Last Sunday the topic for the morning service was "Will the family make it?" The answer is a firm yes. Of course the strength needed to make the family strong is in none other source than God our Father who has given us His word coupled with the Holy Spirit who helps us make the application that will work. Into this scenario God has caused a unique order to be placed. I call it "parents" and "children." Children learn more from what they see and experience than what they are taught. There are many examples in God's word that are for our learning. Noah was in a spiritually destitute time when God caused him to make an Ark. He and his family were the only persons alive who were saved from destruction. Noah influenced his family.
Abraham and Sarah inluenced Isaac who carried on the line of faith.
Jochebed - the mother of Moses - influenced her son who later came and lead the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage.
Timothy, a young man who worked with Paul was influenced by his Grandmother Lois and mother Eunice who instilled faith in him that stood the test of ministry .
Phillip the evangelist had four daughters who were strong in faith who also prophesied.
Mary and Joseph set the example for our Lord and Savior. In this setting Jesus was said to have increased in wisdom, stature and grew in favor with God and man.
We have these great examples and more from scripture. Take heart. You have these examples to encourage you in your life and hope for your children that they will be godly examples to their generation.
Stop and pray for God's help. He will hear you and help you.
Walter Rose
Pastor
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Bringing up the rear
To some this will be a negative conotation refering to dragging by or being lethargical in action and mind. However I want to entice you to think of "bringing up the rear" in a little different way.
The tribe of Dan were assigned to bring up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the march. The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what matters the position since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes. They followed the same fiery cloud, they ate the same manna, drank the same water and journeyed to the same inheritance.
Let me put it this way for us today; those who bring up the rear are charged with as great or greater responsibility as those in the front. The rear of the column is where the stragglers show up sooner or later. The rear is where the hurting and the tired tend to gravitate and just one step from stopping and giving up. So I think those charged with bringing up the rear may well play a most important role in saving the lives of those unable to keep the pace. They may be charged with the ministry of resuscitating the tired and hurting. They may be charged with standing in the way of those ready to give up.
Those in the rear are undoubtly required to supply their own strength for the journey as well as helping those who have lost their strength.
Your ministry that is not out front is just as important as any other. In the rear is where the enemy tries to sneak in and snatch a few stragglers. In doing so they cause doubt and fear to enter the marching army thereby imparing their will to continue and fight the good fight of faith.
Take heart and rejoice if you are bring up the rear. It may well be a place where your gifting is best suited.
God bless you today.
Pastor Rose
The tribe of Dan were assigned to bring up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the march. The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what matters the position since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes. They followed the same fiery cloud, they ate the same manna, drank the same water and journeyed to the same inheritance.
Let me put it this way for us today; those who bring up the rear are charged with as great or greater responsibility as those in the front. The rear of the column is where the stragglers show up sooner or later. The rear is where the hurting and the tired tend to gravitate and just one step from stopping and giving up. So I think those charged with bringing up the rear may well play a most important role in saving the lives of those unable to keep the pace. They may be charged with the ministry of resuscitating the tired and hurting. They may be charged with standing in the way of those ready to give up.
Those in the rear are undoubtly required to supply their own strength for the journey as well as helping those who have lost their strength.
Your ministry that is not out front is just as important as any other. In the rear is where the enemy tries to sneak in and snatch a few stragglers. In doing so they cause doubt and fear to enter the marching army thereby imparing their will to continue and fight the good fight of faith.
Take heart and rejoice if you are bring up the rear. It may well be a place where your gifting is best suited.
God bless you today.
Pastor Rose
Monday, March 7, 2011
Need Help?
Psalms 32:8 - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
This is a good verse when we seek guidance and direction from the Lord. Monday is a day most of us get things going for the week. Take this promise from God and couple it with your preparations and see how good things will go for you. God has made three direct promises in this verse: 1) I will instruct you. God's instruction makes us more intelligent, skillful and circumspect in our dealings and decisions. 2) ...and teach you in the way you should go;... God will point you in the way you need to go so as to hit the mark. God wants to harness your aimless wanderings into a definite direction and a clear goal to aim for. 3) ...I will guide you with my eye. God will keep His eye on you to see how you are doing. God always has your benefit in mind when he guides or adjust our direction.
Make Monday a great day of alignment both for your work and for you walk with God.
Pastor Rose
This is a good verse when we seek guidance and direction from the Lord. Monday is a day most of us get things going for the week. Take this promise from God and couple it with your preparations and see how good things will go for you. God has made three direct promises in this verse: 1) I will instruct you. God's instruction makes us more intelligent, skillful and circumspect in our dealings and decisions. 2) ...and teach you in the way you should go;... God will point you in the way you need to go so as to hit the mark. God wants to harness your aimless wanderings into a definite direction and a clear goal to aim for. 3) ...I will guide you with my eye. God will keep His eye on you to see how you are doing. God always has your benefit in mind when he guides or adjust our direction.
Make Monday a great day of alignment both for your work and for you walk with God.
Pastor Rose
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Words
Words seem so insignificant at times however they are really the evidence of much, much more.
Matthews gospel chapter 12:37 tells us - "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
There are 568 occurrences of "Words" in scripture. These words are heard and spoken. They are spoken with meaning and with randomness. Words will instruct or deceive.
Words carry truth, lies, anger, hope, happiness, faith, distrust, etc.
We find in scripture that God is either for or against our words. The words of God were discredited by Lucifer in the garden and as a result Adam and Eve plunged the world into sin.
Our bodies may be destroyed but it is words that make the greatest improvement or the deepest plunge into the abyss. Words are very important because by them we either believe in Christ or deny Him. Words spoken and driven by the heart are the declaration of our having received the Lord Jesus as savior. Because words are so important we must have a true foundation with which to receive or resist words depending upon their intent and purpose. Each of us have been hurt and have hurt with words.
Proverbs declares that words fitly spoken are like pictures of silver and apples of gold. Lets work at directing the issue of our mouths - words - so that they may bring life and not death to the hearers. Troubles have begun and ended depending upon the words and their usage by each of us. Make it a prayer that the words of my mouth will be right and give life.
May God bless your words
Pastor Rose
Matthews gospel chapter 12:37 tells us - "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
There are 568 occurrences of "Words" in scripture. These words are heard and spoken. They are spoken with meaning and with randomness. Words will instruct or deceive.
Words carry truth, lies, anger, hope, happiness, faith, distrust, etc.
We find in scripture that God is either for or against our words. The words of God were discredited by Lucifer in the garden and as a result Adam and Eve plunged the world into sin.
Our bodies may be destroyed but it is words that make the greatest improvement or the deepest plunge into the abyss. Words are very important because by them we either believe in Christ or deny Him. Words spoken and driven by the heart are the declaration of our having received the Lord Jesus as savior. Because words are so important we must have a true foundation with which to receive or resist words depending upon their intent and purpose. Each of us have been hurt and have hurt with words.
Proverbs declares that words fitly spoken are like pictures of silver and apples of gold. Lets work at directing the issue of our mouths - words - so that they may bring life and not death to the hearers. Troubles have begun and ended depending upon the words and their usage by each of us. Make it a prayer that the words of my mouth will be right and give life.
May God bless your words
Pastor Rose
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