A Message from Pastor Greg
The Only One Who Likes Change is a Wet Baby
I have to admit that scheduling recording sessions and the dates for their release is a bit of a challenge for me. Trying to remember that people will be watching things at a later date (after the editing and posting has been done) makes it hard to center your thoughts to give the ‘right word’ at the ‘right time’.
This is illustrated by my congregational update video on our plans for moving into the summer. I recorded that video last Tuesday night (May 26) and it was released on Friday (May 29). In the video I referenced the “Yellow” distinction in the province and the anticipated gathering of groups of up to 50 that we anticipated being affirmed on that Friday. BUT THEN….Campbellton.
Deacon Dale Bray pointed out that this really illustrated the last point from our convention office, that we should be prepared to move forward and backward — as this will be the norm! My video was an illustration of our new experience of life together.
These are challenging days as we wait for another Friday when Premier Higgs will inform us of the new or continued ‘status quo.’ The unsettled nature of these days has prompted me to take a look at Psalm 62 in preparation for this week’s sermon. Few of us experienced the plots and warfare that King David experienced and yet we are told in Scripture, that we ARE in a battle on a spiritual level (Ephesians 6:12). So, how do we ‘rest’ in God in such a time?
I have discovered that our ability to rest and have peace in the midst of our battles is directly proportional to how BIG we know our God to be. If he is a token in our lives we’ll never attain peace and rest as the challenges, especially in these days, loom large — both COVID-19 and the racial tensions unfolding especially in North America.
Can we sing with our children: My God is so big, so strong and so mighty there’s nothing my God cannot do (for you)! The mountains are his the rivers are his the stars are his handiwork, too. My God is so big, so strong and so mighty there’s nothing my God cannot do (for you)! It’s such child-like faith that makes “mountains into molehills”.
In 1876 Jean Pigott penned the following hymn:
Jesus, I am resting, resting,
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee,
And Thy beauty fills my soul,
For by Thy transforming power,
Thou hast made me whole.
I hope you are resting in the mighty arms of our loving Father, drawing strength from the expansiveness of the salvation that is ours in Christ and enjoying the ministry of peace and rest through the Spirit. All of this because our God is so big, so strong and so mighty there’s nothing our God cannot do (for you!).
Pastor Greg
