SCRIP-BITS

All of us want to live forever...and it's possible, but only if we become followers of Christ Jesus! Why? Because the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of the Holy Trinity, is the ONLY true immortal being in existence! All other claimants are false, dead, unreal beings, products and figments of man's imagination. And when Jesus, our Saviour, is ready to take His church, His people, home to their new life, then our bodies will be transformed, immortalized, and we'll live with Him, wherever He chooses to be, forever...and ever...and ever... Now doesn't that sound like the best way to go? It surely does! So let's follow it nuh! Much LOVE!

The Lord has promised us many blessings in His Word, however those blessings won't fall on us automatically, we first have to know them, and then declare them over our lives. For as they say, a blessing is not a blessing until it's declared. That means we have to continually speak blessings over ourselves and those we LOVE and care about, if we expect to receive the many blessings of God promised to us. The most important thing we can do is bless our children and our LOVED ones every day, so they can stay safe and secure in God's LOVING embrace! For example: 'The Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you...' etc. etc. And when you're saying those blessings, please touch them, if you can. Much LOVE!

God's Word, the Bible is our guidebook for earthly living. That means we need to know what's in it and and then use it to live our lives by. And in the Word, there are things like blessings and prophecies that are very important because they show us God's promises as well as His already done deeds. They show how He keeps His promises and how those who do His bidding are blessed and prophecy on His behalf. Now it's very important that we believe those things because it deepens our faith, letting us know that if God could do such and so forth for others, He can, and will do the same for us. That means we can depend on and trust in Him, surrender our souls and lives completely to Him, because He is an ever-faithful and trustworthy God. And until we learn to do that, our lives will remain miserable and unfulfilled. And that can only happen when we familiarize ourselves with His Word. Much LOVE!

All believers should be well versed in the Word of God, otherwise we won't understand some of the contrary and eccentric moves God made and still makes. It especially shows us that our wrongdoings don't necessarily disqualify us from doing great things for God. Just look at the lives of Jacob, of Moses, of Bruh David and of Bruh Paul. All of them were less than worthy characters in the beginning, but the Lord used each one of them in mighty ways. As the Bible tells us, the Lord likes to use the foolish to confound the wise. He doesn't necessarily do what the world thinks is right, or what it believes should be done. We need to realize and remember that our God has a whole different agenda to that of the world, and only if we read and familiarize ourselves with His Word, will we be able to gain some understanding of His eccentric ways. Remember He says that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours, so we'll never fully understand what He's all about, but through reading His word and trusting our lives to him, we'll understand enough to serve us in very good Stead! Much LOVE!

Ah mih people, the giving of thanks, and manners as a whole, have been sadly declining down through this last generation. But it's something that's ever so necessary if we want to be a society of high standards, for a thankless society only falls into eventual ruin, because thanklessness causes resentment, and other negative stuff to rise up and be prevalent in such a society. And besides that, our great God expects us to be thankful, for that's one of the reasons He created us, to exalt and honour Him. And furthermore, our Lord and Saviour, our Leader, Jesus Christ while here on earth was the most thankful person going, especially to His heavenly Father. And it's one of His examples that He expects us to follow. So let's remember to give thanks nuh. Let's make it a habit. And we'll all be better off for it! Much LOVE!

Our world contains only two options, being a slave to Satan and living in sinful bondage, or being a disciple of Jesus Christ and living in peace, LOVE and righteousness. Now the two, like fire and water, do not mix. They each try to extinguish the other, and the fight is a fight to the death! And since Jesus expects us, His followers, to be the salt of the earth, to add the LOVING and compassionate side of His nature to our world, as well as being the light of the world, the vehicle that extinguishes the darkness of Satan's world, that sets free those in bomdage to him and his evil ways, it means that we need to be a unified, strong and steadfast group of believers. That's the ONLY WAY, we will ever conquer the evil one and set his captives free to embrace the goodness, the light, the mercy and grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! So, I'm pleading with us, this Thanksgiving Day, to get up and get ourselves together, so that we can fight the good fight for Christ and turn our world around! Much LOVE!

It's Thanksgiving weekend up here in Canada and what better way to celebrate it than by thinking of our great God Jehovah as our Shepherd, our Provider and Protector; the One who gives us all the good things of life! With Him in control of our lives, there's nothing that falls within the godly realm that we shall ever want for, and it's only fitting that we give Him much thanks and praise for providing and protecting us with the same LOVE and intensity that a shepherd shows for his sheep. Yes friends, there's no greater LOVE and compassion to be found than in the flock of of Almighty God. And with that in mind, I want to encourage us all to diligently seek Him, for He is all that we can ever want or need, and with Him there is true forgiveness, grace, mercy, salvation and eternal life! What more can a human being ask eh? Absolutely NOTHING! Much LOVE!

Almighty God made us first and foremost to commune or communicate with Him. And we do that through keeping our focus on Him and through prayer. It's the only way we will ever be able to enjoy the many benefits that come from being a true believer in Christ Jesus. And prayer is not constantly asking God to satisfy our lustful desires, but coming to Him with God-given requests, and asking what we can do for Him. We need to remember that Jehovah God is our Creator and Controller; in other words, the Boss! Thar means we need to do what He says, not try to get Him to do what we desire. He won't do it anyway, if it doesn't fall into the scope and timeline of His plan for outlives. So please, let's stop treating God as a doting grandfather just there to indulge our selfish and sinful pleasures. We need to start seriously doing what He says and desires of us, if we want to enjoy the many benefits that He has set aside for us. That's wisdom for the ages! Much LOVE!

We all want God to help us with our problems, but we don't want to do what He asks or expects of us. No, we want to do as we please, but yet expect holy and righteous God to fulfill our lustful and carnal desires. It won't happen friends, for the Lord doesn't encourage sinful behaviour, and you will eventually pay for your disobedience. That's a fact! So, if we want to see our godly desires fulfilled, we must be obedient to God and His dictates. Yuh see what the Bible says about Jesus and obedience? Although He was never disobedient, He still learned about obedience by the suffering He endured. He willingly submitted Himself to the unfair things He went through, even to death on the cross, to fulfill God's plan of redemption. (Heb. 5:8) Likewise, we have to go through life in obedience to God, so that we can fulfill His destiny for us. It's never easy, but it's oh so rewarding! Much LOVE!

Joseph didn't ask to be sold into slavery, or put in prison for something he hadn't done, but those were the breaks that life dealt him, and throughout those unjust and difficult times he kept his peace and did not complain, because the Lord gave him favour wherever he was. And that's the same way the Lord will deal with we Christians if we keep a good and Christ-like attitude when the storms of life batter us. No, it's not easy, but with prayer and study of God's word, understanding who we are in Christ, and the promises that belong to us as a believer, we will be enabled to bear our trials without too much complaining or being angry with God, knowing that He will work it all out for our benefit in the long run. That's possibly the most important promise we need to remember when we go through the rough times of life. Yes friends, victory will be ours in the end, if we stand strong and steadfast in Christ! Much LOVE!