October 28 “Scarcities” John 10:10
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Just over two years ago, this nation was experiencing abundance and there was record employment and prices for the average individual were affordable and he were, economically, enjoying the blessings of our labors. What happened? Amazingly, today, we are becoming accustomed to hearing new words to describe our existence. Words like, “Crisis,” and “Scarcities,” and “Shortages,” and “Lack!” From a human perspective, we are told that the most pressing and world changing problem, or “Crisis,” is “Climate Change!” Do you see what is happening? Can you understand the lesson in this “madness?” Oh yeah, where have all the people that were working, just two years ago, gone? This earthly existence is fragile and temporary, and, as “Forgiven Believers,” we must understand the dynamics of this situation, and embrace the promises of our God! Satan, and his minions, are determined to seek and destroy, and to create chaos and disharmony, and to confuse and to divide and conquer, yet our God loved us enough, that He sent Jesus to die for us and to provide the means of redemption and rescue. The scripture for today describes this world perfectly, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Satan is the great deceiver and the champion of doubt and division; however, God loved us enough to empower us to overcome the Evil One and to live “Abundantly,” right here, right now! Please recognize this fact: Circumstances and situations will come and go, and there will be times of prosperity and times of lack, but our Savior has provided the stability and abundance that we need to survive. Satan and this world want to destroy you and to keep you from God! Keep growing in His Grace and Keep growing in His abundant Love and embrace and enjoy the “Abundance” that He brings to the “Forgiven!” REMEMBER…” It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that will determine your altitude!” Regardless of the lack that exists, in this world, we are blessed and bountiful because of God’s Amazing Grace! So, my call today is for us to ACT LIKE IT!!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…REGARDLESS OF THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BEST IS ABSOLUTELY AND MOST ASSUREDLY YET TO BE!!! It Is IMPORTANT that YOU VOTE, SO GO VOTE!!