Today’s Thought “From the Bottom to the Top” G. Ward

2 Peter 1:²⁰ But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture becomes a matter of someone’s own interpretation, ²¹ for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

 

Little Black children from the baby-boomer generation (b.1946-1964) and before took no issue with a picture of a White Jesus on their wall and it was explained who HE was, along with being mandated to reverence HIM. So, early indoctrination with that reality, would disallow our hatred of every person (even though great racial prejudice was vivid). It now appears that this era exercises oversight with a great song sung – “We Shall Overcome” forgetting the very next word “someday.” Those lyrics pervaded scriptural boundary to know our Lord won’t be governed by those HE made, moving on HIS time and for HIS glory. Moreover, it taught us managerial resilience in/through all HE provided, leaving complaint and not coming down from the wall (i.e., from Nehemiah 6:3, where Nehemiah is rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and refuses to be sidetracked by his enemies' plots). Generations now and to come (perhaps) have deemed those many beforehand irrelevant; for the pace of society is at a moment’s demand, seemingly met with comparability of a perceived disinterest of the wheel’s invention and whereas our Lord gave us HIS book, the eternal script, its relevancy continues, no matter the wheel’s invention, or the robot (AI driven) – for Truth remains. Finally, and whereby some Black Americans feel biblically disenfranchised and whereas “geography” is no longer a class (educationally) pursued, study of Truth witnesses’ verses replete with Africans. So, no – the White man didn’t give us his religion, we were on the ships taken from our homeland, understanding Jesus saves…

 

Father God, Your salvation is indiscriminate and mankind’s heart is desperately wicked, unfolding Your Way as Supreme, incomparably so. We rejoice that although sufferings persist, we can hide in Thee. May we all, who believe, trust, then do what our Lord Jesus commissioned us for and teach Your Word so as to extinguish doubt. In Jesus Name, Amen.