SCRIP-BITS

Simply put friends, without the shedding of Christ's blood on the cross of Calvary on Good Friday, we would still be headed straight for purgatory or hellfire and damnation; eternal separation from Almighty God! For without the shedding of blood, sinless blood like Christ's no permanent atonement is possible. But Christ, through His selfless sacrifice, changed all that, and brought us back to the Father, justifying reconciling, forgiving, sanctifying etc. etc. so that we could be once again called children of the Most High God. Please, let's recognize the blood's importance in our faith and treat it with the holiness and respect it deserves! Much LOVE!

The Old Testament is basically a foreshadowing of the New Testament. Thus a lot of stuff, like promises and prophecy can be found in the Old Testament and be fulfilled or manifested in the New. From the beginning of the Bible, the appearance of Jesus on earth was prophesied and spoken of as the coming of the Messiah. So it's not strange to find Old Testament verses reflected or referenced in the New Testament. Jesus did it Himself when He stood up in His hometown of Nazareth to read from the scroll of Isaiah 61 ( Luke 4:21) So, it's very important that believers know that to understand the New Testament, a good knowledge of the Old Testament is also necessary. Much LOVE!

In this life we never know what trials and tribulations might come against us, or when, but one thing is certain, if we stay attached and surrendered to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, He will eventually turn our circumstances around. And if He doesn't, for whatever reason we may not like, or understand, He will most certainly help us to bear our burdens with a good attitude. And I know that we don't like to go through tough times, but that's just the way of the world, and being a disciple of Christ means forsaking ourselves for His cause. It's not easy, but if we hang tight, the rewards will outweigh the troubles. So let's keep hanging tight to Christ! Much LOVE!

Ah friends, evil has overtaken our world, and that evil hides itself in darkness, so that it's deeds cannot be known, and keeps all evil doers in that darkness. But Jesus came to earth that we could escape that evil darkness and have the light of eternal life through His death and resurrection. And isn't it wonderful to know that we now have another option besides the evil darkness of Satan? Surely! But the problem is that if want to escape the evil darkness of Beelzebub, we have to come to the Light, to receive Jesus and all that He has to offer, it won't automatically come to us. The Lord gave us free will, hoping that we would choose His will, and He won't intrude on our choice. So it's completely up to us to make the choice. And wisdom dictates that Jesus is the better of the two options, so please let's be wise and choose Him nuh! Choose the Light of the world! Much LOVE!

The world is evil and ungodly, we all know that, but in Christ we can make both good individual and worldwide changes. However, the individual change must come before the worldwide one, where believers must put on the new man in Christ; that's accept Christ's new godliness and way of living, while putting aside their old, evil and ungodly lifestyle. It's either one or the either, there's no sitting on the fence, you're either new fashioned in Christ, or old fashioned in the devil. And sadly, those are the only two options we have, so please, let's be wise and choose to live the new life in Jesus nuh! Much LOVE!

Life is a complex affair, and the Christian faith, is no different. Though we can come to faith quite easily, because it's the gift of God, we then need to work out our own salvation, that's live the way Christ desires His followers to live. We need to learn Christ's word, study it, and then put it tinto action in our lives, meaning we need to grow up, like children, who first begin by drinking milk, then as they get older begin eating solid food. Likewise as we grow in our Christian faith, we must be able to handle bigger things, become more mature in our faith, for that's the only way to truly understand what the Christian life is all about and thus live it successfully. Much LOVE!

There is only ONE way to true success, and that's by doing what the Lord says in His Word. Read your Bible, study it, and then put what it says into action! It's as simple as that! And yes, that's not always easy to do, but if we truly want to do it, with the Lord's help, we certainly can. But it all begins with us, sincerely wanting to live right in this ungodly and evil world. And yes, the powers of evil will push against us, but let's remember that greater is He that's in us, than he that is in the world! Yes friends, Jesus is greater than Satan any day, and twice on Sundays! So let's wake up and begin seriously living for Jesus! Much LOVE!

Friends, if Jesus did not do what He's done in a rather selfless manner, we would not have salvation and eternal life right now. Therefore it's utterly important to recognize His overwhelming importance in the scheme of things, and give Him His rightful praise and glory. The Father recognized it and exalted him to the loftiest heights possible, likewise we should exalt His holy name, and not just with words, but more importantly with action; sincere action, so that others can come to know, LOVE and revere Him like we do. That's the ultimate test of our faith! Much LOVE!

If Christ is our End All and Be All, then we need to do whatever He says, and live the way He desires of us. Otherwise, we will not be showing others that we are His sincere followers. And that, unfortunately, will diminish and destroy all that Jesus has worked so hard and suffered so much to accomplish. It's utterly important that those who follow a Leader, obey His rules and abide by His commands. And in Jesus' organization, that means LOVING each other the way that He first LOVED us. What a joy it would be if we stopped our infighting and petty squabbles and simply live for Jesus...in LOVE and obedience like He desires us of! Much LOVE!

If we consider the Lord our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, then it's of the utmost importance that we obey them as soon as possible. Remember that obedience put off till we feel like doing it is still disobedience in the Lord's eyes. It's necessary that we do His bidding in the least possible time frame, or in other words; when He asks us, and how He asks us. Doing it in our time and way won't cut it, we'll still be considered disobedient and pay whatever price is necessary. And there's always a price to be paid for disobedience. Let's remember that! Much LOVE!