Daily Reflections:2015-05-14

Yesterday’s reflection  and day before focused on  2  Chronicles  chapter  18.For two  days I  have not pinpointed  any aspects  to reflect on..

As  I  read Chapter  18  there are many points, instances, circumstances  ,screaming at me from this chapter.

To-day  I  want  to reflect  on the  first  4 verses  of this chapter.

2 Chronicles Chapter 18

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¹ Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

² And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

³ And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

⁴ And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

As I reflected on these  four  verses  what struck me  was  the allegiances that kings  and persons  of the  past had.

Those  allegiances   bonded  these persons together  in peace  and when  it came to war  they banded together as we see in verse  3  in war.

However  verse  4  outlines to me  the character  and faith  of many kings  and  persons  in the  old  testament..

When  kings had  to go to war ,they sought  the help  or advice of God  and they  always called  on the prophets of God  to give them  the words  of guidance or instructions from God.

Here in verse 4 we see  these  words  And Jehoshaphat said unto the  king of Israel  ,Enquire ,I pray  thee,at the  word of the  Lord  to-day.

Enquire  ,who do  world leaders, church leaders enquire  of  before  major events in their  lives.

Who  do  we enquire  of before  we make  major decisions  in our lives .

Do  we  enquire when we face  constant  persistent  problems ,of the Lord  what is wrong .

Do we  enquire  of the  Lord  what is wrong  when we  have  problems  in our marriages  or relationships?

I  can go  on asking  many more  questions but the question I  can ask myself  and  any other  person,is this,

Do we  enquire  of  God, have we been taught  to do this, do  we know  how  to Enquire  of God, and is it something we  think  we should  do?

Blessings.

Sir  Guy  Fireworks.

2015-05-14.

2.43 pm.

Daily Reflections:2015-05-13

Yesterday’s reflection was on 2  Chronicles  Chapter  18…Two  Kings about to go to war wanted  to know before what would  be the outcome of the battle and they decided  to  enquire  of the prophets .

Some   four hundred prophets  were  consulted  and they  all gave favourable  reports  to the kings.

Lets take a look  at the entire  chapter.Tomorrow  reflection will  continue on the chapter.

2 Chronicles Chapter 18

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¹ Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

² And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people thathe had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

³ And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thouart, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

⁴ And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

⁵ Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.

⁶ But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

⁷ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

⁸ And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

⁹ And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

¹⁰ And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.

¹¹ And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

¹² And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

¹³ And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

¹⁴ And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

¹⁵ And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?

¹⁶ Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

¹⁷ And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

¹⁸ Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

¹⁹ And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

²⁰ Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

²¹ And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

²² Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

²³ Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

²⁴ And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

²⁵ Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

²⁶ And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

²⁷ And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

²⁸ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

²⁹ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

³⁰ Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

³¹ And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

³² For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

³³ And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

³⁴ And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.

Blessings..

Guy  Fireworks.

2015-05-13.

SEX.

Sex…many to-day treat sex as a Noun, rather  than a  Verb……..Sleazy  tabloids promote it, talk about it,stimulate weak minds to become heightened  with lust and desire  and then to be enslaved ,placed  in bondage  to their lust…

Sex ,many no longer  see  it as  a  priceless,sacred  gift from God  to be used  in marriage only…….

Sex  is now the passport,the visa,the trump card,the ace ,the  wild card,for upward mobility,promotion, advancement  in politics, the  work place, in business  and in what  every field, area, sector……….

Want  to  rise up, get  a move on  ,get  that new contract, to role in a new  movie ,lets  take the  Noun and let it become a  Doing Word, Verb…..

In  recent time  School  teachers  in USA have  been arrested  for having sex  with their students

And days  ago  a  High School  Principal was  caught with weed , partially undress with a student.

Was she there for extra  curricula  activities  or for Sex  or was  it coitus  interrupts  by the police.

Sex it is  in the locker  room.

In  the  office, in the  board  room,  in politics , in the dorms,  in the colleges, the high school..

and  in the  Church, even in the vestry, or in the Pastor  office.

Persons  no  longer  have  any shame. Free love era came  and sex  was  no  longer  taboo.

Persons  freed  up,  one  night stands were  in, and sex move from the back burner to the front burner.

Now it is sex, any where, any time ,with who you  please.

Man, woman, boy ,or  girl, and animal if  you  care.

And sex don;t have to be boring  or routine…

You  can  have many  positions…

You can dress up, or dress  down.

Be whipped, beaten, handcuffed, choked,

You  can have  opposite sex or same-sex,

You  can add flavour or spice , whipped crème, syrups, yummy , wines

and ice  for the cold  hearted.. ha-ha.

Sex occupies the mind of many.. even those well advanced in years.

Many  think  about sex constantly, others are constantly having sex..

Some are promiscuous,when it comes to sex,others  nymphomaniac, others say they are  sex addicts……….

They are  some who  pay  to have  sex, others expect  persons to pay them to have sex  with them,.

Some are faithful,committed  to  one partner ,others  play the field  , like hunters  their favourite words are, who is next…

And when they  get syphilis, gonorrhoea,herpes, aids  or STI,it’s just dullens    their sense  of right  and wrong,

And they  continue  to sleep  around,  not concern about  who they infect…

SEX  NOT A  NOUN  BUT A  VERB, HAS  ITS PLEASURABLE  MOMENTS AND  ITS NOT SO PLEASING  MOMENTS………

AND   ITS  CONSEQUENCES……….

SEX  CREATED BY GOD..LETS USE  IT FOR  THE GLORY  AND HONOUR OF GOD.

Bush.. Don’t you Push……

Phones  calls  can make your day.

Good  Morning  Guy-marks  Consultancy  ,  Guy  Speaking ,how can I   help you..

Lady  loud  nasal  ,high pitch voice.Can   I  speak  to  *******,

Pardon  me  Mam..

Lady  Correcting  her self  Can  I  speak  to  Mr  ******

I  am  sorry  mam… Lady  Interrupts   in her  nasal  voice.When he comes  in tell him to call Bush….receiver  clicks off.. Bush..who is  bush..

I  KNOW  Moses  and  the  Burning  BUSH…

Was  this  Bush  an  End  Time  Bush….

Bush.. Was  it  The  American  Bush, Presidents  Father  George  and  Son  George  Bush..

They  may  not be  burning  Bush,  More Retired  Bush , Pensionable  Bush.

Coming back to  my Culture  to be  called a Bush  Man  was  not a compliment….

When  persons thought  you were bewitched they recommended a  Bush  Bath.

When person was sick they were told  to  take  Bush Tea.

And  no one wanted Bush  around their  home

And mothers and fathers  made children clean up  and remove  Bush  from homes especial  for Christmas

And women of ill repute plied their trade at Bush Hill.

Bad men were nicked  name  or a.k.a    Bush…

Finally when it came to car  racing we all went to Bushy  Park..

Bush  is  inscribed  in  the  Bajan  landscape in so many ways.

Bush no  need to Push.