May 24, 2020
Greetings and blessings to all of you. We are in a time of crisis. Everything that can be shaken has been shaken. This is the time you may want to ask yourself a question. Is the foundation of your (being) rooted in Christ alone? Or are you living in rebellion serving other gods (or idols)? Whether it is the idols of the pagans or the modern idols of America….idols are always infinitely less than God. We have idolatry in a progressive modern way such as our thought life…. focusing most of the time on things other than God like FB, the Internet, You Tube, movies, family matters, and gaining materialistic items. Know this; in this time of uncertainty and fear our faith is being tested. If your faith was in the economy, the political system, the education system, and the church all of that has been shaken as well. Foundations are very important...it determines how well you stand in times of adversities. Therefore our idols must come down ..NOW! An idol is anything that gets between us and God. We must not put our faith in man. We have to put our trust in God because any faith in man that we exalt and lift up is idolatry even if it is the leaders of your church. I am so sad. But the truth of the matter is God shut the church doors. He shut our House of Worship! Could it be because God saw False Worshippers and False Prophets? In the Bible, a prophet (Jeremiah) of tremendous faith and perseverance was given a direct message to the religious leaders and the nations calling basically for repentance. In Chap. 7 God says, “I will cast you out of my sight as I have cast out all your brothers.” In Chap. 3 “Return backsliding Israel says the Lord and I will not cause My anger to fall on you… For I am merciful says the Lord and I will not keep my anger forever. Only acknowledge your iniquity that you have transgressed against the Lord your God. God loves us. But He ask us this as he ask the Judeans “obey My voice and I will be your God and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.” Jer. 8:23-25 Saints, God shut the doors of the church.,,I believe God did it so His people would get on their faces and pray and repent and get into His Word. Let us begin understanding and following the whole Bible not just the parts that makes us feel good. WE ARE THE CHURCH..START ACTING LIKE IT!
With the Love of Christ
First Lady Vivian C. Currie
Pastor ALC