Something to Think About (for Sunday May 12th)

How sweet is rest after fatigue! How sweet will heaven be when our journey is ended. —George Whitefield.

Pastor's Corner (for Sunday May 12th)

When I am weak then I am Strong.  

One of the most profound verses in the bible is in Philippians 2 where we are told that Jesus “emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant.” Jesus willingly submitted Himself to the Father and became a human being with flesh and blood. What I want to observe here is that submission is part of the character of God. Does that surprise you? Would it also surprise you if I said that I believe that Jesus’ power is most clearly seen in His role of submission? I think it surprises us because we often think that the weak submit to the strong; that the inferior submit to the superior. However, Jesus shows us that submission has to do with designated roles. In the “role” of savior, Jesus had to submit to the Father, but in submitting to the Father Jesus did not become inferior to the Father. In fact, it is through His submission that Jesus’ power and glory is revealed. For example, when the mob of several hundred people came to arrest Jesus did He appear weak and timid? No! When Jesus stood before the rulers of His day, did He appear weak and timid? Again, no! Yet Jesus was in submission to His Father at the time. Jesus’ submissive role shows Him to be strong and courageous, not weak and timid. Here’s my point in all of this, when we are willing to submit within our God given roles, God will accomplish much. Let us not run from submission but embrace it, because, in our submission God is glorified. As wives submit to their husbands, as children submit to their parents, as citizens submit to the government, God’s purposes are realized, His creation has order and He is glorified. If I may borrow the words of the apostle Paul, “for when I am [appear to be] weak, that is when I am strong!

Pastor Don