Touched by God | Aug 14th

 “Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him.”

   Matthew 8:3

  I recently caught my finger in a door. This resulted in the nail turning black. A visit to the doctor to cauterize the nail so the blood underneath would be released. Eventually, the nail fell off. The finger did not look well. On a couple of occasions, a cashier would cringe and hesitate to receive payment from that hand. So I would try to cover it until it was more presentable.

  This is a far cry from leprosy, and leprosy is even less offensive than our sinful nature. Jesus still stretched out His hand to cleanse the leper and make him whole. Christ continues to stretch out His hand to make us whole. Let us be assured today that the loving, healing, and forgiving hand of God will still touch us. He knows that the only way our corruptible nature can be made clean is by the touch of the Holy Spirit.

   The hand of the Lord is extended to you; be made whole.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

Nothing to Fear | Aug 13th

“He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

  1 John 4:4

   Beloved, do you know the He that is within you? The He which John is referring to is the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit of God that lives within you. We have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and now have eternal life.

  This is why we can have confidence in the day because of the Spirit of God living within us. The Holy Spirit is greater than the spirit of this world. We do not have to fear the enemy or any scheme of the evil one. God is greater, and we have victory through Christ.

   Because the Holy Spirit abides within us, we belong to God. He assures us that we are kept by God and will never be separated from our Heavenly Father. The Holy Spirit bears witness with our hearts and enables us to cry out to God as our Father, and we are heard. Rest in this truth today while living in the power of the Holy Spirit.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

A Wake Up Call

“Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die.”

   Revelation 3:2

   If you have ever experienced physical therapy, it is probably because you suffered an injury or are trying to recover from a procedure. The premise is to strengthen or correct something that is weak or injured.

   Beloved, spiritually speaking, there are times when we need to strengthen our spirit or the works that we do for the Lord. Perhaps our hands have grown weary or indifferent towards others. So that they are longer active or extended in aid of others. Our eyes are shut, and our ears are turned away from the needs represented around us.

  The Holy Spirit calls us to strengthen our hearts, to bear up under the burdens of others again. To resume the work of the Lord and to seek God’s refreshing so that we might strengthen what remains. Let us not delay any longer in continuing in the will of God. Let us wake up and strengthen what remains, so that nothing further is lost. God will help us.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight