January 20, 2025

Dear Friend,

God has called His children to live by faith. I remember a time when my faith was challenged. I was invited to minister in North Carolina during a time when the COVID rate was very high in that area. I didn’t want to get COVID, and I didn’t want to bring it home to David, either. The Lord brought this verse to mind:

“I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.”
Matthew 10:16 (GW)

We have to realize that even when it feels like danger lurks at every corner, the Lord is always nearby. We cannot allow a virus or the flu, or anything else to keep us in bondage to fear. Remember that Job lost everything, and he attributed that loss to the fear and dread he felt in his heart.

The thing I greatly feared has come upon me and what I dreaded has happened to me.
Job 3:25 (NKJV)

What Job worried about came upon him. That’s a lesson for us. Don’t worry, fret, or be anxious about the future. When trouble comes, get your mind on Jesus. He will take your mind off of your trouble and pull you out of any pit you’ve fallen into!  Hebrews 13:8 says that Jesus Christ is the same today as He was yesterday and the same way He will be forever. Trust God!

Hallelujah!

Pastor Jo