Pastor's Corner

for Sunday Aug. 8th
Praising God in EVERYTHING.
The apostle Paul gives an interesting directive to us: “Give thanks in everything.” Everything? How is that possible? Is that what he really meant? Yes Paul did mean everything and this is why. It’s easy to praise God when we are winning; when things are going well. Praising God in the tough times is much harder and is a true expression of faith. If we only praise God when we win, we’re not praising God for WHO HE IS but for what He gives us! And, that is not worship. Worship is when I acknowledge that HE is God and I am not. Worshipping God is accepting whatever comes from His hand and thanking Him for it, believing that this is good for me. The world is not impressed when we thank God for riches but they do take notice when we suffer and give thanks to God.
When your day is going bad remember “this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it!” Worship is a faith choice. I worship Him because He is worthy and my bad day doesn’t change that fact. So praise Him in spite of where you are in your life for He is worthy!
Pastor Don.