ALL THAT GLITTER IS NOT GOLD

"There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever"- 2 Corinthians 4:18 (MSG)

In the Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare narrates the story of a father who left a will on how her daughter's hands should be given out in marriage. The will stipulates that all the suitors must choose correctly from one of three caskets to have her daughter's hand. The three caskets were labelled gold, silver and lead respectively. Whosoever picks the right casket, gets the beautiful bride's hand. The following inscription/slogan were boldly written on the caskets : The Gold Casket- "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire", The Silver Casket,-  "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves", The Lead Casket- "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath".

The first suitor, the Prince of Morocco, choose the gold casket, The second suitor, the Prince of Arragon choose the silver casket. They both rejected the lead casket because of the baseness of its material and the uninviting nature of its slogan, "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath. The last suitor - Bassanio, carefully considered his choice, he eventually choose the lead casket and won the beautiful bride's hand.

Beloved, all that glitter is not gold. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever (2 Corinthians 4:18). Don't let that fake gold and attractive materials of this world make you lose the hand of your beautiful bride in destiny. Stop acting foolishly like the Prince of Morocco and Arragon. Choose the casket of lead which is loaded with salvation, sanctification and all the fruits of the spirit so that you will be numbered among the Bassanio's of this generation. A word is enough for the wise. I hope you will choose wisely today.

May I urge you to please join me this beautiful Thursday morning to meditate on the lyrics of this wonderful hymn below as we trust God to help us choose correctly at all times.  The hymn which is titled "Choose The Right" was composed by a missionary named Joseph L. Townsend.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT

Choose the right when a choice is placed before you.
In the right the Holy Spirit guides;
And its light is forever shining o’er you,
When in the right your heart confides.

Refrain:
         Choose the right! Choose the right!
         Let wisdom mark the way before.
         In its light, choose the right!
         And God will bless you evermore.

Choose the right! Let no spirit of digression
Overcome you in the evil hour.
There’s the right and the wrong to ev’ry question;
Be safe thru inspiration’s pow’r.

Choose the right! There is peace in righteous doing.
Choose the right! There’s safety for the soul.
Choose the right in all labors you’re pursuing;
Let God and heaven be your goal.

May we receive grace to choose what will always please our wonderful bridegroom (Jesus Christ) so that we can reign with him forever. May God and Heaven be our goal in the race of life.

Good morning and do have a fruitful day.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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