Archive for July, 2009
Ever wonder how you got some where?
I read this quote today in one of my devotions…
And this is how that suffering happens— if we love someone, but do not love God, we demand total perfection and righteousness from that person, and when we do not get it we become cruel and vindictive; yet we are demanding of a human being something which he or she cannot possibly give. There is only one Being who can completely satisfy to the absolute depth of the hurting human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord is so obviously uncompromising with regard to every human relationship because He knows that every relationship that is not based on faithfulness to Himself will end in disaster. Our Lord trusted no one, and never placed His faith in people, yet He was never suspicious or bitter. Our Lord’s confidence in God, and in what God’s grace could do for anyone, was so perfect that He never despaired, never giving up hope for any person. If our trust is placed in human beings, we will end up despairing of everyone.
We as a society put way to much faith in ourselves and other people. We need to take the time to get to know God and allow Him to live our life through us. This is the only way that in our spirit and in our hearts we will truly be satisfied and content with ourselves, our life, and our circumstances.
God Bless ~ Pastor Tyler
What would they say?
Last night I preached on a very simply and very thought provoking subject. In the 9th chapter of Acts inthe 36th verse we read that Tabitha who was a disciple of Christ (the only woman to be labeled that in the Bible) had a heart for servant hood and a passion for those around her. From what we know she was constantly doing and serving other for Christ. She then became ill however and died suddenly. This rocked her community, they showed up at her bedside to weep her loss and they carried with them all the things that she had made them. She had a definite impact on the community and they came out to show how grieved they were that she was gone. Now here is my question that I posed to our congregation, if our church closed the doors today would our community mourn the loss of our Churchor would they even notice. So I ask you as well, if you were to suddenly pass away would those around you feel that loss. And I don’t mean your immediate family I mean your neighbors and your co-workers and all the people that you have influence on. If we are truly acting as disciples of Christ and we are out there helping others and serving then that loss will be missed. Stay close to God and find that prupose for your life.
God Bless ~ Pastor Tyler