Answers are Coming | Sep. 5th

 “ Call to me and I will answer you.”

    Jeremiah 33:3

    Beloved, let not your heart fail you, and do not grow weary in prayer. God has promised He has heard you and He will answer.

    Some prayers seem unheard, for the answer has not come in our timing, but God has promised that the cries of our hearts have not fallen upon deaf ears. The Lord knows your circumstances, and we must trust that His providential care has been at work long before we even knew what we needed.

  Consider your present circumstance in the light of your salvation. You did not save yourself, and you were not seeking God. We were all dead in sin, separated from God and without hope in this world. Yet in this condition, Christ had already died for us. By God’s grace, we have been saved.

  As the Holy Spirit leads us to Christ, He is at work in your life. The Lord hears you and will answer you in His time. Trust the compassion, faithfulness, and providence of God. He will answer you.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

Sorrow and Grief | Sep. 4th

 “ A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.”

  Isaiah 53:3

   Beloved, if you are in a season of sorrow and acquainted with grief, know that the Lord stands beside you. In our modern Christianity, there seems to be a denial of the reality of sorrow. The Bible tells us something very different. The Lord Himself knew sorrow and the burden of grief in ways we cannot fathom.

  Let us not be ashamed when we face times of pain, nor make others feel as though they are lacking faith if they are discouraged, in sorrow, or weary. The Good Shepherd is near unto those who are heavily laden.

  Christ will not rebuke or dismiss the one who is in anguish. Let not your heart be troubled in thinking you must ignore your pain and act as if everything is alright. Cast yourself and your burden upon the Lord. He cares for you and will comfort you. Jesus knew sorrow and grief. He will have compassion on you.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight

God is Love | Sep. 3rd

 “In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

  1 John 4:10

  Many will say that God is love, and based upon that, He accepts anything we do. God simply loves everyone, so everyone is good.

  However, John explains to us what God’s love looks like. God expressed His love by sending His only  Son, Jesus, into the world. The reason He came, though, was to die for our sins. Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God's glory. We cannot be and do whatever we want. Our sins separate us from God, so He had to reconcile us unto Himself. The only way this could happen is if Jesus came and died in our place for our sins.

  We do not deserve and cannot ever earn God’s love. This is why His grace is amazing and what makes the Gospel message good news. God loved us first, and Christ came to take away the wrath we deserved and our shame. Let us humble ourselves before the mercy of God.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight