HIGHWAY TABERNACLE ~ RESURRECTION LIFE
Monday, December 22, 2014
“Following Jesus and Loving People”
I like Christmas cards. However, there are some so powerful, they stop me in my tracks. Here are the words on a card I received last week.
“The fate of the world rested on the response of two rural teenagers…often the work of God comes with two edges, great joy and great pain, and in that matter-of-fact response, Mary embraced both. She was the first person to accept Jesus on His own terms, regardless of the personal cost” (Source unknown).
God took a risk. The Bible tells us the angel came to Mary and said, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). What if Mary ran from God or simply said no? We can imagine that God could have accomplished his plan another way without Mary or Joseph. However, in His sovereignty, he navigates his awesome plan of salvation through human hearts and choices. How amazing that we can actually advance His kingdom by our responses to life!
The best response we can make is to say as Mary, “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as you have said” (1:38). Following the will of God on His terms requires our all, and brings us both joy and pain. He is worthy of it all! Embrace the risk, just as he did for us.
Pastor Mark Boucher
WEDNESDAY, 7:00PM, Christmas Eve Service @ Highway Tabernacle.
Thursday and Friday Family Night Ministries will not be meeting due to the Christmas holiday.
Have a happy and safe Christmas holiday. Spring Garden Academy is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
During the Week of Prayer, Spring Garden Academy will hold Praying for our Children, Monday, January 4th through Friday, January 9th.
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Highway Tabernacle: Morning Prayer @ 9AM; Sunday Worship @ 10AM; Resurrection Life: Sunday Worship @ 12Noon
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