March 17 “Peace in Your Heart” Colossians 3:15-17
** Please pray for our Kayla as we travel to Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, to see a “Specialist” to combat the vision loss progression in her eye. I will be unavailable for immediate contact until late Monday evening! If you need anything, call and leave a message and I will respond as quickly as possible. REMEMBER the Deacon of the Week for immediate response. **
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” (Colossians 3:15-17)
It is amazing that everything that my parents taught me and the way in which I was to interact with others, has all been debunked and ridiculed as, somehow, irrelevant, and wrong. I was taught to respect others and to recognize the value of human life and the necessity to respect others’ property and to conduct myself in a manner that would show RESPECT! Are you aware that we are living in an environment of “CRISIS?” A “CRISIS” of Attitude; A “CRISIS” of Inequity, A “CRISIS” of Disrespect, and a “CRISIS” of Reality!! The “Supposed WOKE” culture, that has become popular among left leaning media folks and the “ELITES,” and the popularity seeking politicians, of our present age, are promoting a wholesale change in what is acceptable, right, and what is considered proper. What is a Forgiven, Bible-Believing Child of God supposed to do in an environment that is growing more hostile and destructive, every single day? How are we to navigate through this insanity? Simply put … “Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” I have repeated this continually … THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME; I AM JUST PASSING THROUGH!! Our Job, our responsibility, our mission, is to claim Jesus, share His message of Hope and Peace and to live each day, completely surrendered to Him! FACT BULLETIN: THERE IS NO PEACE IN THIS WORLD! CHAOS AND CONFLICT ARE THE RULE OF THE DAY AND WHEN WE LIVE IN THIS WORLD, THERE WILL BE TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, SUFFERINGS AND EXTREME CHALLENGESS, SO CLAIM THE SALVATION OF JESUS CHRIST, EMBRACE THE PROMISES OF HIS WORD, AND LIVE FOR JESUS, SURRENDERED, COMMITTED, AND DETERMINED TO BE A “BRIGHT LIGHT” IN THIS OTHERWISE, EVIL AND SAD WORLD! If you see me and I am singing as I go, remember, I am singing because HIS PEACE is Active and Growing, in my Heart and Soul! HOW ABOUT YOU? Are You more concerned about the “Politics” of the day or the “Rank Insanity” that is occurring on the streets of our Great Land, or Fearful for your future? John 16:33 clearly tells us that … “These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have PEACE. In the World ye shall have TRIBULATION: but be of GOOD CHEER; I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” When we are HIS and HE Dwells in us, then, because HE is an OVERCOMER, SO ARE WE! So, Sing, Share, Rejoice, and Smile …. HIS PEACE is an ETERNAL PEACE! It is up to you! God has provided the Love, the Means, and the Method, we must Repent, Believe, Receive and LIVE! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!