From the Pastor:


Why We Wait

Well here we go repeating ourselves with the same statement we did last year. "I can't believe another year has gone by already!" Never the less it is so. I guess we don't pay much attention to it until it's finally here. There is another one of those cliche that we hear that time seems to go by so fast when you get older. Yet through it all there are still 24 hours in a day and 52 weeks in a year and yes 365 days in a year, except leap year where they add another day.

Strange that the scientists know we lost a day somewhere in history and can't figure it out so they added leap year to make up for that day when all they had to do is look in the bible and they would have found their answer. You too can find the answer in Isaiah 38:8. There are so many answers as to why the world is like it is, but all too many people refuse to read it or believe it. Yet God's Word has never failed and never will. I feel we will go down in history as the most illiterate people of this world in the sense of what was and what is and what will be.

It's a shame that there will be so many people lost when the Lord returns when it is so unnecessary. It really doesn't have to be. I do not want to see any one go to hell. It is not the place to be. God's Word has proven itself time and time again. He loves his people beyond which we are capable of loving and He is consistently reaching out to all of us if we simply receive Him the world would change in a minute. Please don't wish someone would rot in hell rather pray for them that they too would come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Remember we are not the judge of people. God is the one who will do that and only He knows who has hardened their hearts against Him. Our job is to pray for one another that they may come to Christ. We are disciples not judges. Jesus commandment to all of us in John 15:12; is the answer for all of us if we do it. With the turmoil and hatred that is in the world today it is not likely we will reach that level. Again like in the past God will be the one that will have to step forward and fix things.

There are certain people that will say my way or no way.  Well when God returns He will also say it will be my way for I gave you the chance to have it your way with my direction and you blew it. When we say if we don't do it my way I'll quit you best remember that God hasn't quit even though He hasn't got His way yet. He is still trying and will continue to do so until He says enough is enough and now I take over.

Read John 16 and know and understand that it is not all gloom and doom for us that is not God's plan for His people. He wants all things good for each and every one. We do have a bright future ahead of us as Jesus has made that possible.

It is ironic that the people of old waited for the Messiah for over 2000 years and didn't think He was coming and all of a sudden He showed up. Today we are waiting for Him again and many don't think He's coming. Like He did in the old, He will do again in the new. So keep watching, don't lose hope and you won't miss Him when He shows.

                                                                                     God Bless,
                                                                                      Pastor Joe