February 2012

As we come before you in the month of February, which is Black History month, we are blessed by almighty God to share with you from the theme “Make the best of what you have.”

Now! In order to better understand this term, we must take a moment to define what it means.

To make the best of what you have, literally means to adapt as well as possible to the situation, condition or circumstance in which you fine yourself.

Now! From the worldly stand point, we would term making the best of what you have as making the best of a bad situation.

Now! From the spiritual realms, we learn to adapt to the situation, condition or circumstance by and through walking in the light with Jesus Christ.

In Jesus Christ, every mountain condition, every mountain situation and every mountain circumstance is not a bad situation. Rather, it is an opportunity to enhance our walk in the light with the Lord.

Ephesians chapter 5 verses 8, 15 and 16 sum it up this way. It says that in time past we were full of darkness; and because of this we should be very careful how we live. And it goes on to tell us in the 16^th verse that we should use every chance –  that is -make the best of what we have.. we have - to do good because we are living in evil times.

Now! The only way we can make the best of what we have to overcome these evil times, we must learn to adapt as well as possible to the conditions, situations and circumstances around us by and through walking in the light with God.

Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

Now! In Acts 6, we find that in those days when the number of disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against Hebrews because their widows were not being properly ministered the daily administration of food.

Now! This condition, this situation and this circumstance could have become a fiestas had the twelve refused to walk in the light with God.

Instead, through their walking in the light with God, they were able to turn this mountain condition, this mountain situation and this mountain circumstance into an opportunity to appoint for the first time in the history of the early church men who would be called deacons.

For the book of Acts records that the multitude was called together and informed by the twelve saying, “it is not reason that we should leave the word of God to serve tables.” Therefore, “look ye out among you and select seven men of honest report and full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom which we may appoint over this business. In other words, “Multitude, make the best of what you have.”

Again, in Romans 16:1, Paul made the best of what he had through the blood of Jesus when he recommended Phoebe, the first deaconess – helper of the deacons, who had walked in the light of God by helping in the church at Cenchrea.

Providence, the action of the twelve apostles in Acts 6 and Apostle Paul in Roman 16, let us know that we can always make the best of what we have when we walk in the light with God.

When we walk in darkness, we become the children of darkness – the devil.  We will do the works of darkness and we will conduct business in a way of darkness, which brings about strife, confusion and destruction.

I am glad that the Lord records in the book of Ephesians that we were in darkness, but now we are in the light.

So, as we go forth during this Black History and the remainder of the days of our lives, let us make the best of what we have and live our lives like we are the children of God, walking in the light with Him through the blood shed of Jesus Christ.

Let us make the best of what we have by being Present, Prompt and Participate in all functions and activities of this church where God has called you and appointed us to serve.

Let’s not allow others to do what God has called and appointed us to do.

If you would let go and make the best of what you have, God would truly bless you and your family.

It’s up to you! Make the best of what you have and walk in the light with God and watch God change things in your life.

I’ll pray for you. You pray for me and let’s watch God change things.

Because of Calvary,

Rev. Dr. Alexander Pope, Jr.

 

Positive Thought for February: Earth has no sorrow Heaven cannot heal

Remember the 3 Ps for 2012:

Present

Prompt

Participate