February 14 Happy Valentine’s Day 1 Timothy 5:21
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina…“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” (1 Timothy 5:21)
**Today, the Facebook “Live” Sermon will be at 11:00am, from the sanctuary of Baptist Tabernacle Church!**
In my early years of school, I was very shy! Actually, I am still shy! Valentine’s Day was coming and Mama was going to bring me to Town to buy some Valentines cards for my classmates. We went to McClellan’s Dime Store to get the cards. Now, back in the “Stone-Age,” our class would have a Valentine’s Party, complete with cupcakes and punch, and Mama was always willing to be a “Grade Mother,” and help with these parties. Well, here we were, in the store, and she asked the question: “How many cards do you need?” “Three or Four!” “How many children are in your class?” “I don’t know…” Reality was that I really didn’t care! “I will call Mrs. Moye and she will tell me!” Reality was that I only spoke to and was spoken to by 3 or 4 classmates and that was what I wanted to do with the cards. Mama talked to my teacher and I had to make a card for every student in the class! The faithful day came and we, each, had to go up to our little “Mailbox” and retrieve our cards! The popular kids had many cards and the marginal kids had some cards and the “Wall-Flowers,” like me, had one or two cards. There was one little girl, who was more shy that me, only received one card. I watched her as she brought that card to her desk and, with tears in her eyes, she opened it. Just as I had thought, it was the card that I had written. Folks, we need to be committed to sharing the LOVE of JESUS to EVERYONE, EVERY DAY, in EVERY WAY! We are commanded to LOVE ONE ANOTHER… Regardless of position, popularity and influence! Every Valentine’s Day, since that day, I recognize the Divine Necessity to Love the Lord my God with all my heart and to Love my Neighbor as myself!! Let this Valentine’s Day be the start of a Lifetime of sharing the Love of Jesus and the commitment for you to Love your Neighbor! I hope that you receive the message that I intended to share… “I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” God is LOVE and when we are under the Blood of Jesus, we are to LOVE…without partiality!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!