Mid Week Connection

Dear Church Family,

 I am glad you are allowing God to use this time in your life to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

I am reminded that the valley experience is just as important as the great mountain top experience. 

Surely we are hoping and praying this virus and quarantine will pass but if we are just waiting we are losing. Always waiting for the next thing, the next better experience, better health, better relationships, better job, or the better life, will cause you to waste your present existence. I wonder how many days are wasted and lost because we are waiting for tomorrow. Tomorrow I will... but the tomorrow we are looking for never comes. Do you see with this mentality you lost yesterday, are frustrated today and deceived about tomorrow. God is on His throne working in your life today. Rejoice in Him today.  Love Him today. Serve Him today. Don’t throw today away waiting for tomorrow. 

James 4:14 says... Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Your days are not yours to throw away. 

Psalm 90:12 says... Teach us to number our days,that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

God blesses you with each day. With that awareness live them to the fullest in sweet communion with Him. Then with the fullness of God’s embrace, love one another and declare the glorious gospel of forgiveness of sin and eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Yes, today may be difficult. Yes, the valley experiences will be difficult but remember God embraces you in the valley and desires to nurture you, teach you and equip you for life and eternity. 

Pastor Steve

Valley of Vision  Prayer

Valley of Vision Song 

A Closing Prayer

"Lord, it belongs not to my care

Whether I die or live;

To love and serve Thee is my share,

And this Thy grace must give.

 If life be long, I will be glad,

That I may long obey;

If short, yet why should I be sad

To welcome endless day?

 Christ leads me through no darker rooms

Than He went through before;

He that unto God’s kingdom comes

Must enter by this door.

 Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet

Thy blessed face to see;

For if Thy work on earth be sweet

What will Thy glory be!

 Then I shall end my sad complaints

And weary sinful days,

And join with the triumphant saints

That sing my Savior’s praise.

 My knowledge of that life is small,

The eye of faith is dim;

But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,

And I shall be with Him."

—Richard Baxter (1615-1691), "Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care"