Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

Psalms 139:7-8, “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.”

The nature, or essence, of God’s love includes His choice and His plan.

Because He chose us, He set His love upon us.

This is beyond our comprehension.

We have become the objects of His love and can only say with David, “Where can I flee from Your presence?”

We cannot get away from God’s love.

It will find us out.

It is the greatest hound that you will ever meet up with.

Just as the police dogs sniff out hidden things, God’s love will sniff us out.

Regardless of where we are, even if we are buried under sin and condemnation, the love of God will come and find us there, because we are the objects of that love.

Friends, this is the love of God toward us.

And this is the same love we bear toward one another.

This is the love in the church.

We are not together because we each decided to join a group.

We have assembled together with others of His chosen ones.

We are with others who have a destiny over their life to be conformed to the image of God’s Son.

Who are we to receive or reject a member of the Body of Christ based on our little rules?

If a person has been born again, he is loved by the Lord.

He is God’s choice, and he is also one over whom God’s plan is being worked out.

Thus, our part is only to acknowledge what God has done and receive him whom Christ has received.

We are to “receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God” (Rom. 15:7).

The love that chose me, predestined me to be conformed into His image, and reconciled me is the same love in our relationships with one another.

So our relationships with one another have their source in eternity.

It is not accidental that we are together.

We are related to one another, and we know one another as brothers and sisters.

Our relatedness is based upon God’s choice and His plan in eternity.

Now, in time, we are with one another, regardless of our condition, our background, our race–whatever.

All those things mean nothing.

God’s love has been set over all of us; and now that love has been poured out in our heart, so we can simply let it flow toward one another.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

MONDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Darlene Thaxton 

Darlene Wiggins

June Cronan

Lee Cronan

Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter                                                         

Jayne Hammond

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

David Burnette  

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Easton Fielder 

Eric Ward

Erik Magnusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Jillian Gray

Jim Mabe 

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

John McClain 

June Cronan’s Sister 

Karen Slane

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lamar Knight   

Larry Barker 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Alexander

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Lori Blount’s Mother

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown 

Michael Stanley 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Ricky Stubbs 

Rose Fuller 

Roseleigh Osborn 

Sandra Graham    

Scott Lanier 

Terrell Loyd

Tom Witcher