Notes of Faith September 20, 2025
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4
An umbrella is something under which we take refuge and find protection. And the idea of the umbrella has been used to illustrate many things—like an umbrella insurance policy that covers a variety of needed protections.
We could use the image of an umbrella to describe the Word of God—a shelter that covers us and provides wisdom and direction for all of life. The Bible is full of images of the Scriptures being a source of life and wisdom, both in the Old Testament and the New. Our greatest chance of happiness and success in life is to live under the Bible’s teaching. And we do that in two ways: by reading and studying the Word of God personally and by sitting under the preaching and teaching of the Word of God in our local church. If we want to grow a strong spiritual life, we must be fed by the solid food of the Word (Hebrews 5:12-14).
Are you living under the umbrella of Scripture? Are you being fed personally and by faithful church attendance?
2 Tim 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
All means all! We may not understand everything that is in Scripture, why it is there, or how it might apply to our lives, but ALL of it is from God and it reveals God and His plan for His creation to us. You need to read it daily, learn the wisdom of God and live obediently to Him, if you desire love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control for all eternity, with the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Let us not play church… rather, let us seek intimate relationship with the Giver of Life, who gave His that we might live with Him forever.
Go to church! You will not find a perfect one… If you do, then you ruined it by attending there! We are all sinners, some saved by the grace of God through faith and even that faith is a gift from God! Even our pastors are sinners saved by grace. They are not perfect and holy. They need prayer for grace and protection from the Evil one more than the rest of us! Let us hold one anther up with the same grace that God has given us, forgiving when needed, loving always, encouraging and strengthening the body of Christ until we are no longer able…(no longer on this earth. We will be present with the Lord!)
Heb 10:23-25
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Love to all y’all!
Pastor Dale