The Outcome | Jan. 8th

"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths."

Proverbs 3:6

Have you entrusted your future to God? To be more specific, is there a current circumstance on the forefront of your mind that concerns you today?

We bring situations to the Lord in prayer that we constantly replay in our minds. We imagine our response to the different circumstances or potential outcomes. Each scenario played over and over, can lead to further anxiety.

Beloved, in our act of bringing everything to God in prayer, we must trust His providence. We must believe that God will give us the grace to receive whatever the outcome is in any event in life. That His mercy is involved and that the Lord is always with us. God is willing and able to help us. The Lord will keep us from all evil and no good thing will He withhold.

Do not weary yourself by trying to imagine what will be or how things will turn out. Acknowledge the Lord today and in all your decisions. The details of your life are before God and He is working all things for your redemptive good. We may not always understand, but God knows the beginning to the end and what is best.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

No Holding Back | Jan. 7th

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!"

Psalm 84:11-12

Trusting God gives us a blessed assurance, and we experience peace throughout the day, knowing that our Heavenly Father is God and that He is providentially working in our lives.

If we have entrusted ourselves to God, we have this promise: He will not withhold any good thing from those who walk in obedience. All that we need, God will provide for us. If He denies us certain things, it is done so in wisdom and love.

The Lord knows what is best for us and what is necessary for our redemptive good and most beneficial for our souls. Bring your need to the Lord today. Cast your cares upon Him and trust that the Lord works all things out for your good.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight

All is Forgiven | Jan. 6th

"I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven."

Luke 7:47

Beloved, what is the total sum of your iniquity? What despair would fall upon our hearts to see our sins placed upon the scales of justice? Perhaps we can recognize those obvious sins of which we are painfully aware. However, what about the iniquities to which we are blind?

The total sum of our debt was placed upon our Lord. The whole of our iniquity was nailed to the cross. The Lord did not make a partial payment for us or an installment to see whether or not we would keep our end of some agreement.

Christ paid the debt that we owed and could never pay. He ransomed us and reconciled us to the Father. All of our sins have been forgiven. Now, we have peace with God and the gift of everlasting life. Live in the light of this glorious truth, and may it bring you peace today with an assurance that God is for you and will hear the cries of your heart.

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Wight