From the Pastor's Desk

We’ve all been hurt by someone we care about, whether that be a friend, relative, or fellow believer. The sting of betrayal is painful and not something that is easily overcome.

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But there is One who will never betray us. He will never walk away from us when times get tough. He will never betray our confidence, share our most precious secrets, give up on us, spread gossip about us, or leave us for someone “better”. This is good news in a fickle world where most of us are just one step away from “offending” someone and losing their friendship.

 

God’s unfailing love can be difficult to grasp. Yet His love is boundless, steadfast, and inexhaustible. It is eternal. And as Romans 8:38-39 tells us, nothing (emphasis on that word!) can separate us from His love. Nothing. Nada.

 

Nothing we can ever do, or will ever do, can stop Him from loving us. He is forgiving, patient, and merciful. As His children, we are cherished, valued, and precious. So precious, in fact, that

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He paid a high price for us – the death of His Son, Jesus Christ for our sins. May we never take such a costly gift for granted. Be blessed by the fact that God’s love is faithful and enduring. Encourage yourself in the scriptures:

• I am convinced that nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, Romans 8:38-39

• Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good His love endures forever, 1 Chronicles 16:34

• Greater love has no one than this to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, John 15:13

• But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15

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​​We Are . . . "Unified As One In Christ!"