| Rain Like a Promise Friends in Christ,
In church (online) this past Sunday we thanked God for the rain. The rain brings the promise of new life. The winter rains bear meaning for the spring and summer months. In a small way, our winter rains provide hope for the future.
We are a people of hope. Our God has given us many promises, and he has a history of keeping his promises. He follows through on his promises, and we trust he will continue to do that.
Our Lord will never leave us nor forsake us. He will come again one day to bring us home with him. He will declare us righteous by the work he completed on the cross. As many times as we come to him in need of forgiveness, he will provide grace, mercy and pardon. He will one day make all things new, and we will live with him forever. These are all promises we know to be true. They bear meaning for our future.
These promises also strengthen us for the trials of today. May you be strengthened as we follow Jesus together in hope!
here for you,
Matt Behrens, Pastor "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
"For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." (Isaiah 55:10-12)
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