SCRIP-BITS

For many reasons our world is currently consumed by fear and anxiety, however as true believers in Christ Jesus, we do not have to succumb to the distraction and discouragement of those negative emotions. No! Not since we have many powerful verses of scripture, of the Lord's consummate Word to fall back on! Words of faith that can lift us up out of the mire of fear, if we use them the way the Lord desires! Remember, God has our best interests at heart, and is always holding out a saving and strengthening hand to us, but it's our responsibility to take that saving hand. He will not force us to do so. He will not go against the free will that He's given us. Instead, He desires that we use the free will to accept His will! Much LOVE!

Fear is a big problem in today's society. it comes at us from all different directions, and we need to learn how to handle it, or else it will simply overwhelm us and leave us deep in misery and discouragement. Now, that's not a place for believers to spend any length of time, but we can only get out of our despair, or not go there in the first place by having scriptures embedded in our hearts to use when fear comes knocking at our door. Consequently, it's very important that believers read and study their Bibles so that they can know those all important verses, especially in these times of excruciating fear! Much LOVE!

Life is full of all kinds of troubles and trials, but if we have strong faith in Christ Jesus, we can handle them all without too much worry and complaining. But that means we have to know the scriptures of faith that drive out fear when it come a-knocking, as it will certainly do in this troubled, ungodly and evil world. And we can't know those scriptures unless we study our Bible and commit those important verses on faith to memory. We need to have them right at our fingertips, because oftentimes we don't have time to contemplate our decisions, and the sooner we can come up with a faith-filled scripture to help us, the better decision we will make. So please, let's get a move on nuh, get studying our Bibles, so that we can have strong scriptures of faith to fall back on, in these trying and turbulent times. Much LOVE!

Yes friends, the world we live in is filled with too much complaining, blaming and lack of responsibility. But that's not how Jesus expects His people to live. No! We are not to cast blame willy-nilly, nor complain too much, but simply learn to accept our responsibility as good soldiers and disciples of Christ. And that's hard to do in a society where the negative influences are so overwhelming. However, the obstacles are not insurmountable, if we live the way Bruh Paul exhorts the Ephesians in his epistle to them. That's kind and LOVING to each other, not casting blame, not speaking any evil, or trying to ridicule our fellow believers. And that's the ONLY way our world will ever straighten out and start living sincerely and seriously for Christ! Much LOVE!

Ah friends, our God is the Greatest! Yes He is, as His creating the world and all therein points out! The majestic things He created, like the hills and valleys, the rivers and the seas, the fishes, the animals and mankind. Then it's amazing to behold how all of His creation works and interconnects so smoothly. All of that speaks of His awesome power, His omnipotence and His wonderful eye for beauty! Then His undying LOVE and compassion for His most marvellous creation, mankind, is shown by His Son, Jesus Christ, selflessly shedding His sinless blood on the cross of Calvary, so that our sins could be forgiven! What greater showing of LOVE can there be eh? None whatsoever! That's why it's ever so important that we sing His praises and tell of His wonderful works, and sincerely appreciate all that He's done for us! for from everlasting to everlasting he is God! A God without measure! Much LOVE!

Living for God is both a delicate and tough situation. On the one hand we need to seek Him out with sincere hearts, souls, bodies and minds, but then we also need to wait on Him, for His timing is not like ours. We expect to see results right now, but the Lord operates on an entirely different timetable, and if we want to truly experience His goodness and mercy, then we have to learn to wait on Him. It's not always an easy task, especially when problems are breathing down our necks and we can't see any solutions in sight. But be assured of this one thing: The Lord is NEVER late! If He is going to do something in your life, He will show up, but in His time, which is usually the last minute! That I can personally testify to, and I had to learn it the hard way, just like I'm asking you to do. (smile) So please, don't ever give up on our God. Just how people like Jeremiah and Bruh David never gave up on Him during their rough seasons, so should we also endure with a good and godly attitude, and He will also come through for us! Much LOVE!

There's nothing impossible for Jesus. He can do whatever He desires, and also whatever we desire. But for Him to do what we desire, it takes belief and faith in Him. Confidence that He can do what He says He can do, and also what we want Him to do for us. And the bigger our problem or request, the bigger our faith needs to be. That's why our faith needs to be in a state of constant growth. But it doesn't grow by itself; but through the trials and tribulations we endure, and see how Christ helps us through them. And each time we see how faithful Christ is, then our faith and trust in Him grows. So, it's mainly through adversity that our faith grows, which means, if we need to grow our faith, then we must go through adversity. (smile) Now that's not something we like to do, but if we desire greater faith, going through adversity is the only way to achieve it. And remember that the Lord will help us through the adversity. He will never allow us to go through it alone! Much LOVE!

Every day is a new day in some respects, but in others, it's just like any other day. However, we believers need to understand and acknowledge that the promises of God are ever so important in our lives, and they won't automatically come to pass unless we believe them and then do whatever it takes to make them come true. Remember, we're in a covenant relationship with God, and though He does many things for us, we are also expected to play a serious and sincere part in the relationship. God gave Jesus' sinless life for our sinful ones, therefore He expects that we will live for Jesus and not for Satan, who leads us into nothing but sinful and ungodly stuff. Oh my people, godly wisdom dictates that we live for Christ, if we expect to enjoy the benefits of His work. Much LOVE!

This world causes many problems, some of which beat us down to the very ground, and we are not able to rise above them. However, the beautiful thing in turning to Christ and surrendering your all to Him is that you don't need to change one iota! He will accept you just as you are, and He will do whatever changing is necessary. So, if right now you're feeling down and out, with no hope in sight, then simply call upon Jesus for help! Accept Him as Lord and Saviour and He will bring you back to your feet, and help you to hold your head up high once again. As He says, His yoke is easy and His burden light. And it's certainly better than Satan's! So, please use wisdom and call on Christ for help today! Much LOVE!

We human beings have two options when we die, as we all will do at some time or other. Those options are either to end up in hell with Satan and his evil cronies, or to end up in heaven with Christ and all the righteous brethren! Now, while alive, it is possible to save up earthly treasures as well as heavenly ones. The problem being that after death, ALL the earthly treasures are left behind for our descendants to fight over, and if you served Satan, rather than Christ, you will descend into hell with no treasures whatsoever. However, if you served Christ, you had ample opportunity to lay up treasures for yourself in heaven, with the added benefit of being able to enjoy them while spending eternity with Christ. Now that's the wisdom of living for Christ and not for the evil one! Much LOVE!