (wage) before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.’ (Is. 40:10-11)

Now why would God make such a promise if He didn’t desire to be in close intimacy with His creation eh? His desire is to treat us in a LOVING manner like a shepherd treats his sheep. And what can be more convincing of the Lord’s great LOVE for us than His sending His son Jesus to earth to die on the cross of calvary so that our sins could be paid for, then raising Him up from the grave on the third day, at Easter, which we’re still celebrating, so that we can have the wonderful options of salvation and eternal life? That’s reconciling us back to Himself; bringing us back to his fold, and causing us to spend eternity in His awesome presence.

Yes friends, all of that was motivated by that one majestic word: LOVE! And I can’t help quoting one of my favourite scripture verses here. (smile) This one from Bruh Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, where he exposes the true and wonderful heart of God to us, when he writes: ‘But God commendeth (demonstrated) his (own) LOVE toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’ (Rom. 5:8) Why would He do such a thing unless His LOVE and compassion were overwhelming for us eh?

Because, as Peter says, He ‘is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but all should come to repentance.’ (2 Pet. 3:9b) Of course, the Lord doesn’t want to lose any of His magnificent creation to hellfire and damnation. Just like we don’t want to lose any of our children or descendants to it. And we do that because we have much LOVE and compassion for them, and don’t want their souls to be lost forever in eternal separation from their Creator.

And Jesus Himself explained it better than anyone else, when He said to Nicodemus, the Jewish leader who secretly came to Him under cover of night seeking answers. ‘For God so LOVED the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world though him might be saved.’ (John 3:16-17)

There again we see it my people, it’s all about God’s great LOVE for mankind. And you can’t have real and true LOVE unless you have a fair amount of intimacy. That’s why it’s ever so important for us to get close to our heavenly Father so that we can experience all the LOVE and compassion He has for us. He has already played and shown His hand by sending Jesus to die for us, it’s now our turn to reciprocate that LOVE by keeping Him first place in our lives and sincerely living this earthly life the way He desires. That’s all He asks of us; obedience to Him and His Word!

And though that’s sometimes difficult to do in this ungodly world with Satan and all his evil cronies on our case, the Lord has already given us all we need to fight the good fight: His Word with His many promises, the Holy Spirit that indwells us to lead, guide and comfort us, and easy access to Him though prayer and supplication. What else do we need eh? Nothing, but to get up off our fat and lazy fannies and do the work we’ve pledged to do for Christ!

And this lazy-day Saturday in the spring of 2026, is as good a day as any for us to truly contemplate how we’re living for Christ, and how we can and need to improve it, for we all have room for improvement. And my fellow believers, we all also know that our world desperately needs to see plenty improvement right now, if we’re to prevent it from further sinking into the mire of evil and ungodliness that it’s currently doing! Much LOVE!

…Christ has already done His part…proclaiming victory over sin and death…now we must do our part…keeping His victory alive…

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