We live in a time where the future for many on this planet is so uncertain. We pay a high rate for gas and electricity, many face job cuts and losses, disasters happens ,it seems, every few weeks and our enemies are knocking at our door planning our destruction. The Pastor Rick Warren stated that life is a series of problems. Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're ready to go into another one.
But now is not the time to despair- NOW is the time to rejoice!! I am here today to remind you of the Good News that we have in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!! I know that no matter what this world throws at us, that our Saviour can in fact meet it head on and turn that despair into peace.
2 Corinthians 4:8
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
This very passage reflects the very attitude of what we face everyday. And it also states that we will not be crushed or destroyed. This assurance can be met with the forgiveness of the cross and the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for you and me. When Roman soldiers stretched out his hands to nail them to a cross, it was not his hands that he saw being nailed- but Anthony's, Pam's - Diane's Mark's Sherry's Bruce's and so many others thruout time.
Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold
It is Jesus Christ and him only who liberates us from the moments where we think we cannot go on. It is Jesus Christ, and only, Jesus Christ that can bring change to our hearts and provide shelter for our souls.
So, in closing, I urge you- In the Happy Moments- Praise God
In the Difficult Moments- Seek God
In the Quiet Moments- Worship God
In the Painful Moments- Trust God
And in Every Moment - Thank God!
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