Category: Pastor’s Meditations

            “Now go…”             God hears, God calls, and God sends.             In the “Great Commission” Jesus sent us to proclaim the Gospel unto all the nations of the world.  This is a commandment, if it were not; it would be called the “Great Suggestion” or something similar.             God…

             “…God called to him…”             “Moses, Moses!” In this manner God called out to Moses from the burning bush at Horeb, the mountain of God.             I have heard many sermons about God’s calling for our lives. He has a plan and a purpose for us, and we would do well to…

             “…their cry for help rose up to God.”             Life is hard, no doubt about it.  The problems of this life sometimes reach the realm of the unbelievable.  All of us have experienced on occasion, what it seems to be an insurmountable degree of pain; we have been in…

             “…so that the land was filled with them.”             On one occasion, a little child decided to conduct the following “scientific” experiment:  He filled a glass of water all the way to the brim and proceeded to run as fast as he could through the garden in the back…

             “But Joseph said to them…”             There have been times in my life when revenge has taken roots in my heart. As a teacher, I have desired to pour out my entire wrath upon my offending pupils. I despise being disrespected in any way and revenge…

            “The scepter shall not depart from Judah…”             The story of Judah is very interesting to say the least.  He was one of the twelve sons of Jacob (or Israel) and he, along with his brothers, sold Joseph as a slave to the Midianites.             Later on, Judah separated himself…

            “…shall be mine…”             In this declaration, Jacob mirrors the decree and desire of God to choose a people for himself.  God planned since eternity to rescue us from sin and death and make us his own.             Even before the creation of the universe, God elected those who…

             “… and if you know that there are capable men among them…”             Capable men:  This is what the church of the Lord Jesus Christ needs today.  Our churches are full of devout and faithful women.  These sisters have served the Lord for many years, sometimes in areas where God…

            “I can die now…”             There was a barber in an old town that was known by everyone for his joviality, fast service, and great prices.  One day, this barber became a Christian and decided that he would share his newfound faith with everybody.  To that end, he prepared himself…

            “…for God sent me…”             This phrase was used by Joseph at least three times in his conversations with his brothers.  Twenty years had passed since that fateful day when Joseph was sold by them. Twenty years of slavery, hard labor and imprisonment for the most part and now they were…