Notes From Pastor Anthony’s Desk;
This
past week our nation mourned the death of a true hero in American history, Rosa
Parks. In 1955 on Dec. 1st this very brave lady refused to give up
her seat to a white man on a
The
world has seen many injustices and wrongs. Slavery is certainly one of the
worst of these. It's one thing to have a moment of anger or malice toward
someone else. It is quite another thing to systematically and methodically
benefit from the suffering of another.
As
much as we want to think that we are free from any type of slavery in this
great land of ours we have to recognize the fact that we are all slaves.
Sometimes we think we are strong and invincible, but the truth is we are all
slaves to something. We all worship or uphold something or someone as most
important. If you worship money, you are a slave to greed and no amount will
ever be enough. If you worship sex, you are a slave to erotic encounters that
weaken and damage you. If you worship popularity, you are a slave to everyone
around you, pretending to be who they want to gain their acceptance and
admiration.
Since
we are slaves, it would behoove us to choose carefully who we worship, because
that will determine our life's pursuit. If we worship sin, we will pursue that
which will destroy us. If we worship Jesus Christ, we will pursue that which
matures us and makes us whole. God has given us the choice of whom or what we
will serve.
We have to guard our hearts so that we will not worship the wrong things.
Proverbs 4:23 says, "Guard your heart above all else, for it is the
source of life" (Holman CSB). We are slaves, but we get to choose
our master. We can choose sin or we can choose Jesus Christ. I choose Jesus.
How about you?
Who
or what are you serving today, the answer may very well determine your eternal
destiny.
In my prayers - Pastor Anthony
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