Today’s Thought “Entangled” G. Ward

 

“Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.” Psalm 90:1

 

Frustration, most certainly can/will block resolve. This prayer of Moses understood that. His leadership experienced tumultuous obstacles seemingly impossible to conquer. I wasn’t there, but I can only imagine that the stress of such a calling to fulfill became debilitating.

Holy God’s assignments were never introduced as easy. HE merely promised that His presence would never depart from ours (Mt.28:20, Heb.13:5b). When we seek demonstrating how strong we are concerning life’s difficulties, we say (in the face of God) that HE is not All Sufficiency. Without duress, our better contemplations will lead us to know that He too has been our dwelling place because of Christ’s sufficiency, and not our own. Take time throughout the day to thank Him for such a tremendous rescue.

Happy Monday!

Indiscriminate

Today’s Thought “Indiscriminate” G. Ward

 

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:2

 

Weekly, at our Sunday worship services I (as Pastor) sit in the back until the song before my sermon. We’re privileged each week to have numerous visitors and many arrive to our most excellent Usher Ministry’s heartfelt greeting then to encounter my personal acknowledgement. My introduction is brief and always presents my name (Gregory Ward), while asking theirs. Many are perplexed on who I am and why such concern. Their faces show how perplexed they are and their salutation will often go lacking. When I occupy the pulpit they marvel at the availability of the Pastor; particularly in a time where vocational pomposity has become the necklace of the modern theologian.

My encouragement today is for everyone to eliminate disparity’s chance at favoritism (Jas.2:1-7) by extending hospitality to all, indiscriminately.

Happy Wednesday!

Argumentative

Today’s Thought “Argumentative” G. Ward

 

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.” Matthew 24:35

 

I’m discovering that the activity of today could most certainly become disastrous for tomorrow; even when pursued righteously. Our pursuits carry little weight against cultural relativity’s change. Societally, we’re ever evolving. Where are we now; is it I-Phone 6? Although many of these changes are beneficial, morality is without chronological parameters.

As we embark on this year’s celebration of Independence Day, I’m reminded of the prompting of this celebratory day as recorded by John Adams in a letter written to his wife (Abigail); “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”

The very prefacing of this initial celebration was a Declaration of Independence surmising a hearty substantiation of Holy God’s deliverance from Britain’s rule. Soon afterwards, many men (notably scholarly and orthodox) sought activity (in addition to this Declaration) that has become somewhat disastrous in our modernity, while being entirely argumentative (by some scholarly and orthodox) and not one of these founders are alive to share the contextualized letter (cf. The Constitution of the United States). God’s word on the other hand (forever sufficient unto every generation) is and will always be enough to be governed by…

That doesn’t mean however not to render unto Caesar what is necessary (Mk.12:17).

Happy Monday