1-8-2018

 Good Morning All,

          Psalm 30:3; “O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.”

     The other day I was watching TV and I saw a commercial that made me chuckle.  It was the one about the people who had their cell phone batteries dying so they needed to find an electrical plug in so they could recharge the batteries.  The tag line was about being a “wall hugger”.  These people had to carry their power cords with them and then fight over the plug ins so that they could recharge so that had to stay close to the wall because the cords are short.  It showed one person tripping over a cord and the like.

    I giggled because I am finding myself more like this all the time.  I have recharger cords in both vehicles that I drive so I can recharge as I drive.  I have a cord by my office chair for the same purpose.  We have one in the bedroom and one in the kitchen.  I can pretty much plug in wherever I am.  The only thing I haven’t done is to plug in in a very public place like an airport or restaurant.  Of course, I don’t go to airports so that one was easy.  Yet more and more having a charged cell phone becomes more and more critical.  Checking the power level often and knowing how long you have is important.  When the battery goes dead, we are out of touch and for many that is almost debilitating.

    So it is vital to keep the batteries charged and at full strength.  You never know when that will be important.  The same can be said of our faith life.  We need to keep our faith batteries fully charged.  You never know when it will be important.  We recharge them through God’s grace.  He provides us with the things we need to do this.  He gives us His Word to read so that we may hear his words of comfort and hope.  He gives us his body and blood in the form of bread and wine in order that we may be nourished; that the emptiness of this life may be filled with his grace.

   God continually recharges us with hid great gift of mercy.  It restores us filling our spirit with hope and our soul with comfort.  Even in the greatest depths of despair God continues to come to you with his grace to lift you up.  In his grace he continually rejuvenates you to continue on the journey that he has laid out for us.  God mercy is there for us to strengthen and preserve us.  God’s mercy is alive and active in our lives serving to buffer us from the wind and storms of this life.  God’s mercy will charge your batteries so that you may proceed.  So utilize his wonderful grace and mercy.  Read and listen to His Word to comfort you and to reassure you, receive his body and blood to nourish you.  Speak to him in prayer that you might know his unfailing love.  The God who loves you beyond all things is here to comfort you and to lead you home.

Father of all wondrous blessings, give us that due sense of your unfailing love.  Give to us that most wonderful sense of peace that we receive only from you.  Keep us invigorated and strong.  Be especially with those who need to be recharged at this time.  Keep them in your arms and bring them to the full comfort of your grace.  In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.

God’s Peace,

Pastor Bret