A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. Proverbs 18:16 NASB

 

SCRIPTURE:

A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.  Proverbs 18:16 NASB

 

 

 

COMMENT:

This scripture does not say that a man’s “education” will make room for him, because I know several PhD’s that have been unemployed for quite some time.  Nor does it say that a man’s “money” will make room for him, because I know some very wealthy people that have been unable to experience a moment of inner peace.  Saying that a man’s “gift” will make room for him and bring him before great men, refers to the “gifts” of God, that we have all been given.  The thing for which we were created, will present itself to us and then give us favor in our lives.  It will be the thing that we love doing the most.  It will be the thing that gives us joy.  It will also be the thing that prospers us.  God gave us these gifts so that we would have joy performing them and that they would take care of us spiritually and financially.  If we try to take on things that are not necessarily our gifts, just so that we can make money, they will always be less in our spirits than our true gifts.  If we become architects, just because dad and grandpa were architects, but our real joy is in painting, we will not be operating in our gift.   

If we become doctors just because it has been a family tradition, when our real joy is in writing or singing, we will not be functioning in our preordained destinies, that future that was tailor-made for us, by God.  We will be operating in a profession, but not operating in our gifting.  That is why many of us feel so unfulfilled in our “chosen” professions.  They may pay us well and may be very prestigious, but they leave us feeling completely and utterly empty.  When we fully commit to walking into our destinies and being who and what God intended us to be, then and only then will we be spiritually, emotionally and financially fulfilled.  Then and only then will we be pleasing to God, in this matter.

OUR PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK:

Father God, In the name of Jesus, we thank You for the many gifts You have given us.  We ask you to help us have the strength and courage to walk freely and confidently into our custom-made destinies.  Help us to perfect these God-given gifts, that You be glorified. 

Help us to empty our gift(s) into the earth and to take none of them to our graves with us.  We thank You for assigning purpose to our lives and showing us the reasons for which we were created.  In Jesus’ name we pray. 

Amen.

 

 

Performance Schedule for
IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
By Nejla K. Hubbard

Directed By Van Dirk Fisher

Saturday, July 16th at 8pm Opening Night, Reception at 7pm

Wednesday, July 20th at 2pm

Saturday, July 23rd at 4pm and 8pm

Wednesday, July 27th at 2pm and 8pm

Friday, July 29th at 8pm

Saturday, July 30th at 1pm and 5pm

Sunday, July 31st at 3pm

Tickets are $50 before March 1st.

Tickets are $55 during the month of March

Tickets are $60 beginning April 1st.        

 To Buy Tickets online CLICK HERE

Honor Thy Father And Thy Mother

SCRIPTURE:

Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.  Deuteronomy 5:16  KJV

COMMENT:

Honoring our parents should come naturally to us.  I love this scripture because it is a commandment qualified with a blessing.  The Lord says, if you do this, I will do that.  My sister and I often joke that we were born knowing that our parents were in charge and that we would respect their authority.  In the late 60’s, I was a small child, being raised, in the projects of Brooklyn, N.Y.  Even though both of our parents worked, we didn’t have a lot of money.  However, we had no idea that we were living below the poverty level.  They always did the best they could do for us.  My mom would read us the “riot act” before we went into a store.  She would look at us and say, “You don’t want anything, you’re not getting anything, so don’t ask for anything!  You got that?” And we would nod our heads and respond in unison “Yes, Mommy”, and follow her in, quietly and respectfully.  Although it might sound sort of harsh and regimented to you, it wasn’t.  She and my father, loved us and taught us, from birth, how to behave.  We didn’t show out or have tantrums or display any of the disrespectful behavior we see today!  Children throwing themselves on the floor, scream at their parents and crying to get their way!  That would NEVER have happened in my day or with my parents!  I love them, even now, for teaching us to respect them and ourselves and authority.  It cultivated the deep sense of family we share.  Now, in their old age, we continue to have a wonderful and loving relationship.  We also have a heart and mind to care for them with joy and gratitude!  Thank you, Jesus!

OUR PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK:

Father God, In the name of Jesus, we thank You for the guardians You have given charge over us.  Those angels You connected us to, that we would call parents.  Help us to honor them with our love, reverence and respect.  Let us enjoy the gift that they are to us.  If someone is dealing with a broken relationship, Lord, restore it!  Make a way for forgiveness and reconciliation.  Finally, Lord, if we didn’t have righteous parents, help us to break that chain! Shape us into the holy and acceptable, loving parents we wish we had been given.  Help us teach our children this and all Your great commandments, that we may be pleasing to You.  In Jesus’ name we pray. 

Amen.

Nejla K. Hubbard

Performance Schedule for IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

Saturday, July 16th at 8pm Opening Night, Reception at 7pm

Wednesday, July 20th at 2pm

Saturday, July 23rd at 4pm and 8pm

Wednesday, July 27th at 2pm and 8pm

Friday, July 29th at 8pm

Saturday, July 30th at 1pm and 5pm

Sunday, July 31st at 3pm

Tickets are $50 before March 1st.

Tickets are $55 during the month of March

Tickets are $60 beginning April 1st.

To buy Tickets to see this new Christian play by Nejla K. Hubbard & Directed by Van Dirk Fisher  CLICK HERE.

The Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, NYC.

July 16th - July 31, 2016