In 1991 President George H. W. Bush drew a “line in the sand”  and whether we agreed with that or not he made a decision this far but no more.  What is the breaking point what things separate us from God,  if something happens in my life,  say some great tragedy, would that separate me from God?  Or maybe it’s that thing we desire so much that it’s the thing I want or God. What thing is it that will cause a rift and God stands His ground but we depart?  It doesn’t have to be that we do, even our thoughts can show a separation from God we are tempted to think that God is trying to kill us or waiting in a corner with a baseball bat.  What is the line that that will cause us not to love God.  No matter how we are tempted to leave God He says that nothing we do will cause Him not to love us and that love is in what Jesus did for us. He crossed the line of our sins, the line of our rejection, the line of our indifference.  He says that neither life nor death, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, that love is in Christ Jesus.   God Bless you.

(Matthew 11:28-30 The Message Bible)

As we are in the sixth day of our fast I know (for a fact) that some of you are finding that it is getting easier, and yet some are probably chewing on the furniture, or at least driving by the local fast food place to take a sniff of the aroma’s.  Pastor Jerry’s email this morning  encourages us to know and understand that God is our strength.  The above scripture asks some questions.  Number one. Are you tired, worn out, burned out?  During the last six days I have felt all of those, and the reason I believe that happens is that we focus on how we feel, what we think, or I’m hungry, I missed my favorite program, or maybe I’m missing my “Hot Now” Krispy Kreme.  Jesus  has the only solution to this situation, he says to “come away with Him” focus your intentions on Him, find out His purposes and His ways.  Then He says something I believe is so profound, “Learn the Unforced Rhythms of Grace”  What does that mean?  Many times we take on burdons that are not ours, responsibilities that are not ours, and we find ourselves trying to “put a square peg in a round whole”  How hard is that?  When we walk in the Unforced Rhythms of Grace” we move as Jesus’ moves, we speak as Jesus’ speaks, we dance the dance and alow Him to lead.  I’m so grateful that God has chosen this time for us Break the Resistance, If you are look forward to the end you’ve missed it, if you are enjoying the dance you are right where God wants you.

Pastor Rick

Jesus was explaining to his disciples that it is not what they eat the makes the the person unclean, but he continues and says what makes a person unclean is what comes out of his mouth.  Why?  Because what comes out is 100% linked to what is in a persons deepest heart.  I have been teaching in Sunday School about the Christian LIfe, and in times of trial and tribulations  the things that we have inside usually come to the surface.   I like to use the analogy of a grape.  Wouldn’t it be interesting if when a grape is squished lemon juice came out?  That is so uncharacteristic of the grape So it is that when life comes against us it would be great if Christ came out. It is his character that should show forth Our lives are not just read when things are going well, but the more so when things are not.  In those times we need to have been “dwelling in the secret place of the Most High” (Psalm 9).  What we have been putting into our hearts will tell,

I believe that within every person there is a desire to know the creator.  The question is what is if that desire drives us to seek Him in times of trouble and heartache.  Will we stand on what he has said even when our enemies deny His existence and mock us when we refuse to.  The Psalmist says to hope in God,  that is the key.