Ancient Words Ever True

"Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see." - Fanny Crosby We wish to remind us all that God has a lot more to offer us. We (may) have learnt great things from the Lord; we (may) have seen or heard some of the great things He hath done; we (may) even have great rejoicing through Jesus. BUT there is more. The best is yet to come. This is our hope! The most interesting part being that "...when He shall be revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." "And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure." Maranatha

"These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean." - Ezra 2:62 NIV When you come across certain scriptures, you can't help but shudder. The above passage was about three families in Israel who claimed to be from the lineage of priests when the Israelites were about to go back to their land under Ezra. I am not sure at what point their actual genealogy was ditched and they started claiming priests, seeing they've spent so many years in sin, and eventually in Babylon; but that lie wasn't to continue forever. There was a book! And on that day they were disqualified, it didn't matter whether it was their parents that deceived them or they formed the lie themselves. Notice also that to clear all doubts, these men were allowed to search for their names by themselves. They cannot blame the custodian of the book for not seeing clearly or for skipping their names mistakenly. I am chall...

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Ecc 12:1 “...While the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.” Let us consider the last parts of the above verse, as we take one more look at the subject of remembering one’s Creator. We had established the importance of remembering our Creator, especially in the days of our youth. But King Solomon does not stop there: he goes on to speak grimly about old age, which he describes as “the evil days”. Those days are not evil in the sense of what happens around us, but in the sense of what changes in the human body/soul and how drastically people become different compared to when they were much younger. The next six verses (vs. 2-7) are dedicated to describing these changes and their attendant implications. For any young person who enjoys “chopping life”, these changes are ver...

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Ecc 12:1 “…In the days of thy youth...” We began earlier to consider the admonition of King Solomon to remember our Creator. That admonition, as we discover, was primarily addressed to young people. Though men of all ages must seek God, it is most important for young people, who have unique features that make it easier for them to seek God, and who have ample time to reap the fruits of their actions. It is almost as if a young man is sitting across the room from the now aged king as he pens those words, “…in the days of thy youth…” He will go on to describe the various features of old age that make it difficult to seek God, and the apathy that becomes the attitude of older people towards the things they once passionately pursued. But first of all, let us consider those golden words – “in the days of thy youth.” Scripture stat...

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Ecc 12:1 “Remember now thy Creator...” Let us pause for a moment to consider these powerful words from a man who had it all, and who had seen it all. Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived until the coming of Jesus, and his wealth and influence could hardly be quantified. In rounding off the book of wisdom (Ecclesiastes), his final admonitions began with the words before us: “Remember now thy Creator...” It is amazing that man has to be instructed to ‘remember’ his own Creator. A broad reading of Scripture reveals that man is often pre-occupied with the challenges and troubles of day-to-day life without asking questions about their Creator (Job. 35:9-14, Isa. 51:13). We are often concerned about how to meet our needs, solve our problems, improve our living conditions, and so on. And this seems very understandable. However...