I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day celebrations and those who made it possible. The extra day was a blessing and made it a short week. My family has returned, and it was a joyous homecoming! You can miss someone a lot in a short time. I’m sure that as the days and weeks pass all the excitement at seeing each other again will fade into normal…. Until next time. And no, I did not finish all the things on my list. Those will have to be saved for a future date!
Praise for the past… Faith for the future! That’s what one of our church banners says that’s currently hanging in B/C. I enjoy seeing this banner because it’s a nice reminder that God has brought us to this day. He’s faithful and unchanging. He’s dependable. Better than an old Chevy truck – Like a Rock! You can count on God. Things will work out, even if it is not the way we planned.
I have been reconciling that with something a friend of mine posted on social media recently: You are not your past. You are today years old. Live in God’s new and present mercies through Jesus Christ. He’s right. Our past doesn’t matter. It is forgiven in Jesus Christ. Praise be to God! What matters is that we were forgiven then, and we are forgiven now. Nothing in the future can change that either. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”. God grant us faith for the future you have planned for us. It might be a wild ride, but the Good Lord always keeps his promises.
Cheers to the future and all that God has in store! Strengthen our faith!
Under the mercy of Christ,
Pastor DeHope
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Hos. 5:15-6:6
Romans 4:13-25
Matthew 9:9-13
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