Today’s Scrip-Bit 19 May 2018 Proverbs 22:6.

19 May 2018 Leave a comment

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Proverbs 22:6.   Train up a child in the way he should go, and (even) when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Well friends, the sun’s not shining this morning, instead the rain is falling, and it looks like it’s going to be a wet, sombre day. But yuh know what? It’s still a glorious day, because the shining sun isn’t what really makes a day glorious. 

What makes a day truly glorious is the mere fact that we opened our eyes this morning and drew a breath of life, felt the Spirit of the Most High God Jehovah coursing through our bodies! That’s the ultimate expression of a glorious day! 

And all God’s people declared a loud and thankful: ‘Praise the Lord! Bless His Holy Name! Glorify and exalt Him to the highest!’ Yeh friends, that’s how we ought to react to seeing a brand new day, alive and kicking! 

And thankfully I’m feeling better than I did yesterday, though my old nemesis, stuffed up nostrils returned to haunt me last night and I had to breathe through my mouth again. Oh Lord eh! And what really annoyed me, is that when I got up, my nostrils began functioning decently again. 

Chuh! But that’s small potatoes compared to the worsening Hawaiian volcano situation and the ten students shot down in a school in Texas yesterday by a fellow schoolmate, using his father’s guns. When is that nonsense going to end eh? When are they going to put some proper checks and balances to try and stop it? 

I believe I heard that there have been something like sixteen school shootings in the U.S. already this year, and we’re only halfway through May. Steups! But as the gun proponents keep saying, ‘Guns don’t kill people, it’s people who kill people.’ And we’ll leave it at that. Just offer up prayers and whatever other help you can give. 

Now, since it’s Saturday, let’s check out some quotes we got this week from our friend Anselm, as he sincerely aspires to inspire us for a better tomorrow. And the first one says: ‘Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.’ 

And that’s the living truth. All the Lord our God expects from us is that we put sincere effort into all that we do. To use the talents that He equipped us with to the fullest. He knows that we’re not perfect, but he does expect us to come up as high as we can. 

And the second quote says: ‘Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.’ Well generally speaking I agree with that, but there are times when we don’t have an opportunity to see for ourselves and the info we can gain from others is very reliable and informative. In the case of gossip though, I’d say, yes, see for yourself. (smile) 

Then there is this quote: ‘Let us sacrifice today so our children can have a better tomorrow.’ Now I have some serious reservations about that, because that is exactly what our generation did and yuh see how our children turned out? Not as good as we expected, because we gave them almost everything they wanted without any rules or boundaries or whatever. 

In fact we did them an injustice by sacrificing so much of ourselves so that they could have a better life than we had, but since they did not have to earn or work or sacrifice anything in return, they did not, and don’t appreciate our sacrifices and now believe that they are entitled to everything they want. 

Unfortunately we have raised a totally unappreciative generation. The old saying is still ever so true, that when you work and or sacrifice for something you appreciate it much more than if it just falls into your lap. 

And the last quote is: ‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.’ Gospel truth friends! It brings to mind the popular saying about give me a fish and I’ll eat for a day, but teach me to fish and I’ll eat every day, or something like that. (smile) 

And I want to use that last quote as a reference to our Christian lives. We can tell others about Christ and all that He stands for, but oftimes it will just go in one ear and out the other. And then we can teach them about Christ and they will remember some. 

But the only way they will ever truly learn about Christ is when we get them personally involved, by doing stuff like reading the Bible and other religious texts on their own, praying, going to church, getting involved with church activities and fellow believers. That’s when they truly learn and experience the full expression that’s Christ! 

That’s why the Lord admonished the Israelites continually throughout the Bible to teach their children the word and get them involved in community activities, not only so they could pass it down through posterity, but so that they too could learn and enjoy and profit from the teachings.  

No wonder Cousin Sol declares in our Bit. ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and (even) when he is old, he will not depart from it.’ That means to teach them from very young about Christ, lay a good foundation from very early on, so that they will always have it to help them in their daily lives. 

As Bruh Paul said to Timothy: ‘And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.’ (2 Tim.3:15) His mother Eunice and grandmother Lois taught him the word from a very young age. (1. Tim.1:5) 

Unfortunately though, that effective parental biblical training and discipline is something we, as parents, did not do sufficiently with this current generation, that’s why they either have no real knowledge of Christ, or desire to have none. That’s why so many of them are not only IN the world, but are also OF the world. 

However friends, it’s not too late, it’s never too late to try and make some amends, if not with this generation, then with the next. Let’s make sure that our grandchildren receive the message nuh. Much LOVE!

…personal involvement…is the key to successful learning…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 9 March 2014 Psalm 103:1

09 Mar 2014 Leave a comment

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Psalm 103:1.    Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
 
Well Friends, it’s a mild Sunday morning, compared to those of the recent past. Yuh better believe that! The clock has also been set forward one hour, to begin the confusing strategy of Daylight Savings Time. Hn!
 
To tell the truth, I really don’t know who it benefits from it, if anybody. And it’s been recently proven that there are some negative aspects to the time change. But somebody, or bodies in power, must believe that whatever positive aspects contained therein, do outweigh the negative ones. So us menial folk just have to go along with the idea, whether we like it or not.
 
And it both amuses and disconcerts me in one respect; when we go forward, like today, we end up on T&T time, but when we go backwards at year’s end, we end up on Jamaican time. So before calling friends and family in those locations, I have to first consider what time schedule we are on, so that I don’t call down there too early, or too late.
 
Ah Lord eh! But them’s really small potatoes, mih people – wish that was our biggest problem – and there’s no need for us to worry, because we strong, steadfast and true believers can handle anything that comes against us, for ‘we are more than conquerors through him that LOVED us.’ (Rom.8:37)
 
And furthermore, as Bruh Paul so emphatically states to the Philippians: ‘I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.’ (Phil.4:13) Never forget those two scriptures Friends, because they embody total truth for all the ages.
 
And I’m chuckling while I’m adlibbing here, because I don’t have a Bit as yet, and no clue how to continue this rambling preamble. (smile) But I am assured, because of those two statements above that the Lord will eventually strengthen and guide me, and cause me to write a most wonderful Bit. (smile)
 
Well it’s certainly in His best interest to do so, since it’s His Word that I’m writing about, and I’m sure, like me, He doesn’t want me to write nonsense.
 
And lo and behold, to prove His faithfulness and wisdom, He just guided me to a rather appropriate Bit for this Sunday morning: ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.’
 
Yes my brethren, we can never find a better thing to do than to bless the Lord and His Holy Name! And that surely was Bruh David’s forte, as we can see from all the stuff he’s written, especially from this Psalm of praise and thanksgiving for God’s great and abundant mercies.
 
Now hear how he continues after that first verse. ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with LOVING-kindness and tender mercies;
 
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgement for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.’ (Ps.103:2-7)
 
And nothing my people, nothing whatsoever in those verses can be disputed, for down through the ages, they have been proven to be factual, many times over! Any problems we have with those words stem from us, from our lack of faith, our lack of true belief in the great I AM.
 
And if you don’t believe me, then listen to some more of this wonderful psalm. ‘The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous (abounding) in mercy (LOVING-kindness). He will not always chide (strive): neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
 
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy (LOVING-kindness) toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame (He understands our constitution); he remembereth that we are dust.’ (Ps.103:8-14)
 
Now Friends, anyone who tries to dispute any of those declarations is either a liar or a fool, or both, because without the Lord’s abundant mercies and forgiveness, we would have been all condemned long ago to death, for our numerous sins, and exiled to Hades to dwell with the evil one.
 
‘But the mercy (LOVING-kindness) of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children. To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.’ (Ps.103:17-18) 
 
More gospel truth my fellow believers! The Lord has made special preparations for those who walk obedient to His dictates. And Jesus, in telling the disciples that He was THE WAY to the Father, promised it thus: ‘Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
 
In my Father’s house are many mansions (Lit. dwellings): if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.’ (John 14:1-3)
 
Oh mih people, mih people, what a most marvellous promise! And we all know that lies and untruths, by His very holy nature, CANNOT proceed from Jesus’ mouth and Spirit. Thus, when we walk in sync with our Creator and heavenly Father, our eternal destiny is set in stone!
 
Therefore we all have great cause to exclaim, proclaim and declare like Bruh David: ‘Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers (servants) of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.’ (Ps.103:20-22)
 
And all God’s people gave a loud and grateful shout of ‘Praise the Lord God Jehovah! Praise Him for His goodness to the undeserving children of sinful men! Praise Him for ever and ever! Amen.’
 
Yeh mih people, we certainly can’t go wrong in praising and giving thanks to our ever-LOVING, merciful, forgiving and most gracious God! Please put that in your pipe today and smoke it! (smile) Much LOVE!
 
…praise and thanks are two of the most important elements in worshipping Almighty God… 
 
P.S. Yuh see Friends, as I told you, through faith in God’s mercy and unswerving help, the Bit didn’t turn out too bad at all, now did it. (smile) Much LOVE!