No Room | Dec. 22nd

  “There was no place for them in the inn.”

   Luke 2:7

   It is hard to imagine that the Son of God was born in a manger. Didn't they realize who this child was? The question we must ask ourselves, knowing who Christ is, is whether we are making room for Him in our lives.

  We periodically purge our closets and storage spaces to make room for the things we want. Perhaps you deleted photos from your phone to free up more memory. Keeping those pictures that truly have meaning.

  Let us not allow anything to crowd Christ out of our hearts and minds. He deserves and requires more than a prominent place. He should be preeminent in our lives. Our lives should be centered upon Jesus because we know exactly who He is. That the exalted end of our life is to live for the glory of God and to enjoy Him forever. Let us reflect on this truth during Christmas, making sure He truly is the Lord of our lives.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

Thirsty | Dec. 19th

 Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.”

   John 4:13

     The well of Jacob had provided for generations; Jacob himself drank from it, yet it lacked true life. Jesus was speaking to the woman of Samaria about spiritual truths while standing by the well of Jacob.

    The allegory of the well is clear: just as we must return daily to Jacob's well for physical water, we often seek fulfillment in earthly things that can never satisfy our deeper, spiritual thirst. Jesus uses the well to illustrate that while physical water temporarily quenches thirst, only He can meet the enduring needs of the soul.

    Jesus was speaking to the woman’s true thirst. Her soul languished because she lacked spiritual life. Only Jesus can quench the soul. Only He can bring us from the death of sin into newness of eternal life. Let us not keep reaching for things that will never bring life. Once we come to Christ, let us continue to come unto Him daily for life. Only the Lord can quench our souls' thirst.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

The Incarnation

 “Christ the Lord.”

   Luke 2:11

  The angel's proclamation announced the birth of Jesus as the God-Man. Jesus is Christ the Lord. In this announcement, the angelic messenger tells the shepherd of this good news, signaling a pivotal moment: God had come to man.

  Through Christ, we would no longer be separated from God but reconciled unto Him. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes the sins of man. Heaven stood witness to this amazing grace. With this in mind, let us rejoice in knowing that God came to us. That our sins in Christ have been taken from us, and we have been brought into right standing with God. Through the righteousness of Christ.

  Let there be no doubt in the incarnation of Christ. He was fully God and fully man. Therefore, He was not a mere teacher or prophet but the Son of God, the Savior of mankind.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight