Month: September 2020

Everything God speaks in the Bible is good and worth telling others about, as well as all creation which He spoke into existence.

Genesis 1: 30 “Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.”

Have you stopped to listen to the birds; they are talking to each other often. Not only because God made them to sing happy songs, but also when they find food, such as nuts, seeds and fruit,  they don’t keep it to themselves, they straight way tell other birds about their find of good things.  The other birds, never say ‘are you sure’, maybe it’s not true’, but they all go and share the food together, making happy bird noises.

In my yard at home, I have some nut and fruit trees.  Last year 2019, for the very first time, the white tailed black cockatoos found my macadamia nut trees, when I was not home.  In one afternoon they picked and cracked the hard shell and ate many, many of the creamy delicious nuts inside.  Such a mess of husks, shells and a few nuts, I have never seen.  Just like happens to the honky nuts, under that gum tree.  Though many black cockatoos cannot find enough food, and are dying out; at my place they have a huge honky nut tree and the pine nuts from that tall tree to eat, that they do not need all my Macadamia nuts.

This year I started listening carefully to the white tailed black cockatoo’s squawking to each other, for I had found a dropped nut on the ground outside a neighbours house and thought my nuts must be ready.  I watched and watched when black cockatoos roosted nearby in the tall pine tree all day, squawked and chortled, and I expected them to come over to the macadamia nuts.  So I watched and pulled off some macadamia nuts, still in their green husks instead of when husk opening up and falling on the ground ripe.

For me this was all about save Macadamia nuts, because they are worth saving for me and to share with others.

Then came the afternoon when I heard much squawking, like a small army coming overhead.  I rushed down to the Macadamia tree, with buckets and a long tool to pull down the nuts.  The black cockatoos were already feasting and did not want to leave the feast.  They sat nearby on trees and the ground, for a couple of hours, while I took off the nuts from the two trees.

Jesus taught the disciples in, Luke 12: 6, 7 “’Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins.’  And not one of them is forgotten by God.” “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

Remember how the birds share all their good news, so let us tell people we meet that Jesus loves them and is soon coming to earth to save His own.

Matthew 11: 28-30, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from Me, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

This is the need for many who feel overburdened, with many trying to do too many tasks, and have many worries, just from living in our society and world at this present time.  I have found that that the offer from Jesus is true, as He says He will give and do and does so, time after time.

The word Yoke – conjures up being kept down or forced, but is not true in this case, and nothing is forced upon me, for Jesus always comes to us only when we choose Him freely of our own will.  I can take on the guidance of Jesus in what I do and how I proceed, much as it is through the yoke, oxen are directed.

Jesus is a lovely example of love, meekness and humility never ‘puffing’ Himself up in ‘self-importance’ or doing things for His own selfish purposes.  His reason for coming to earth was to overcome Satan, sin and death and help the sickness and spiritual darkness and oppression of the people; and so save all who believed in and accepted Him.

He was very humble, and lived a simple, self-sacrificing life, without worldly ‘trappings’.  This was how He was, and could accomplish what He and His Father had agreed upon at the beginning of earth; which was to bring salvation to the people of earth, if they succumbed to the temptation of Satan at any time and gave him allegiance over God.  Amazingly we are so loved by God the Father and His Son, that we were never abandoned to our fate and a new world with people on it created in our stead.

Today let us take Him at His word, and come to Jesus and accept Him and allow Him to guide our direction and movements, and He will deliver the promised ‘rest for my soul’, I do not need to run around frantically without direction and hope of eternal life.

Matthew 6: 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ’What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?”  Verse 33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

 

Mark 13: 34 “For the Son of Man, is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work and commanded the porter to watch.

It is a wonderful privilege to be loved by the divine Majesty of heaven.  Also it is a most solemn injunction from our Lord Jesus, to carry on His work, in His way, with His power in our lives.  This responsibility and joy, has been left to all who live on earth, and call Jesus their Saviour.  There is much spiritual blessing from Jesus and again when we humbly depend on Him and proceed with our life fully in His strength, wisdom, and abilities.

If we don’t do the deeds of kindness as Jesus did when on earth and the reflecting and sharing of His love; and then lovingly warning others of the troubled times in Matthew 24, that Jesus told us about, that herald the return of Jesus, our Lord and King; I ask have we given our whole allegiance to Jesus our Saviour.  This is a rebuke in scripture to many of us, and we are told now is the time of change and do not delay.  I take heart and directions, for Jesus says come to me today and repent and I will listen and forgive your divided heart and place a new heart within.   Jesus also spoke about the eternal damnation of all the wicked and unfaithful, which have not aligned themselves behind the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Lord Your bidding and work I desire to do.  Therefore please give each an understanding of Your will for us as we interact with many needy people and those who have taken the step of accepting Jesus.  To have You as our close and loving Saviour communicating back and forth is such a stabilizing love and growth experience, that we would have none miss out on for themselves, as Jesus makes all a worthwhile life experience, whilst awaiting with hope our final events.

Psalm 27: 1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?