It takes time to wake up from our slumber in many
areas of lives, but we should be climbing the cliffs of understanding the older
we get, however we are often dull of hearing or maybe just rank rebellious.
Needless to say it’s up to us as individuals to evaluate our own hearts and
seek out God’s grace for true change. It is all about arrival in as many areas
of our lives that we find honest reflection. There is a time for all things; a
time to eat, sleep, live, die and then the judgement and as Solomon teaches
judgement is coming and that the sole purpose of man is to fear God and keep
His commandments. How many view this gem of wisdom as insightful enough as to
live by it, or at the very least to endeavour to be consciously aware of our
plight. Is it a priority?
With any good spy thriller the author/ producers
spends time on the hidden detail to bring their books or movies to life, so too
with multipliers of brilliance behind it all, God has given us His book, the
Bible. He is the director and everything will pan out in accordance with His
will, in other words life as it unfolds is all part of the script. Sure, most
of us would say we could do with less evil in this world, however the harder
the struggle the sweeter the victory, it’s a principle we can all relate too.
This brilliant tome, the Bible is filled with hidden truths, or clues if you
like that open the gateway to eternity with some irony thrown in as we are
reminded of the brilliance of an unseen God who is behind it all, whilst
reminding us that He is in control.
Here is a verse that sprung to life for me many
years ago; “For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” (1Corinthians 1:19) – The world and its wisdom asserts so many claims
with its spokesmen and God laughs at much of it. How often have you heard this
expression; “hindsight is the perfect science”. To know the beginning from the
end is easy but to know the end from the beginning is impossible, but not for
God, that is His domain and it’s well within his grasp. The question that needs
answering is do we believe this to be true or not? And if so will we respond to
His overarching instruction, which is to repent and believe on Him, period!
Once that has happened for you, things will start falling into
place.
· We once believed that the earth was flat, it is
round (Isaiah 40:22) penned approximately 800 years before
the birth of Christ
· Field of Gravity (Job 26: 7)
· Blood to life and its biological importance (mentioned in the law in the book of Leviticus)
· Confirmation of dinosaurs (Job 40:15)
And so on…
All clues aiding to help us believe. The Bible is
filled with warnings and yet we are often given insight through varying penned
indications to be alert and on the lookout. Such a clue is just over the
horizon and it is nearing that blast of a trumpet. It would be foolish of us
not to pay special attention to the voice of our Lord. I don’t think there are
too many people alive today that have not heard about the second coming of our
great Lord, it is common knowledge, even if it is laugh at by most. Then there
are the Apostles, men like you and me in makeup, ordinary men who have a lot to
teach us, if we would only be attentive to their voices. Paul has much to say
and an abundance of what he teaches is tried and tested, prior to the
instruction. These instructions are priceless. To be able to make a comment
like this and with a clear conscience to unload it is remarkable but
liberating; “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be
content.” (Philippians
4:11) - It is one thing to accept our positions in life but
quite another to be content or at peace with our position at any given time.
This is the lesson and the sooner we resist that the freer in Christ we will
be. Then Peter teaches us this very valuable lesson; “Beloved, I urge you as
sojourners and exiles to abstain from the
passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.” (1Peter 2:11) –
Here we see Peter bringing our natural default button into question, and the
need to keep it in check as it is our enemy and not our friend. And yet he
further reminds us that God has designed it as such so that we may learn many
valuable lessons and eventually bring Him glory by silencing the gainsayer.
What about the elephant in the room, the flavour on the decade which is in
complete contradiction to Paul teachings. Men claiming woman’s roles and women
claiming men’s roles. Women leading and men following; “I
do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she
is to remain quiet.” (1Timothy 2:12) –
Why would he make such a statement? Read the rest of the text in your own time
and it will soon be obvious. I realise that this is a very hard pill for most
to swallow, but that does not mean once it has been swallowed that it would not
achieve the required results. We all have our own cross to bear, but accept it
we must! If not it will most certainly be to our own detriment. Of that truth I
am completely convince. It’s to find the grace and the strength to push through
it all with smiles on our faces.
These are just three of the many examples we must
learn to embrace as our lives do depend upon it.
God help us to endure as we learn along the way,
bless His name now and forever more, Amen and Amen!
Signing off
Tyrone
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