May 24 BLESSED Jeremiah 17:10
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.”
Every day, in every way, I am genuinely and amazingly blessed! Even when I am tested beyond imagination, and when issues and circumstances challenge the very core of my being, I am still blessed! When aches and pains persist, and funds are low, and interactions with others become contentious, I am still blessed! Who could imagine that the Sovereign God of this Universe, in Great Love and Compassion, has provided the opportunity for me to be so blessed today? As I read His Holy Word, and “Talk” with my Lord, I stand in awe and reverence for the miracle of His Grace, His Presence, and His sustaining Power! Every time that I take my focus, for living, away from His blessings, and focus on the negative and the lack, I find myself feeling empty and vulnerable, and it is at this moment when Satan attempts to cloud my mind and to cause me to wander. When I contemplate the present, and the things to come, I truly realize that I am “Too Blessed to be Stressed!” If you are going through so challenging times, just remember, and trust his Promises, that He will see us through to the end, and that our best interest, when we walk with him, is His top priority! As pastor, I am constantly bombarded by negativity, chaos, misunderstandings, expectations, and a host of other challenges, however, regardless of the issues, He has Promised, I embrace those Promises and I am Victorious! Friends, Choose to Live in His Victory, recognizing the limitations of our earthly existence, and the supreme Power that is ours through His Amazing Love and Grace! Daddy would always say, “When you are down, look up! When you are in doubt, look up! When you are weary, look up! When you are challenged, look up!” Think about this fact: “For the unbeliever, this is as good as it gets, but for the Believer, this is as bad as it gets!” I choose to embrace His Blessings, and I choose to live in the warmth and glow of His Amazing Grace! As Mrs. Peggy Wilder always proclaimed, “I am Blessed, more Blessed, and Blessed some more…” Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!