Home Sweet Home

You counted the building in Jerusalem and tore down houses to strengthen the wall.

Isaiah 22:10

This verse warns us about placing our emphasis on externals.  Israel was facing a siege and their enemy was pounding at the gates of Jerusalem, trying to demolish the city walls.  In order to provide fortification to the outer walls, the people began to dismantle their own homes!  their houses were vacated and abandoned...

People today will often do the same thing - sacrifice their homes for a facade.  Some devote more time, energy and resources to external appearances than they spend on personal and private internal values.  You and I continually meet people who seem to have a wonderful appearance on the outside, but they’re hollow and empty on the inside.

Happy are those that have made Christ the center of their life - and by doing so, they can say with confidence, “Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4)

What’s the difference between a “home” and a house?  One is a just a building (house) and the other is the contents of that building (home).

Christ in us will turn our house into a home...

Keep the Faith My Friends,

Pastor Jody

Be Strong In The Lord

Your words have kept men on their feet, the weak kneed you have nerved.  (Job 4:4 MNT)

Here, Eliphaz is reminding  his friend Job of how he has helped so many people in the past.  In verse 3, Eliphaz remembers how Job “set many rights and put strength in their feeble souls...” (Job 4:3 MNT).  Then in verse 4, he states that Job has given people words that have kept them on their feet to keep them moving forward in the Faith.

This ministry should be desired by all believers to cause our speech to become a support for others!  Our words are very powerful.  Our words can put people down or stand them up.  Words can hurt or heal, blister or bless, destroy or deliver...  Job used his words to encourage others so that they could stand firm in the Faith.

Schoonie and Nell have made it their ministry to speak wholesome, edifying and uplifting words to friends, family and their fellow Christians.  My friends, you both have kept many people (my family included) on their feet during difficult times and seasons of uncertainty.

Today, may you find comfort in our words.  God has Great Plans in store for you!  Plans that include Hope, Healing and Happiness!

Be Strong in The Lord my friends,

Pastor Jody