Assurance | Oct. 22nd

“In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; for the Father himself loves you, because you have believed that I came from God.”

   John 16:26-27

   Beloved, what is the assurance that our prayers are answered? Is it the eloquence of our words? Could it be our persuasive and passionate pleas? Perhaps we are heard by our Father because we are so perfect and deserve to be heard and answered?

  There is no assurance in anything from ourselves. Our only hope and confidence is the lovingkindness of the Father. Jesus assures the disciples that the Father will answer because He loves them. They have put their faith in Christ, and the Father loves them.

  This is our confidence today. The Father loves us and has received us in Christ. We have no merit of our own; it is only by God’s grace that we stand. Take heart then, dear one, and make your request known unto your Heavenly Father, for He loves you.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

Burdens of Life | Oct. 21st

“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. “

   1 Peter 5:7

  Beloved, the Lord does not ask you to deny your anxiety. He does not require you to hide your fears or suppress your worries. The Lord does not wish for you to try with all your strength to bare under your burdens. He is not asking you hope for a better day, result or end.

 Rather, He invites you to be completely honerst with how you are feeling and thinking, then to bring it all to Him. To confess your weakness and need of help so that He can take these cares, give you His strength and peace. The strength that the Lord offers is not so that you can endure or try harder to figure things out but that you might have stability and spiritual well being. That joy may replace the anxiety and peace would come again into your life.

  Cast your burdens upon the Lord today because He loves you.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

Gratitude for Others | Oct. 20th

“I thank God in all my remembrance of you,”

   Philippians 1:3

   Beloved, it is good for us to remember with gratitude to God for those who have been and are a blessing to us. The believer is encouraged, shaped, and challenged by the body of Christ. We are told that each member has something to offer by the enablement and orchestration of God.

  It is the Lord who gifts His people and, through his providential wisdom, puts us together. Sometimes this fellowship will span many years, while others are but a brief moment. However, none of it is in vain.

 Let us take a moment today and thank God for those who have been brought into our lives and who have already entered into their reward. Let us also thank God for those who are in our lives today as a gift from Him, and may we endeavor to be used by God in the lives around us so that they may give thanks to Him for us.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight