Prayer | Feb. 28th

"I give myself to prayer."

Psalm 109:4

Beloved, what have you given yourself unto? There are many things in this life that we can pursue. Ways in which one can cultivate their mind and body. There are pleasures to obtain and investments that yield dividends for the labor involved. Some of these are disciplines of responsibility. Some things we give ourselves to are for leisure or mere pleasure.

Prayer is one of the most significant things we can give ourselves to. It has benefits for our spirit and life now. It has rewards and fruit for this life and eternity. It never fails or is ineffectual in the life that is praying. It is never wasted time or useless. Prayer is not complicated, and the youngest child can participate.

It can be done alone or with others. Prayer is accomplished with no words or groans and thoughtful speech. It can take a moment in a genuine cry from the heart or last several hours. Prayer can take at any given place or time.

Thankfully, the Holy Spirit helps us in prayer, even when we do not know what to pray, and most of all, God hears our prayer.

Let us give ourselves to prayer today.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

Death Will Die | Feb.27th

"Death shall be no more."

Revelation 21:4

Beloved, though death brings grief into our lives, death itself shall come to an end. We pass through the valley of the shadow of death to a much brighter land. A fair land where shadows cannot dwell. Sorrow has no place in this beautiful country. With Christ, we find peace and a contentment never experienced before.

Christ rose from the grave, conquering sin and death. In Him, we have an eternal hope. Peace knowing that death itself shall die never to trouble our lives again. What a day of rejoicing that will be when with Christ we shall be. Death shall be no more.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

The Camel's Back | Feb. 26th

"He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you."

Job 5:19

Is there a straw that broke the camel's back? We are familiar with this idiom of the camel's back. It expresses the feeling when we have reached a breaking point. We cannot possibly endure another thing.

This verse exclaims that God will help us in six of our troubles, but not as a literal number. Six represents there is no limit to how many times God will help. Seven is the excessive amount beyond six. In all possible troubles, the Lord will help. No matter what form trials may come in or how frequently evil shall destroy you. Because of God's grace, there is not a straw that shall break our back. We belong to the Lord we shall be delivered.

God in all things is working it for the good of your salvation. Nothing can befall us outside of His providence. There is nothing that can separate us from His lovingkindness. He is an ever-present help, and no one will ever experience shame for trusting in Him.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight