Tag: Jesus Christ

By Pastor Andrew Farland

God had a perfect plan for Mose’s life, but as a baby, Moses might not have recognized it. For all, he knew he was an Israelite boy who was the outcast of his Egyptian family. Not only that, Moses was raised in Pharaoh’s house, only to be chased out by the only father figure he knew – the Pharaoh himself.

Moses ended up marrying and settling down. His new job was to take care of the flocks his father-in-law owned. It was here in the middle of an ordinary moment that God supernaturally showed up and changed Mose’s life forever.
God himself had chosen to use Moses in an extraordinary way, but at the time, Moses had no idea. Moses never had a plan to lead a whole nation to freedom from slavery, but God did!

Today you might be feeling insignificant, asking yourself, “does my life REALLY matter?”
“Has God forgotten about me?”
Things might be extremely difficult for you today like they once were for Moses. Even worse, you also might be feeling rejected by your own family. But let me remind you of this:

At just the right moment, THERE in your ordinary life, God can show up and change everything as He did for Moses with the burning bush! With God…every moment is pregnant with promise.

Moses had no idea of a ‘promised land;” all he knew was “pasture land.” But I know that the same God I serve took Moses from pasture to promise, and He will also demonstrate His faithfulness in your life if you’ll remain in faith!

Exodus 3:2a
“There, the angel of the Lord appeared to him (Moses) in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush.”

Be encouraged today because God is with you.

By Pastor Andrew Farland

Some days are so difficult that you barely have enough strength to keep going, even you feel like you’re standing at the edge of a precarious cliff. It’s hard not to quit. You get down on yourself. No one else could possibly have it as bad as you right now, you think. You even compare your horrible situation to everyone else’s “highlight reel.”

But what I want to tell you is this:
Simply enduring the trial/suffering you are going through, glorifies Jesus. It’s okay to not be okay. We all face challenges. We all have bad days.

But today, I want to remind you not to quit. At just the right time, God will lift you up. He’s done it for me when I was at rock-bottom. There have been times in my life where I didn’t think I’d make it. When I thought my depression and anxiety would overtake me, but they didn’t. I’m still here and so are you.

Today it is enough to endure what you are going through. Take it easy on yourself and come to Jesus with the weight of what you are experiencing. When you do this, He promises to give you peace and bring you back from the cliff’s edge! Let God surround you with His love as you ask for His presence to come. You are loved. You will make it through this!

Isaiah 41:10
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

2 Chronicles 15:7
“But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”

Be encouraged today because God is with you.

By Pastor Andrew Farland

God has given us the amazing ability to communicate with each other. But many times we take this precious opportunity for granted and misuse it! We use our words to hurt and tear down others instead of building them up!

When God created the world the bible tells us that He spoke it to be. Words have power. In the book of 1st, Timothy Paul instructs Timothy not to waste his time with words that are “useless” and “don’t help others to live a life of faith.”

How about you? Are your words building people up? Or are your words tearing others down? Are you using your words to encourage and edify people? Or are you using them to gossip about them?
The next time you find yourself in a difficult situation and you aren’t sure if you should say what’s on your mind, ask yourself this question:
Is what I’m about to say loving and helpful?
Remember, you are free to choose what you say, but you are not free from the consequences of your words.

Proverbs 18:21
“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.”

Be encouraged today because God is with you.

By Pastor Andrew Farland

Someone once told me, God is rarely early but He’s never late.
One of the things that give me joy is being able to see people come alive! And there is no better picture of this than kids! They get excited about just anything!

One day while walking around the lake there was a boy and his dad. The boy was running out ahead of his dad pointing to the water. He was yelling back to his dad all the cool stuff he was seeing. “Dad, look! A turtle!”
The dad smiled and loved seeing his son so excited but he never picked up his pace. He was slow but steady, knowing eventually He would get there to see what his son discovered.

Just like this story, in our joy, we tend to run ahead of God to go exploring, yelling back to Him all that we see and discover. You see just like that man, God is walking at a consistent pace. And just like that father God isn’t always as fast as we’d like Him to be. God’s timing and our timing are very different, but God is never late, He’s always right on time.

Today, maybe you are still holding to a promise you’ve had for years, wondering if and when God was going to come through. Maybe you’re crying, asking God to help you.

Well, today I want to tell you, God sees you and hears you! He’s got your situation all under control and He’s on the way! To us, He seems late, but in His wisdom, He knows He’s right on time.

Habbakuk 2:3
“These things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”

Be encouraged today because God is with you.