Today’s Scrip-Bit 2 February 2013 Isaiah 10:1

02 Feb 2013 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Christian Thoughts and Inspiration., Daily Devotion, Daily Inspiration, Inspirational Living, Spiritual Living Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Isaiah 10:1.     Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness (misfortune) which they have prescribed.
 
Oh Friends, it’s already the 2nd of February, (smile) 9 days to Carnival and the Mardi Gras festivities, and a further two to Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season. So I guess everybody’s going to be busy in this coming week to get in as much celebrating as possible, before they are locked down with prayer, fasting and meditation for Lent. But whatever your actions in this time of upcoming bacchanalia, just remember the old adage, drunk or sober mind yuh business. That’s because when you’re doing that you’re less likely to get in trouble and give the wily and always lurking Beelzebub a chance to break through your spiritual armour. I know some of you are tired hearing me say that, but if we’d mind our own business a little more closely than we do that of others, there’d be far less problems in our world. And having said that, let’s see what our Bit has to say. ‘Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness (misfortune) which they have prescribed.’ Yes Friends, we’re continuing the message on the rampant corruption that has our world in a strangling bear-hug. And it seems to run from captain to cook in every walk of life. Why is that eh? Have we recently become that evil, or is it simply that the depth of our perfidy and unsavoury practices is only now coming out? Whichever way, it’s simply too much. Now yesterday we were talking about the legally crooked scheme of lobbying and ended up mentioning the gun lobby as the one with the highest profile right now in the U.S, canvassing politicians of all stripes and colours, going on talk shows and taking out expensive ads to keep the lax gun controls they favour in place, when the situation and the majority of people are calling for more stringent gun control. Unfortunately one of the ploys they are using is the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which they claim enshrines their sacred right to bear arms. Technically speaking they might have a bit of a point, but I doubt very much that the recent escalation of gun ownership and their illicit use are what the founding fathers had in mind when they drafted that law. Anyway, don’t be surprised if they get their way, because money and fear mongering do a lot of persuasive talking. Meanwhile, up here in Canada the corrupt Harper government has already kow-towed to the gun lobby, read American dollars, and killed the Long Gun Registry that cost so much to set up, and which all the Police Departments and many others cried out to keep going. But a few corrupt, self-serving officials deemed it unnecessary, claiming that it would cost too much to maintain and the savings from shutting it down would be in the billions which could be put to much better use. Hn! Wonder of wonders! Only in the last couple weeks it’s been announced that it would not have cost that much to keep the Gun Registry running because most of the cost had already been absorbed in the set up, and the savings from shutting it down will only be a paltry 2 million dollars. So where did all the supposed savings vanish to eh? It was pure sleight of hand, no, sorry, sleight of mouth. The powerful gun lobby which supports the government didn’t want it, so to get further support the government had to get rid of it. But my brethren, let’s pose this most important question from Isaiah: ‘And what will ye do in the day of visitation (punishment), and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?’ (Is.10:3) Yes Friends, what’s going to happen to those corrupt administrators and defilers of justice? Isaiah also tells us about their sorry lot. ‘Without me they shall bow down under (among) the prisoners, and they shall fall under (among) the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out (in judgement) still.’ (Is.10:4) It is a proven fact my people, perpetrators of injustice WILL NOT get away scot free! And we’ll end with further words from Bruh David on the wicked and corrupt. ‘Break (away) their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. Let them melt away (flow) as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth (stillborn child) of a woman, that they may not see the sun…. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.’ (Ps.58:11)  Selah! Yes Friends, ponder that, because it is all coming to pass. Much LOVE!…only fools believe they can get away with wrongdoing forever…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 11 January 2012 Matthew 22:39‏

11 Jan 2012 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living Tags: , , ,

Matthew 22:39.    And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself.

Oh Friends, it’s a new day, and all’s well! Okay, so I might be a tad crazy for saying that, (smile) but if we look closely and truthfully at many of what we consider problems, we’ll find that they are mere hiccups with which we can either live comfortably, or handle in our stride with God. We’ve become such a soft, whining, petty society that now we complain loudly about things we wouldn’t have even mentioned a decade ago. However, in trying to get this LOVE Revolution train on a fast, safe and positive track, I found a quote that’s very appropriate for the next step. Yesterday we spoke about God’s LOVE for us and ours for Him. The next step for us to master is found in this quote from David G. Jones: ‘In LOVING myself I gain the power of identity that is necessary before LOVE for others is possible.’ Friends, I find that to be very truthful. We can’t truly LOVE someone else until we’re capable of LOVING ourselves. And LOVING ourselves doesn’t mean a selfish, narcissistic fixation on oneself, but appreciating our good points – and we all have some – while not allowing the bad ones to make us feel unworthy. I believe that the LOVE of self that exists today is the more selfish, chest pounding, egotistic actions that’s so encouraged, rather than the I’m comfortable in my skin, in who I am, in whom the Lord made me to be. Now learning to LOVE ourselves is no easy task, especially if we’re not living up to our expectations. However, that doesn’t mean we’re unworthy or unLOVABLE. We need to accept ourselves, offer ourselves the same kind of breaks, care, kindness and acceptance that we offer others. That’s why Jesus broke down the commandments to two: LOVE thy God, ‘And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself.’ How can we LOVE our neighbours in the spirit that Jesus advocates if we don’t first LOVE ourselves eh? Oh my people, it all boils down to the old adage; ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ That’s the practical reality of LOVING your neighbour as yourself. You ought to treat your neighbour the way you’d like him/her to treat you. And it doesn’t mean being all goody goody and syrupy, but just being decent to others. Unfortunately though, it seems like a lot of us in this current world don’t like ourselves, judging from the terrible way we treat others. And that stems from the high level of selfishness that permeates our society. In many minds, it’s okay to treat others like garbage, but Lord forbid anybody treating us the same way. Remember the T&T saying; ‘do so ent like so.’ Sadly, this state of mind is very prevalent amongst the wealthy and those in power. Ah Friends, it’s time we start taking the way we treat others seriously, for what goes around comes around. As the Good Book makes a habit of saying from Genesis to Revelation; ‘whatever you sow you’ll reap.’ And that’s gospel! Oh my people, we can’t expect to mount a LOVE Revolution, a return to the God of our fathers, unless we show the practical side of LOVE: feeding the hungry, tending to the sick, helping the widows and orphans, caring for the poor. That’s the true test of Christianity! I’ll remind us again that Christianity is an action movement! Jesus went around mostly DOING good everyday, not simply talking it, like we tend to do nowadays. That’s what LOVING your neighbour as yourself means; wanting them to be as comfortable as you are. Oh Friends, there’s far too much poverty, starvation, sickness, greed and oppression in our world to ever say that we’re keeping the second great commandment. And it’s not a new commandment either, because way back in the wilderness, the Lord told Moses to inform the Israelites: ‘but thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.’ (Lev.19:18b) So Jesus was just reiterating the centuries old directive of His Father. And Bruh Paul, in talking to the Roman church about walking in LOVE, had this to say. ‘Owe no man anything, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVETH another hath fulfilled the law. For this Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill (murder), Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended (summed up) in this saying, namely, Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself. LOVE worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore LOVE is the fulfilling of the law.’ (Rom.13: 8-10) Ah mih breddren, I don’t know what else to say to get us to accept ourselves with all our frailties, and be as good to ourselves as we are to others. It’s a veritable conundrum: we need to LOVE others like we LOVE ourselves, but far too often we don’t really LOVE ourselves the way we ought to. And until we do, our world can’t really get on the right track, so let’s ponder these things nuh, look deeply at the relationship we have with ourselves and then try to bring it into line with what we know our God desires for us. I sure hope this all makes sense. But if it doesn’t, then I hope you all are wise enough to pick sense from nonsense. (smile) Much LOVE!…until the engine of the LOVE Train is firing on all cylinders…the LOVE Revolution won’t be as effective as it ought…