Zion United Church of Christ
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November 2020 Pastor's Pen
Posted on November 11, 2020 at 9:18 AM |
One Sunday morning at a small
southern church, the new pastor called on one of his older deacons to lead in
the opening prayer. The deacon stood up, bowed his head and said, “Lord, I hate
buttermilk.” The pastor opened one eye and wondered where this was going, the
deacon continued, “Lord I hate lard.” Now the pastor was totally perplexed. The
deacon continued, “Lord I ain’t too crazy about plain flour. But after you
mix’em all together in a hot oven, I just love biscuits.” “Lord help us to realize when
life gets hard, when things come up at us we don’t like, whenever we don’t
understand what you are doing, that we need to wait and see what you are
making. After you get through mixing and baking, it’ll probably be something
even better than biscuits. Amen.” Romans 8:28 (And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according
to His PURPOSE.) That is one of the hardest
things that we, as Christians. Have to do in our work as sheep is to follow. To
work together for good with God who are called for His purpose. When decisions
get hard and they always do, God is with us. When life is rocky, God is with
us. That is when we lean on Him the most. That is when we ask for things in
prayer. If the answers are yes; we are thrilled and we move on. But if the
answer is no; that is where a problem can begin. We find out how strong our
faith is. Not all our prayers are going to be answered the way we want. Some of
our prayers will not be answered at all. It doesn’t mean God did not hear our
words. Things do not happen in our time, They happen in God’s time and in God’s
way. That is where most of us have the problem with HIS PURPOSE. God knows what
we need. We know what we want. So our job is to work
according to God’s purpose. Pray especially when times are tough. Be thankful
always. Know that we are to be faithful in waiting for an answer, even though
it may not be what we hoped for. But know that our God loves us, protects us
and through the gift of his Son, Jesus Christ gives us forgiveness. God our
everlasting Lord will give us what we need. It will be wonderful beyond words.
I bet it will even involve a few biscuits. Yours in Christ, Rev. Walter Coy |
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