Mark 13
Stay on God’s Plan!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, May 4.
A story from my college athlete days. It was the 1996 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. I was in peak condition and I was ready to compete at my highest level. But I made a mistake and I paid for it in spades. I let the overwhelming odds of competing against the Hungarian who would become not only the NCAA Champion that day, but also the gold medalist in the 1996 Olympics a few months later inside my head. I choked because I went off plan. I allowed my circumstances to take control…
Christians are to remain hopeful in the face of what feels like overwhelming odds. When everything looks out of control, we are to walk by faith and not by sight. We are to stay on God’s Plan as His Image Bearers! Reflect on Jesus’ reassuring words from Mark 13:23, “So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time” and then in v. 31, “Heaven [the skies] and earth will pass away, but my words never pass away.”
Be assured that against all evidence presented by media outlets and from our own daily circumstances that the world is not out of control, but rather on a foreseen path towards the completion of all things. God has already told us so that we can remain focused! So that we can stay on plan!
Seize the moment and remain faithful to God’s Plan: How are your responses to today’s circumstances helping people see God’s love and mercy? How are you stirring one another up to love and good works? God is with us!
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