Greetings Our Saviors Family!
Message from Pastor Greg
Psalm 16.2 I say to the LORD, "You are my LORD; I have no good apart from you."
Grace to you and peace through Jesus Christ our Lord!
The Psalmist who wrote Psalm 16 has a incredible revelation: the idea that we have no good apart from the Creator. I know that this is an idea I can forget. Am I not the source of my own good? Am I not the source of my own success? Am I not the source of my own luck? Am I not the source of my own prosperity? Ah the temptation to take all the credit is so easy for humans to do. We love to be proud of ourselves and our own abilities. My Dad had a saying: "I love me, I love myself, I love to kiss and hold my hand!" My Dad was pretty funny and he understood the sin of pride.
This is my prayer for this month: God take away my pride. Help me to give all glory to you for every good. Help me to always say thank you. Thank you is such an easy prayer. Thank you destroys pride. Thank you speaks to the fact that it is God's strength that provides for all. Thank you speaks to the revelation that God provided his Son to die for us and give us salvation for free. Thank you reminds me that it's not about me. It is about our Creator and his plan and purpose for us. It is about His love and life. I thank God that I have no good apart from you.
Peace,
Pastor Greg
Message from Pastor Greg
Psalm 16.2 I say to the LORD, "You are my LORD; I have no good apart from you."
Grace to you and peace through Jesus Christ our Lord!
The Psalmist who wrote Psalm 16 has a incredible revelation: the idea that we have no good apart from the Creator. I know that this is an idea I can forget. Am I not the source of my own good? Am I not the source of my own success? Am I not the source of my own luck? Am I not the source of my own prosperity? Ah the temptation to take all the credit is so easy for humans to do. We love to be proud of ourselves and our own abilities. My Dad had a saying: "I love me, I love myself, I love to kiss and hold my hand!" My Dad was pretty funny and he understood the sin of pride.
This is my prayer for this month: God take away my pride. Help me to give all glory to you for every good. Help me to always say thank you. Thank you is such an easy prayer. Thank you destroys pride. Thank you speaks to the fact that it is God's strength that provides for all. Thank you speaks to the revelation that God provided his Son to die for us and give us salvation for free. Thank you reminds me that it's not about me. It is about our Creator and his plan and purpose for us. It is about His love and life. I thank God that I have no good apart from you.
Peace,
Pastor Greg