Last Sunday we celebrated our 19th church anniversary (the actual date we first met all together was 17th April 2005, meeting in Hardenhuish School Hall). It’s important to note such anniversaries because, as Moses prays:
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm90:12)
As a church we can gain a heart of wisdom by looking back over the last 19 years of the LORD’s faithfulness: through challenges and opportunities, massive discouragements and wonderful encouragements, He has kept us.
Always we have sought to be driven by the Bible and clearly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord. Members of our church family have gone to glory and many others have joined us. Wonderfully, a number of people have come to know and love the Lord for themselves. Praise the Lord!
Last Sunday morning we were reminded by our visiting preacher, Paul Williams:
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Cor 15:58)
We can stand firm and keep on trusting Him because Jesus is alive! It’s THAT truth that makes ALL the difference: We can keep on standing firm with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus who died on the cross to save us and rose again from the dead. There is no other message that puts life into its right perspective, there is no other message that gives living hope for today and for the future.
Let’s pray that the Lord will keep us keeping us standing firm and faithfully preaching the Gospel in the coming years, that He might gain glory from us that He so well deserves.
Spencer Shaw