Midweek Meditation

Trust in the Lord By Rev. Gregory L. Edmond 2 Kings 18:19 "Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust?"NKJV It is very easy to begin trusting in the 'things' of this world because of the subtle way they steal our attention away from God. It is because of this subtle infiltration of worldly things that every Christian should take the time to evaluate themselves. Is there something that you give a larger role in your life than God? Has your focus become a kaleidoscope of 'things' preventing you from clearly focusing on serving God? If so, confess to God and turn your gaze toward Him before the subtle deception of accumulation leaves you trusting in the stuff instead of God. Otherwise, there will come a day when you will find yourself spiritually and possibly physically famished. Life Lesson: We should know who or what we are

In The Potter’s Hands                        By Rev. Gregory L. Edmond Isaiah 29:16 "Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, 'He did not make me'? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, 'He has no understanding'?" NKJV Imagine... the God of the universe who spoke stars and galaxies into existence is the very one who formed you into the person you are today. Your eyes, nose, hands and feet were all created by the One who holds the oceans in the palm of His hands. I don't know about you friend, but that is a humbling image. What great comfort to know that the God of all things created me the way I am and yet, He still desires to mold and make me more and more like Jesus. Of course, this process is tough and quite messy. There's a lot of molding, cutting and carving that seems painful at the time, but in the Master's hands, we become a ma

Rev. Gregory L. Edmond Be Real   by Rev. Gregory L. Edmond 1 Corinthians 2:3 "I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling." NKJV Paul is being very honest in this verse. He is not trying to make himself look better than he really is. He isn't covering up his weakness. In fact, in  1 Timothy 1:16 , Paul proclaims that he is an example of God's longsuffering. He is not a perfect man but a perfect example of God's loving-kindness, grace and mercy. At times, Christians act like we don't have any problems. The problem with this is that it leaves an impression to those who don't know Jesus. They see Christians pretending they are not messed up, and assume that since they still struggle with problems, they don't belong in church. In doing so, are we proclaiming God's goodness or our own? We need to proclaim God's goodness by being open about our problems and proclaiming that it is the goodness of God that saves! That