Give Unto the Lord

“Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the Glory due unto His Name: bring an offering, and come before Him: Worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness.” 
~ I Chronicles 16:28029

Scripture teaches us, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven!” Today our thoughts turn to “How we Give Thanks for our Lord!” It is good for us to dwell on the things that He has given us and to remember them with Thanksgiving in our heart. Even in an adverse situation there is cause to give devotion unto the Lord! As our hearts turn to embrace a “Thankful Spirit” and to meditate upon the Goodness of God, He will visit us! It is good to know that He dwells in the midst of our Praises. It is with heartfelt devotion we give unto Him as we Worship our God and Redeemer. May our Praise and Worship encompass a Thankful heart! So often we are discouraged with our lot in life and never seem to accomplish the things that we desire, but we can accomplish His desire and that is to lift up holy hands and Bless His Precious Name! It is awesome when we join together and there are a multitude of voices worshiping in a great anthem Praise. The Fellowship of the saints in “one accord” is so special! God’s heart is stirred toward humanity when we join our Spirit with His heart and in the multitude of the family of God give Him Praise. When we give adoration to our Lord it is a true sign that we are not thinking of ourselves but honoring Him. We are destined to join the Eternal ranks of heaven and one day stand before the Throne of God and together lift up our voices with the Hosts of Heaven, and cry: “Blessing, and Glory, and Wisdom, and Honor, and Power, and Might, be unto our God for ever and ever!” Praise and Worship emerges from a heart of thanksgiving and it is the greatest Gift we can offer unto our God. In these days of chaos and ‘testings’ let us open our heart even more to offer Praise and Adoration unto our God! He is worthy to be Praised! Let us offer unending Praise and Thankfulness — “Praise Him for His Mighty Acts: Praise Him according to His Excellent Greatness.” ❤Pastor

The Benediction:
Gracious and Holy Father, we give You the Highest Praise! For You are our Glorious God! You care for us, You provide for us, You never leave us nor forsake us! You give us Eternal Life and our desire is to honour Your Glory and Power. We are grateful for Your Love and the overcoming Mercy and Grace You bring to our life. We know You go before us and You follow after us, for we are the apple of Your eye! Our heart is full of adoration today as we have joined in Worship together to Bless Your Holy and Powerful Name. Thank Your for the transforming Love You give to us. We ask that You watch over our loved ones and draw them to Your Saving Grace. We ask these things in Your Holy Name we Pray, in Jesus Name and the power of Your Holy Spirit, Amen.

Willing to Stand!

 “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”   Matthew 26:41 

There are powerful issues today that a True Christian must face if we are to “Stand” for our Lord and Saviour!  You may already be standing strong and think, I know that! I am Blessed to Pastor a strong congregation of Bible Believers and I thank God for everyone of them! But there is always room for more power to “Stand” for our Saviour, especially as the works of darkness are seeking to prevail against the Church of the Living Saviour and mess with the creative forces of our God! I really believe that the sincere Christian must prepare and always know that more of God is needed in our lives as we face the challenges of our day. Today’s Message is an age-old account found in Scripture. If you were a Sunday School kid you know this by heart!  But God spoke to me in the night concerning our Spiritual Stand for Him and nudged me to this Account in His Word. We know David slung the stone and Killed Goliath. Goliath was the enemies’ Champion.  We know He took 5 stones from the brook and continued strong against the demonic force that tormented His Chosen People. There is so much more to that account then just slinging the stone as we will see in the Message today. David willingly took a “Stand” for God and Scripture reveals he hastened and ran toward the enemy declaring: “1 Samuel 17:46 “This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”  David was willing to Stand for Israel and his God! O how we need such courage in this hour! So many things tried to dissuade David from his stand!  His brother called him prideful and naughtiness of heart. Saul tried to laden him down with heavy armor, telling him he was not able to go against this powerful enemy, but in each case, David turned a deaf ear to the satanic forces formed against him and pushed forward! There was a Willingness in him as he took his “Stand” for God’s people. We reflect on another man who surrendered His Will with Joy and gave God’s People Redemption! All Praise and Glory to the Son of God! It is our hour to surrender willingly and stand for righteousness and holiness and faithfulness, we cannot be detoured by the obstacles!  Warriors are needed for the Kingdom of God!  Loving You, Pastor

 

The Benediction:Heavenly Father we hallow Your Precious Name!  We come before You in the transforming Power of Your Love. Increase our meditation of the Solid Rock You have given us in Jesus our Saviour! Strengthen us, O Lord, that we might stand against the powers of darkness and proclaim Your Love.  We are grateful for the powerful stone we have in the Rock of our Salvation.  Help us to seize the opportunities You send our way, teaching us to grow in Your Grace and to have the Willingness to stand for Righteousness! Nudge us with a desire for more of Your Word and a greater Prayer life as we face the difficulties of our day! O Lord, You are our gentle Shepherd, draw our loved ones into Your Redeeming Love I Pray.  We ask all these things in Your Holy Name, In the Name of the Father, His Son, and the Holy Ghost!  Amen!

Nurture God's Grace!

“Grow in Grace, and in the Knowledge of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be Glory both now and forever. Amen.” 

~ 2 Peter 3:18

The topic today concerns one of the Glorious Gifts that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Grace perhaps is often taken for granted, but as we meditate upon God’s Grace, we see many important things about this Gift. Quickly our mind turns to what Jesus has done for us in providing such an awesome Gift! Paul writes about the Gospel of Grace and tells us; it was his greatest joy to testify of the Grace of God! Prayerfully, I Hope we never take God’s Grace in Christ for granted. But as society changes, wickedness seems to prevail, our minds may drift and the Thoughts of His Grace lingers quietly in the back of our mind. Today let us hear the Word of the Lord when we are admonished to: “Grow in Grace, and the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” {2 Peter 3:18} I use the term, “Nurture His Grace” within our heart and life! Being Graceful is a good place to start – hear the Psalmist: Ps. 86:15 “Thou, O Lord, art a God full of Compassion, and Gracious, Long-suffering, and plenteous in Mercy and Truth.” Gracious, of course, means courteous, kind, Pleasant, and to esteem favor, etc. But in the Word of God, Gracious takes on a more powerful thought. “Abounding in Grace, Merciful, Manifesting Love, Ps 103:88 “The Lord is Merciful and Gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in Mercy.” The Hebrew thought about Gracious is: When God calls you Gracious, He sees you as a treasure, He delights in you, regardless of your status or behavior. But the Glory of God is found in Grace – free and unmerited favor, manifested in God’s Love for us. God, sending Christ to bring us Grace, this unmerited Favor; Salvation from sin, Divine Blessings, and Eternal Life to mention just a few. You no doubt have heard the statement; There but for the Grace of God ... Yes, “For His Grace...” His Grace is so much more than what humanity can even think of! In that while we were sinners, He forgave us, rescued us, redeemed us, and imparted powerful Spiritual Gifts to the Believer. Grace is mentioned over 170 times in various ways in God’s Word ... 1st mention in the Bible –Gen. 6:8 “Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord!” The Old Testament could only talk about it - we have it! – Let us “Nurture God’s Grace within our heart & Life! ❤ Pastor

The Benediction:

O Lord, what a Mighty God You are! The Gifts You have given to the Church are Glorious, powerful, and overwhelming when we think about them and meditate upon them. Thank You for this Gift of Grace! I Pray today that You will draw unto Him in a greater knowledge of this great Gift. We see Your Mercy and Your Love, and it is our desire to have the experience of Noah, when he found Grace in the eyes of the Lord. Turn our thoughts toward You in this generation of so much unfaithfulness, for we are in Your House to Worship You! Your Grace and Mercy. In Mercy you withhold judgement, and in Grace You give us Gifts we don’t deserve! What an awesome God You are ... and Jesus our Greatest Gift, how thankful we are that His Blood covers us, He forgives us, and Gifts us with Spiritual Gifts abundantly! Who can even know the depth of these Great Gifts? What a Glorious God and Saviour we have. We are thankful for the Holy Ghost! O Lord draw our loved ones unto you I Pray ... In Jesus Great Name, Amen