Keep Your Footing | June 20th

"Now to him who can keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, "

Jude 1:24

Every true believer has a desire to live holy before God. We desire to overcome the carnal nature and the daily temptations before us. The war that wages against the child of God can sometimes be overwhelming. To love as Christ does and to show the same patience He shows to us is difficult to perform. That is only one area we have the potential to stumble in.

The promise to be kept offers great hope to those who desire to run their race well. There is the realization that we are kept from stumbling not by our merit or self-determination but by the power of the Holy Spirit. The word of God commands us to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might.

Mercy is extended unto us each day. Grace is our in Christ, and the Spirit lives within us. Our position in Christ is secure before the Father, and nothing can separate us from His love. The Lord will keep you from stumbling.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

Onward | June 17th

"And we desire each of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises."

Hebrews 6: 11-12

I think we are familiar with the feeling of being sluggish. This feeling can describe how we feel emotionally, physically, and spiritually. We become lazy and indifferent to what we should or could be doing.

This verse tells us to have no such feelings regarding God, His grace, and what He has called us to do. The believer must be earnest in seeking the Lord. May our faith be filled with passion and a deep sense of our need for the Lord. Let us have a burden to do something for Him and to make an impact upon those around us for Christ.

Through patient endurance, we progress by the mercy God supplies each day. His promises are before us, and we strive in His strength to lay hold of that which God has for us. The Lord is with us in all our days and will not forsake us, but let us move forward and be not sluggish.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

Justified | June 14th

" For all of have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,.."

Romans 3:23

Beloved, all of us have experienced the reality of outgrowing something. We outgrew clothes as a child. Things that used to amuse us no longer do as we mature. We grow and move on in many different ways throughout a lifetime.

There is one thing we will never outgrow or add to in this life. We will never add to the justification that Christ attained for us. Though we continue to advance in our faith, we can never become more justified than the day Christ redeemed us from our sins. We do not mean we cease turning from sin or pursuing a holy life.

We must understand that as sinners who have fallen short of the glory of God, we can never reach Him by our righteousness, no matter how long we have been saved. The perfect righteousness of Christ has justified us. We stand in this justification from the moment of salvation into eternity. It is the justification of Christ that has put us in the right standing with God. It is sufficient in itself. We cannot add anything to it.

This is our peace and joy today. Relish in the gift of grace.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight