Thank God for Prayers, Pastors and Promises!

It is a blessing for each of us to talk with our Heavenly father about Anything, Anywhere at Anytime through our times of PRAYER. Today I have sensed the prayers of our Church family on our behalf. Thank you for praying for us and I pray that God will teach me to pray more for you. Prayers are powerful! In James 5:16 we read: "The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." (ESV). What a blessing to experience the power of prayer.

This afternoon we met with a PASTOR friend to be reminded of the power of the Gospel to change hearts and lives. You would think I, as a Pastor, would not need such a reminder; but sometimes in the midst of a storm its often easy to lose sight of the reality that guides us and guards us. The Gospel makes the difference! It is the Power of God! I sense that God has some tremendous lessons to teach our family in the days ahead and I pray that I will be a good student. Our Pastor friend listened attentively and then shared grace and truth with us in a way that helped to adjust our focus and calm our hearts. Thanks Robbie for spending some time with us this afternoon.

PROMISES. A promise is defined as "an express assurance on which expectation is to be based." God's word gives us a great promise in Romans 8:28. Here we read: "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." As we go through events and situations that we do not understand and can't make sense out of we can have the "express assurance" that God is working "all things" "together for good," The same God that orchestrated the meeting of Peter and Cornelius is working in my life AND your life today. He is working through the various blessing and burdens of life for His Glory and our Good. I'm grateful for His promise and the assurance it gives me at this time.


So at this moment I am very thankful for Prayers, Pastors, and Promises. Maybe you too can be thankful for the same - I hope so.

For His Glory,
Pastor Mike