29/07/2024
Blessed Day Beloved!
As we reflect on what God accomplished yesterday in our inaugural worship service we can truly and wholeheartedly say that God did it all! Our journey has been both joyful and challenging. Like a mother anticipating the birth of a child she knows she must bear the process of birth pains! And when the child has arrived the mother rejoices with unspeakable joy for the wonderful gift of life! It was worth all the sacrifices, the waiting and the pains of labor.
Birthing a church is much the same, it isn’t easy, it comes with great sacrifices, the willingness to bear the pain and complete dedication to the vision God has entrusted. It involves faithfulness and total dependence on the God who alone has the power to make it happen. In God’s perfect will, unmistakable ways and time He does everything for His utmost glory! Ours is the privilege to be invited by God to join Him in His mission. Our response is humble obedience and gratefulness. We bow before Him with all reverence and worship for He alone is worthy!
The task only gets bigger and heavier. The work doesn’t stop after a successful launch, we have just began. We will continue to trust and depend on our living God. For just as He has promised, “I will build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!” We will continue to face challenges and trials of many kinds, but we have the assurance that God will give us the victory! In fact, He already has! Let’s be encouraged by Paul’s declaration of this unchanging truth.
“57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” - (1 Cor. 15:57-58 ESV)
Let’s continue to encourage one another, edify and strengthen each other daily! Lastly, with one voice, let us shout our praise to Jesus who alone is victorious and glorious! Serve Him with gladness. Be faithful to Him. Love Him more than anything else in life! Let Him be your most precious possession!
Thank you all for your love for God and His people. Thank you for your dedication and sacrificial service! God bless!
More than grateful,
P. Marc and Susan