Pastor's Corner

for Sunday 31st July
Because I said so.
When I was a child there were times when I would question my Mom or Dad when they gave me direction. Dad might say “be nice to your little brother” or possibly Mom would say “clean your room”. One of my favorite questions in return was very simple “Why”. I would get different responses from time to time but the one I seemed to get the most was “because I said so”. This was a very good lesson in trust and acceptance for me as a child and a young man. This same situation plays out in our lives today. We can take inventory of the happenings of our lives and if we don’t like what we see, we may approach God with our “why’s” in life. Today I know that the will of God is good, He is the great lover of our souls. I will not always understand and see how His love is being applied to all situations, but because I trust that He is good, I can accept, and wait. Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. What began as a spark of hope for us, can become the fire of true faith, and that faith will ignite trust in God. When life seems to throw us a curveball or we just can’t seem to find God in any given situation, we may want to ask “why?” Today, knowing that God is only good, we can take courage, have faith, and persevere when God tells us “because I said so”.
Jake Thomas