Remembering

Remembering

Most of us can remember exactly what we were doing when we heard “The News.”  The news that the planes which flew into the World Trade Towers were not there because of an accident, but rather they, and the other two planes crashed that day, were an act of terrorism perpetrated against the citizens of the United States of America.  It seems as if we, as a nation, have barely gotten past the horrors of Pearl Harbor and D-Day (among others), when now another generation has a date, 9-11-2001, etched permanently into their minds.  Yes this is a day which we will not soon forget, nor should we.

The past has always been posted into our lives as signs of warning and signs of remembrance.  It has been said that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, but I think that it may possibly be more accurate to say that those who do not remember the past resign themselves to charge headlong into their own foolish (in the Biblical sense of the word) actions.  Some of those actions will no doubt be the same foolish mistakes made by others, but throughout history we have shown that we can become more and more degenerate in our way of life if our carnal nature is allowed to be in charge of us.

In Numbers 15:38-39, God speaking to Moses people says, “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners.  And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined.”

We left to ourselves, because of our carnal lusts, are doomed to sin against God, however if we takes the steps to remember the instructions which God has given us to live by can avoid sin and thereby live a life full of joy and happiness. 

Let me to encourage you to take a few moments to remember the events of 9-11, talk about it with your friends, talk about it with strangers, just take the time to remember.  Also, take time to remember what God has said for you to do.  Both will be a benefit for you and to those around you.  Commit each and every day to remembering the past so you can live right in the future.

Serving Him by Serving You,

joe

I Admit It

Greetings,

OK – I admit it – last week at the annual church Labor Day Sunday picnic, the teenagers have finally beat the “old folks” at volleyball.  It wasn’t pretty, but they won.

Congratulations!

Moving on. 

Yesterday in our morning service we started on a journey to discover the Secrets to True Happiness.  Secret number one is “Lordship.”  Briefly, Jesus is already Lord over all, as in everything, including each one of us.  When we take the time to accept this, we take a giant step toward enjoying the happiness which God intends for us to have.

Next week we will explore secret number two _________ – you will have to be there to hear it.

Also at the end of our service we will be having special prayer for all who have needs – no matter what they are.  God has already blessed us with many miracles over the summer, but He has not stopped providing for the needs of His own.  Come and pray with us, be prayer for, or both.  But most of all come expecting God to change your life this Sunday.

Serving Him by Serving You,

joe jackson – pastor