Sweet Sovereign Silence

See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – all grow in silence. See the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. God is the friend of silence. – Mother Teresa

John tells us in Revelation that when they opened the ‘seventh seal’ there was complete silence in heaven. For an extended period. WOW!

Blaring horns or alarms, phones, TV, radio, gospel music, etc. – this is what most of us continuously go through the day with, often intentionally. We live in the era of continuous communication or input. We are saturated with noise. We rarely take time to listen to or even see God. There are too many things to be done in the limited time we have available. But we must not allow the clock or the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery, full of God’s presence. Instead of powering up each day maybe we should look at it from the other perspective of ‘opening up’ to God. Silence gives Him a great opportunity to speak, and us a better opportunity to think clearly.

Until tomorrow…..

Pastor Botts

“The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” – Habakkuk 2:20

A Day Granted in Love

One of the greatest keys to contentment is to realize that life is a gift, not a right! - Sparks

Stripped of all he owned and his health, Job still held his integrity for God.  His love was rewarded. AMEN!

Today is upon us. Most people will enter it without much thought, as if they deserved it, and if events don’t flow smoothly they become disgruntled and unhappy. But the truth is God has granted us this day, He has granted us our life to this point, not because we deserve it or earned it, but because He loves us. When we look at it from this point of view life can’t get any better. As you make your way through Today, problems or not, unwrap your gift with care.

Until Monday……

Pastor Botts

“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him?” – Psalm 8:3-4