Notes of Faith November 15, 2024
The Messy Home
[God] is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.
Ephesians 3:20
Ever since Adam and Eve, families have been messy. Even the best of families encounter stress and complications. Our deepest hurts often involve our deepest loves. The Lord knows all about that. His own earthly family—the Church—can be messy too. What do we do when things are not going well?
We cannot control other people, but we can bring our own lives under the Spirit’s control. We can ask Him for patience, for influence, for the ability to minister grace to grief. We can leave our deepest burdens with Him, remembering the words of Luke 18:1, that we “always ought to pray and not lose heart.”
In building a successful family, you must put God at the head of it—the center of everything. Ask God to take control, and let it begin with allowing Him total control over your own life. Ask for greater measures of the fruit of the Spirit, qualities like love, joy, patience, kindness, faithfulness, and self-control. We must draw on God’s grace and rely on His timely intervention. The Lord is certainly more able than we are—“exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.”
In a Christian home, there’s something special. It’s called grace.
Robert Wolgemuth
He is able, more than able,
To accomplish what concerns me today
He is able, more than able,
To handle anything that comes my way
He is able, more than able,
To do much more than I could ever dream
He is able, more than able,
To make me what He wants me to be
Messy yes, but God is in control of my life. I belong to Him. He will lead me and bring me home, complete and perfect in Christ. I pray this is true for all who read this…KNOW that you belong to the Lord. You may be able to fool yourself and others, but you cannot fool God. He knows who belongs to Him. Are you one of His sheep? If not, or you are not sure, repent of your sin, pray for forgiveness and the salvation that is only available through Jesus Christ. Come to Him today, you may not be able to tomorrow.
Pastor Dale