I am working on this week's sermon...and am struck by the number of promises that God gives in this week's texts. From the rainbow that holds the promise for Noah (and for us) to 1 Peter where we are given the promise of baptism...and then onto the gospel text where Jesus is sent into the wilderness and the angels wait on him.
Up where I am a pastor things are becoming more and more difficult economically...the word came this past week of 590 layoffs at our local mine. People are nervous and worried about where the future will take them.
What a gift we have been given that we get these texts. God promises never to leave us...never to destroy us. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says ..."God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it."
Up where I am a pastor things are becoming more and more difficult economically...the word came this past week of 590 layoffs at our local mine. People are nervous and worried about where the future will take them.
What a gift we have been given that we get these texts. God promises never to leave us...never to destroy us. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says ..."God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it."
It is my hope that whatever you have to endure in the coming days that you can remember the promise that God has made to you in your baptism. My congregation will each be taking a colored stone out of the water-filled baptismal font as a reminder of these promises. I encourage you to find yourself a reminder of these promises...that you can look at on the really tough days...and so that you can always remember that God, your God is with you wherever you go.
Grace and peace,
Amy <><
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