E-bulletin 1/5/15

HIGHWAY TABERNACLE ~ RESURRECTION LIFE

Monday, January 5, 2015

“Following Jesus and Loving People”

 

 

 

As we enter 2015, I think of how God provides for us in our changing circumstances. Life would be chaotic if everything changed every day. And, life would be  extremely dull if nothing ever changed. Because God created the world, he understands our hearts as we go through the  passing of time and the process of change. In my readings this week, C.S. Lewis reminded me that we possess both a love of change and a love of permanence. He wrote, “He (God) has contrived to gratify both tastes together in the very world He has made, by that union of change and permanence which we call Rhythm”.  So, God gives us “rhythms” in life, like the seasons, which push us into change and yet reminds us of the stability of God’s ordered world. The Bible provides many passages which comfort and challenge us as we experience the rhythms and  passing of time. First, let’s      consider some verses which speak to our need of permanence. David, the psalmist, repeatedly reminded us that, “God is our refuge and strength…the Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (Psalm 46:1a, 7).  Peter, the disciple, reminded us that we are aliens and strangers passing through this world…and yet, we are “a holy nation, a people belonging to God” (1 Peter 2:9, 11). So, no matter how the storms of life rage, our hearts are anchored in Jesus. He never changes. The truth of Jesus comforts me, and also challenges me to embrace change. The Bible teaches us that Christians are on this earth to grow and change to become just like Jesus. “And we, who with       unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18). Only God, in His amazing wisdom can meet our need for both permanence and change. By living for Jesus every day, we receive courage to face the winds of change while we hold to the One who will always be the Great I Am! May you walk into 2015 with faith and confidence!                                     

                                                                                                         Pastor Mark Boucher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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