Psalm 51:3-4
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
Greetings Church Family,
This is a personal encounter between David and the Lord. David declares, to the Lord, it is before you and you only have I sinned. David is not looking at, nor is he concerned about anybody else’s story.
When I picked Alesia up from the hospital, she said, “this thing can kill you,” People ought to take wearing the masks serious. Her experience with COVID-19 19 is personal. My experience with COVID-19 is personal. Too many of you have had a personal experience with COVID-19 as well. It is personal. If affects everybody differently. When you are having trouble breathing it is personal. When you need specific medication, it is personal. When your household has to be taken care of, it’s personal.
I want to invite us to make the beginning of Lent 2021…personal.
David, rather than looking at the sins of the people around him, focuses on himself. It is always easy to see what other people are doing wrong. It is easy to complain about what someone else has or has not done. We can blame this party or that party, that candidate or that branch, or those people. Lent is a time to make our confession personal. We are of the dust of the earth. We shall return to the dust of the earth. That is our sinful nature. Our relationship with God is personal as well as corporate. God has provided a personal Savior for each of us. God has already declared that God’s love for you is genuine. From the very beginning, God declared God’s love for us.
Our Revelation Wellness Bible Study, led by Nurse Hoover directs us to the following Bible Passages.
Romans 8:38-39– “For l am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Deuteronomy31:6– “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Matthew28:20– “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
God speaks a very personal word to each of us in this season. God knows who you are. There is nothing hidden from God.
You and I can come just as we are. We do not have to dress up. We do not have to cover up. We do not have to make up. We do not have to spruce up. God welcomes us, ashy, shady, sinful, standing in the need of God’s forgiveness. Come just as you are and know that you are loved, accepted, forgiven, and renewed. God’s promise is that God will not cast us away from God’s presence. The Good News is that God’s promise is always to be with us. Blessing on your Lenten experience this year. Look for and celebrate God as God continues to show up and make a way for you…. God’s mercies are indeed brand new every morning.
God’s continued peace and healing.
Pastor Anthony
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
Greetings Church Family,
This is a personal encounter between David and the Lord. David declares, to the Lord, it is before you and you only have I sinned. David is not looking at, nor is he concerned about anybody else’s story.
When I picked Alesia up from the hospital, she said, “this thing can kill you,” People ought to take wearing the masks serious. Her experience with COVID-19 19 is personal. My experience with COVID-19 is personal. Too many of you have had a personal experience with COVID-19 as well. It is personal. If affects everybody differently. When you are having trouble breathing it is personal. When you need specific medication, it is personal. When your household has to be taken care of, it’s personal.
I want to invite us to make the beginning of Lent 2021…personal.
David, rather than looking at the sins of the people around him, focuses on himself. It is always easy to see what other people are doing wrong. It is easy to complain about what someone else has or has not done. We can blame this party or that party, that candidate or that branch, or those people. Lent is a time to make our confession personal. We are of the dust of the earth. We shall return to the dust of the earth. That is our sinful nature. Our relationship with God is personal as well as corporate. God has provided a personal Savior for each of us. God has already declared that God’s love for you is genuine. From the very beginning, God declared God’s love for us.
Our Revelation Wellness Bible Study, led by Nurse Hoover directs us to the following Bible Passages.
Romans 8:38-39– “For l am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Deuteronomy31:6– “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Matthew28:20– “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
God speaks a very personal word to each of us in this season. God knows who you are. There is nothing hidden from God.
You and I can come just as we are. We do not have to dress up. We do not have to cover up. We do not have to make up. We do not have to spruce up. God welcomes us, ashy, shady, sinful, standing in the need of God’s forgiveness. Come just as you are and know that you are loved, accepted, forgiven, and renewed. God’s promise is that God will not cast us away from God’s presence. The Good News is that God’s promise is always to be with us. Blessing on your Lenten experience this year. Look for and celebrate God as God continues to show up and make a way for you…. God’s mercies are indeed brand new every morning.
God’s continued peace and healing.
Pastor Anthony