The
Great Ships of Heaven on Earth
There Go the Ships! Psalms 104:26
Dedicated to Cornelius Henderson (1934 –
2000)
Though he became
a bishop, he remained a kind man.
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Sailors’ Prayer Holy Spirit Prayer
Story: It Is the Captain’s Lookout
I’m gonna take a trip
In the good old gospel ship,
My dear Savior has paid my fare;
I’ll hear the trumpet sound
Then I’ll leave this sinful ground,
And go sailing through the air.
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Literal translation: Yochanan (John) 6:16 And when it became late[1],
his students went down on the sea, 17 and going into a boat, went across the
sea to Kaphar Nachum[2],
and it had already become dark and Yahshua had not yet come to them. 18 And the sea was raised up by the blowing
of a great wind.
19 So, having rowed about twenty-five or
thirty stadia[3],
they observed Yahshua walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they
feared. 20 But he says to them, I AM![4] Fear not!
21 Hence they wished to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat
was about the land to which they were going.
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Psalms 104:24. How countless are your works, Yahweh,
all of them made so wisely! The earth is full of your creatures. 25. Then there
is the sea, with its vast expanses teeming with countless creatures, creatures
both great and small; 26. there go the ships (RSV), and Leviathan whom you made
to sport with. 27. They all depend upon you, to feed them when they need
it. 28. You provide the food they gather, your open hand gives them their fill.
29. Turn away your face and they panic; take back their breath and they die and
revert to dust. 30. Send out your breath and life begins; you renew the
face of the earth.
31. Glory to Yahweh forever!
May Yahweh find joy in his creatures! 32. At his glance the earth
trembles, at his touch the mountains pour forth smoke. 33. I shall sing
to Yahweh all my life, make music for my Elohim as long as I live. 34.
May my musings be pleasing to him, for Yahweh gives me joy. 35. May
sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked exist no more! Bless
Yahweh, my soul.
Acts 2:42-47 excerpts: And the believers
continued steadfastly in teaching and fellowship and breaking bread, and
prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by
the apostles. And all that believed had all things common; sold their
possessions and goods, and parted them to all, as each had need. And they
continued with one accord in the temple and in breaking bread from house to
house praising Yahweh and gaining favor. And Yahweh added to the assembly daily
those being rescued.
James 3:4. Or think of ships: no matter how big they are,
even if a gale is driving them, they are directed by a tiny rudder wherever the
whim of the helmsman decides. 5. So the tongue is only a tiny part of the body,
but its boasts are great. Think how small a flame can set fire to a huge
forest; 6. The tongue is a flame too. Among all the parts of the body, the
tongue is a whole wicked world: it infects the whole body; catching fire itself
from hell, it sets fire to the whole wheel of creation. 7. Wild animals and
birds, reptiles and fish of every kind can all be tamed, and have been tamed,
by humans; 8. but nobody can tame the tongue
I have stood on the deck
of a ship while she was toiling upstream, with wind and water against her, and I have
gone up to the man at the wheel, and said: “Jack, why don’t you ease her off a
point or two? You see how it would relieve her.” But the answer was: “No, I
can’t luff; that is the point of the compass the captain gave me, and I must
keep her to it.” “But man,” I remonstrated, “if you keep her as she is, soon
the bulwarks will be stove in, and there is every chance that under this
fearful strain she may spring a leak.” “That is none of my business; it is the
captain’s lookout. All I have to do is to obey his orders,” was the man’s
answer. The captain, however, understood his business, and we arrived safe in
harbor.
Sometimes if we do exactly as our
Shipmaster commands, it appears as if our business would be ruined, our
reputation lost—as if, indeed, we should be totally wrecked. That, however, is the captain’s lookout. All we have
to do is to implicitly obey. —Sir Wm. Scott.
The Napoleonic Wars of 200 years
ago may be one reason we’re gathered today. Thousands of Europeans fled
in ships to escape the horrors of constant war on their continent. Your
ancestors may’ve been among these pilgrims; mine were. My
ancestor, Jacob Schneider, was mustered into the Hessian army as a teen.
80% of Hessian soldiers died; Jacob was a survivor. (I
understand
The
Jesus Boat
Ships
were the only means of mass travel over the vast reaches of sea and ocean –
where only Yahweh and Leviathan dare to play. Boats, smaller than ships,
were personal means of travel on lakes and rivers. Our Savior’s
headquarters was a seashore town –
The
image of Yahshua as Shipmaster is made clearer by the
discovery of an ancient boat near Capernaum in 1986. The
Just as our Master made his way across the sea, we still make our way in ships
– the “ships of the church.” Without these impressive behemoths of the
Master’s Navy, we couldn’t negotiate the treacherous foam to the promised land
– we could win no battles nor take any prizes. We would be lost.
Fellowship
We
first set out in the passenger cruiser, “The FELLOW-SHIP.” Today,
“fellowship” reminds many of the motion picture The Fellowship of the Ring.
J. R. R. Tolkien, the poet who wrote the novels, was a devoted Catholic and
wrote Lord of the Rings to illustrate the struggle between good and
evil, and how good may triumph if fellowship is strong. Passages
from The Lord of the Rings are now used in homes and churches all over
as the basis for devotions, prayers and meditation. Do you know the story?
The
fellowship of hobbits, elves, men and trolls discovers the continent to be
threatened by ultimate evil and destruction. More than fate has summoned
them: they must save their world together. The members of the
Fellowship, though very different, must learn interdependence and how to
sacrifice for the good of the group and the mission. There’s comradeship,
“fun” and joyful times in the Fellowship. But there’s also grave risk,
danger and … well … some don’t finish alive.
We
read about The Fellow-Ship of the Cross in Acts 2:42-47: that we
must “take up the Master’s cross” and follow. Thus we’re yoked to Him in
fellowship. On this fellowship cruise, we enjoy meals, Communions, and
daily life together as we carry on the mission of our biblical
forerunners. Our fellowship consists not only of those we see, but of
those we don’t – comrades of all eons are here, even angels, joined in common
cause, mission and destination.
We
don’t share all things in common anymore, but nobody in the fellowship
goes without as long as someone has. We pray for each other
daily – we practice agape-charity. We love one another – we’ve
become family. Like that of the Fellowship of the Ring, we must
save the world, although many in the lower levels of the ship have, as yet,
only learned to save themselves.
Worthship
Having arrived in the Fellowship, we board the WOR-SHIP, so named after the old
English sloop WORTH-SHIP. Worthship means we let Yahweh
know what he’s worth to us. For us to get through to Him, the
course has to be set in accordance with the Master’s compass. His compass
reads, “Pray the Father in my name.” It doesn’t read, “Just say
‘in Jesus’ name’ at the end of you prayer.” His compass reads, “love me
and obey my orders, then pray the Father.” Obedience to the
compass is the only way to guide the WOR-SHIP. One can’t worship unless
she has first understood what a great sacrifice was required to get her aboard;
the privilege must be highly valued; her greatest loyalty is expected.
Assuming she’s grateful and obedient, she may pray: “Hallowed by thy
name.” 75% who pray this prayer don’t the Name; how can they hallow
it? But we know the head of our company –Yahweh, the Mighty One of
Israel. Somebody on the Worship has to tell them!
The
Master assured us we could worship in the hope that He’ll reign and His will
shall be done – here on the ship exactly as in His Heaven. We
worship for we believe, like those of the Fellowship of the Ring, that
His reign will destroy all evil; but now he needs our fellowship’s help to
usher in His reign.
Some matey later added words to the Master’s instructions: “Thine is the
Kingdom and the Power and the Glory Forever.” True worship means what
is to come is already here. I say, “the time is up, the Reign of
Yahweh is already upon us.” The very ones who think that’s a crazy idea
pray every week, “Thine is the Kingdom Forever.”
Worship never consists in words one neither understands nor believes. But
we understand and believe. We worship the present Commander, not a
figment of the imagination from the future.
Workship
Going out from the WOR-SHIP every day are many small boats carrying worshipers
here and there. These boats are called WORK-SHIPS. Now workships
are essential to the economy of the Worship in that they take worshipers
to work. Workships have two lieutenants – Lt. Faith and Lt. Work.
Lts. Faith and Work are dependent on each other. If one wanes, the other
fails. If one prospers, the other grows stronger. Faith is trusting
the Master from afar. Work is being obedient in his absence. When a
pilgrim does as Lt. Work tells him, then Lt. Faith, who’s usually hidden in the
steering room, pops out and is seen by all. When someone takes a
Work-ship, he reveals the image of the Fleet Commander to all.
But
the good done must be that which is approved. One famous Captain said, “A
great ship is steered by a tiny rudder.” In other words, hold your tongue
and listen for orders. You’ll want to do good thinking you’re doing your
Master a favor. But even good done without Lt. Faith’s direction
is bad. And Faith without Works is dead.
Stewardship
Having landed again, we connect with the STEWARD-SHIP. A steward is a
person who manages another’s property, finances and affairs. When you
take the Stewardship, you’re the captain, but the ship isn’t yours.
Everything aboard belongs to the owner. You take charge, and your wages depend
on where you sail and what you do with the property, money and affairs aboard.
Woe
to anyone who says, “I’m the captain now, I’ll do as I please, I’ll get all the
credit. I shall pull myself up by the bootstraps.” Captain, sir –
remember your orders:
One young sailor was given charge of ten pounds of
measly beef. He set up a hamburger stand on board and made a couple
hundred dollars, which was due back to the Master. The Master
said, “You’ve been a good steward over a little. Now run this city
because I want to extend my influence.” Another sailor got five pounds of
salt pork. He sold it to the B. K. for their new Angus Burgers, and made
twenty-five dollars, which was due back to the Master. The Master
said, “Not bad –you could’ve gotten twenty-seven dollars at Wendy’s, but I’m
give you a village. We’ll see how you do.”
The third sailor got a pound of flesh. He put
it in a napkin and hid it on the poop deck. When the Master called
accounts, he said,
“I knows ya was a mean Mastah and I ain’t never had
nothin’ before and jis wanna gie it all back. So I done hid it unda da
picka barrah on de poop deck. When I heared you was comin’, I went to get
it, but Ol’ Farfel done scratched it out and it gone! Bad doggie!”
The Master said, “You lame fool; Go to blazes!”
Stewardship isn’t just about money. The promise is for TIME, TALENTS,
GIFTS, SERVICE. Yahweh gave you these before you started out. And
unless you’re a slave to the devil, He’s your Master, whether you like his
service or not. He expects a return.
Some sailors are gonna fly away to a “Mansion Over the Hilltop.”
But after the Master’s scrutiny, they’ll be thrilled to empty slop jars
on a slave ship rather than going to blazes. Invest profitably in the
now so later you’ll win that commendation.
Discipleship
We’ve taken four ships from lands of sin and war – going from port to
port. But now we ascend the gangplank of the biggest ship of all.
You could put the other four ships into this one, and you must. For this
is the DISCIPLE-SHIP; there are a thousand pilgrims here. You’d expect
more, but most decided not to come because the seas are rough, the waves high –
careers, society and entertainments might be lost on the Discipleship.
Our
Captain is Right Doctrine – not religious notions, but the Word of
Yahweh. The Lieutenants are Discipline and Accountability.
Lt. Discipline gives pilgrims a well-defined routine to follow – the same as
the clouds of prior witnesses. Lt. Accountability sees that
pilgrims keep to the routine and to the Word. He employs a multitude of
busy little chaplains to keep the pilgrims in unity and the cost of
discipleship down.
Many foolish souls fall off the reeling Disciple-ship into the freezing seas
where they’re lost forever. Others die untimely, trying to save
them. Some, after completing the journey, can’t leave the ship because
they’re still needed aboard as mates. Others make it safely to land and
are proud in the Master; but they only stay aground a short time. They
won’t rest until they see Gloryland.
Friendship
Sonship
For
the ship that takes a pilgrim to glory there is two ships in one. It’s
called the FRIEND-SHIP / SON-SHIP. Though a double ship, it’s still quite
small, and only holds a few. But the Friendship-Sonship steers directly
to Gloryland. There’s no Captain here; all aboard are
captains, and there’s but one tenet, laid down by the Master when the ship was
constructed with old Roman wood and nails. That tenet:
John 15:12-15. I
command you to love one another as I’ve loved you. Greater love has none
than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. You’re my friends
if you do as I say. No longer do I call are you sailors, for a sailor
doesn’t know what his captain is doing; but I’ve called you friends, for all
that I’ve heard from the Commander I’ve made known to you.
When we board the Friendship-Sonship, we are one in the bond of love.
Every victory and sacrifice is reason to rejoice, for this ship will never
sink: having been conditioned for treacherous voyages by Sacrificial Love.
Beware
Let
me end this essay with two warnings and an example. As you sail forth in
the Ships of the Church, beware of P. T. Boats. P. T. stands for Part
Time. These boats conceal part-time religious hobbyists who’ll try to
destroy anything you’ve acquired by making shipwreck of your faith.
Beware also the Old Battleships – especially those with the motto painted
across their bows, “We Old Battleships have always done it this way.” Old
Battleships have destroyed whole fleets of the Master’s ships; for, “loose lips
sink ships.”
Holy
Spirit Wind
Now
back to the Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon was poised to attack
Likewise our ships, all of them, run on wind power – the power is the
Holy Wind fills our sails. If the Spirit isn’t with us, or we’re not in
the Wind, our ships quickly flag and fall to the enemy. The Spirit blows
where it will – it’s our duty as sailors to seek out the wind and get our ships
into it before the Old Battleships find us helpless and take us with fiery
darts.
Ships
of the Church
Fellowship, Worship, Workship, Stewardship, Discipleship, Friendship and Sonship
– these are the Ships of the Church. Here come the ships! ALL
ABOARD!
I shall sing to Yahweh all my life,
make music for my Elohim as long as I live. May my musings be pleasing to
him, for Yahweh gives me joy. May sinners vanish from the earth, and the
wicked exist no more! Bless Yahweh, O my soul.
SAILOR’S
PRAYER
Let me live, O
Mighty Master Through this war. Yet if I’m slain
Tasting triumph
and disaster Joy, and not too much of pain
Let me roam the
raging waters For a while to love and laugh,
And when I’m
beneath the ocean, Let this be my Epitaph -
There sleeps one
who took his chances In that war-crazed tragic hell
Battled luck and
circumstances, Loved and laughed, but fought and fell
Victor, then he
did no crowing Wounded, then he did not wail;
Cursed and
swore, but kept going, Never let his courage fail.
He was fallible
and human, Therefore loved and understood
By his fellow
men and women Whether good, or not so good.
Kept his spirit
undiminished Had a laugh for every friend,
Fought for freedom
till it finished, Lived, loved, laughed, until the end.
--
Petty Officer H B Shipstone of HMAS
HOLY
SPIRIT PRAYER
O Holy Spirit, by whose breath life rises vibrant out of death:
Come to create, renew, inspire; Come kindle in our hearts your fire.
You are the seeker’s sure resource, of burning love and living source,
Protector in the midst of strife, Thou giver and the Lord of Life.
In you God’s energy is shown, to us your varied gifts made known.
Yours is the tongue and yours the ear. Teach us to speak, teach us to hear.
Flood our dull senses with your light; in mutual love our hearts unite.
Your power the whole creation fills; confirm our weak, uncertain wills.
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