You Are Surrounded | Oct. 14th

"His faithfulness is a shield and buckler."

Psalm 91:4

Are you struggling today, beloved? Do you feel the tension within, between your will and the Fathers? Is the spirit of this age assaulting your mind? Is the burden of your trials bringing you to a place of despair?

Then call on the Lord. Tell God that you are weary. Ask Him to strengthen you and to protect you amid the battle. Sometimes, we do not feel we can resist everything against us. Maybe you feel so exhausted it is hard to believe in God for the strength to carry on.

The Lord has promised to surround you with His protection. He has pledged to keep you and sustain you. The Lord will not leave you to yourself or allow the trials and the enemy to destroy you.

Ask the Lord to cover you in your weariness and fears. Ask God to preserve you and for His will to be accomplished. The faithfulness of God surrounds your life today.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

Goodbye for Now | Oct. 11th

"For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."

1 Corinthians 11:26

Every family has a unique way of greeting one another or saying goodbye. My mother will say faithfully each time, "Goodbye for now." This is the acknowledgment of departure but the anticipation of coming together again. The absence is momentary, so don't be too sad.

The teaching here in Paul's letter concerning communion has the same feeling. I think Christ wants us to think of Him this way when we partake of the Lord's supper.

We are remembering what Christ has done for us and we are to partake often until He comes but that is part of the point. It is "Goodbye for now."

Christ is coming back for His people and we should look forward to it.

The separation is momentary. We will see Jesus and all those who have gone before us. Look forward to that day and may you love Christ's appearance.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

Victory | Oct. 10th

"But I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind..."

Romans 7:23

There are many conflicts in the world today, including war and rumors of war. Unrest is prevalent in every area of our culture.

Some can escape external conflict, and for others, these battles are far from them. No one can escape the war of sin and the flesh. There has never been a heart at perfect peace. Hostility between the will of man and the will of God is prevalent.

We do not possess the power within ourselves to subdue the flesh or defeat the enemy of our soul. Who shall help us? Where will our victory come from, and how shall we overcome?

" Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!" v.25

Jesus Christ has overcome sin and death. He is our Redeemer, and in Jesus we overcome. Let us be strong in the Lord and the power of His might this day.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight