COMMERCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Words to Live By. January 25,2023
Hello friends,
You know, when we walk and stay in the presence of Almighty God, we receive everything we need – and really – He blankets us with more than we actually need because He is a generous God. God not only takes care of each of us, He provides for the entire world, His creation. Sure, it begins in the human heart, but it spreads out to have effect on leadership, schools, the economies, and so much more, to include the entire world. Listen to what King David says in Psalm 2, verse 8 –“Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.”
But fast forward to the very last Book of the Bible – Revelation, the 22nd chapter – this reading points to a God who achieves His plan and His folks in every way. So, why is it that you and I fail to see more fulfillment – more plans than realized? Why don’t the plans that God has for us come to fruition on our lives as quickly or efficiently as you and I would like? God has promised that they will – but let me remind us, there is a purpose in the process between promise and fulfillment. When we approach God, He provides us everything we need and rounds-out our yearnings, maybe not right away, but over time – God’s time. And the reason there is God’s time is that it is designed to draw us closer to Him. You see friends, instant gratification, either personal, all together, or anything in-between may meet our needs and desires, but does absolutely nothing – nada, zip – for our relationship with God. When our desires and longings drive us toward God, this is the time our hearts lock on to God’s heart and we begin to learn and embrace His ways. Bottom line – we achieve a greater and more meaningful fulfillment than we, or anybody else, could ever imagine.
So, we need to trust God’s promises, but tack onto that, trust God’s processes. Folks, the delays in our lives are not coincidences, but are there to deepen and harden our relationship with Almighty God. God’s processes lead to fulfillment; God either gives us what we are looking for, shows that He is The One we are looking for, or so blankets us with better things that whatever else we were looking for is kicked to the curb. Regardless, our hearts are eventually surrendered and satisfied in Him.
This Sunday (29 JAN 23), our Old Testament Lesson will be from The Book of Psalms, the 15th psalm and our New Testament Lesson will continue in The Gospel According to Matthew, the 5th chapter, verses 1 - 12. I will proclaim God’s Word in my sermon entitled – “His truth is – true happiness is to be found only in Jesus Christ.”
Our 11:00 A.M. Service of Worship is broadcast on the Official Commerce Presbyterian Website at www.commercepresbyterian.com, or if you would like to view the service at a later
time, go to YouTube and search Commerce Presbyterian Church.
And one more thing: The next time we are in conversation with God, let’s make sure we ask Him to overwhelm us, so that we feel no guilt in asking such and that we draw closer to Him and satisfy our hearts at the same time.
I so much look forward to seeing each of you on Sunday and while you are at it, ask a family member or friend to be our guest and sit with you and see Jesus Christ at work in the hearts and minds of the CPC flock; I look forward to seeing them too. And for those of you Live-Streaming, we would love to see you in person. As the Holy Spirit moves you and you feel comfortable enough, please come join us for our in-person worship. CPC is just Good, Basic, Church – Godly, Biblical, Christian.
I’ll see you in church – ALELLUIA and all God’s children say, AMEN!
Jeff Cain
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