Pastor's Corner 12/7/08

“Take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below.” (Deuteronomy 4:39) Life can be scary sometimes; sometimes it’s overwhelming – it’s just too much, and sometimes life just seems pointless. Have you ever felt that? What’s the point of it all? Well, take heart the Lord is God in heaven and earth. Now I’m glad that He is both Lord and God on earth because, like I said, life can get pretty scary sometimes and I draw courage knowing that God is Lord of this earth. That everything here is under His authority, so even if it looks big and is big to me it’s small to Him. But I am particularly glad that He is Lord God in heaven above because when I’m struggling with “what’s the point of it all?” I need someone from outside this mortal existence to connect with me and give me meaning and purpose. It’s the knowledge that the infinite God is connecting with finite me that reminds me that life is far bigger than just my existence; that the “story”, as John Eldredge puts it, began a long time before me and will go on beyond me. You might think that this would make me feel smaller but it actually give hope, I take heart, because I am a part of something BIG and the BIG and ETERNAL God is at work and therefore “life” didn’t start randomly and will not end randomly. Life may seem random and pointless from time to time, but the God who is in the heavens is moving us purposefully toward a triumphant, glorious ending. So, “Take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below.” Pastor Don