Pastor's Corner

God’s strength and wisdom are often overlooked when one is faced with adversity. Unfortunately we think that the problem, or the challenge is too big and we cannot see our way. But as was sung in Sister Act, “there is no mountain high enough or valley low enough to keep “God” from getting to you”, or you from getting to God. I often wonder if the writers of that song had read the following passage. “Neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord”, Romans 9:38.

Can you imagine, God’s strength and power is so enormous it is beyond mortals understanding, but it is there for us to keep? Can you imagine that Divine love and strength are flowing continually and nothing can remove, block or interfere with that, except your perception? If your perception of God’s ability to be there for whatever your needs are whether they are medical, financial, professional or personal is in question, then you see yourself or problems in such an egocentric way you think the challenges are too much for God. Not literally but in your doubting or fussing with yourself.

However, our God is a mighty God and our Elder Brother, Jesus Christ says, “Come to me all you who are weary and burden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy my burden in light”, Matthew 11:29. Because, “The Lord is your strength and your shield”, Psalm 28:7. “The Lord will renew your strength, you will soar on wings like eagles”, Isaiah 40:31.

When we turn to God’s wisdom for guidance we see the light. Situations, events and conditions may not change, but our perceptions do. We see the Christ in others. We don’t curse the darkness, we light a candle. Spirit guides us and leads us along the straight path. When we follow Him we do not stumble. This often comes with great cost but as we learn, we find that those challenges were opportunities which gave us richness in heart never to be lost.

Let us give thanks for the strength to follow our beliefs in God and the guidance from the wisdom of God to see that which is ours to do with joy. Let us give all our woes to Him and rise triumphantly to a more spiritual awareness of the Divine in ourselves coming from God to us, through us, as us.

Through the name and power of the Christ,

Rev. Bessie