From the Pastor's Desk

Less than two weeks until Christmas and seems like I have been in high gear since September.  Every time we think if I can just get this done then I can slow down for a little while.  I have found out that is rarely the case.  Before we know it, Christmas and New Years will be over and we will be into a new year.  I want to sit here and wonder what does the new year bring, but I refuse to let myself do that because only God knows that and all I really want to do is please and honor Him.

Think about that for a moment, how much time do you spend worried or wondering about tomorrow?  How much of that time could be spent honoring God today?  Matthew 6:34 says, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own." 

We are preparing for Christmas, which Christmas will you truly celebrate, the one about spending ourselves into oblivion for a couple hours of smiles on the faces of those we love, or the one where we celebrate the birth of a precious baby whose sole purpose for coming was to open the door for us to a place of eternal joy?  Don't get me wrong, enjoy the time you have with your loved ones this Christmas, but please take the time to truly honor the birth of our Lord and Savior.  Remember, it is CHRIST-mas and these are HOLY-days.

God Bless you and yours
Pastor Mark Smith

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