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1217 Dillon Elder Randy Johnson, Pastor Bro. Ronnie Henderson, Song
Director "Where
The Truths Of God’s Word Are Still Taught" |
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You Were Asked To Pray For: |
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A Thought From Our Pastor: God
Is A Shield To Them That Trust In Him.
This verse of
scripture is a very powerful one; we see it quoted word for word by the
Psalmist in Psalms 18:30. “As for God, his way is perfect…” the word
“perfect” means that God’s words are entire, truth, or without spot, any of
these wonderful terms can fit into it’s place because God’s word are all of
them. I know we are a people of little faith because we more times than not
find ourselves in doubt whether we know it or not. Beloved in this flesh we
will never have total faith in God or in His word; there will always be some
doubt somewhere in our lives. We indeed find a number of Christians with more
faith than others; however in this flesh we will never have perfect faith in
God. The bible tells us to have total faith in Him and in His word and that
is certainly our goal. This is the bottom line, that we as Christians can
trust God’s word as written because He cannot lie. Titus 1:2 “In hope of
eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”
God’s word is complete because nothing can be nor needs to be added to it.
This is why the scripture warns against this. If God is all knowledgeable,
then what could anyone (especially one with limited knowledge such as His
creation) add to His word. God knows the beginning from the end therefore He
knows what will happen tomorrow and this is why we can have complete faith in
Him. Acts 15:18 “Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the
world.” “the word of the
LORD is tried” The word “tried” means tested with fire as though you would
melt a silver ring to refine the silver out of it and once finished you have
only the pure silver left, beloved this is God’s word, pure as pure can
be. Psalms 12:6 “The words of the LORD
are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
Beloved you cannot say this about pastor, father, mother, child, or etc. Only
God’s words are pure and can be totally trusted. As a pastor I have a great
desire never to tell a lie, never to mislead anyone, or etc. however it does
happen because I am not God. My words have not been tried with fire, I do not
know every possible thing, and I certainly do not know what will happen in
the next 5 seconds much less what is on tomorrow. I have taught heresy in my
life, because I was biblically wrong on some issues; however I have trusted
God’s word and have since been brought to truth. Is every single thing I
believe today perfect with God’s word? I simply cannot answer an absolute yes
because I am still in the flesh however I have dedicated my life to study to
find out. Beloved no man is 100% correct in God’s word but that is no reason
not to strive for that perfection. The word of God has been tried and believe
one thing it is pure. “…he is a buckler
to all them that trust in him.” The word “buckler” means shield that’s right
He is our protector. The word “trust” means those that flee to Him, so look
at it this way God’s word is a protecting shield to everyone who flee to Him
for protection. We do not know where our nation’s economic woes are going but
to those who trust in the Lord and His word will be just fine. Let us not
forget we are citizens of this nation both the just and the unjust and when
it rains on one it rains on us all. Matthew 5:45 “That ye may be the children
of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh
his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust.”
We will all suffer the same economic woes and we as churches will also
suffer, but one thing we have that the lost does not have is a God that has
promised to continually love us and to continually protect us because He is
our buckler and will be as long as our faith is in Him and His word. |
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The fruits and effects He
produce: "When He
comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and
judgment." (John 16:8) Where the Holy
Spirit is, there will always be deep conviction of sin--and true repentance
for it. It is His special office to convince of sin. The presence of
the Holy Spirit in a man's heart can only be known by the fruits and effects
He produces. Mysterious and invisible to mortal eye as His operations are,
they always lead to certain visible and tangible results. By J. C. Ryle, From his article “The
Holy Spirit” |
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Happy Birthday: Larry Mollette June 23rd |