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First Mennonite Church
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Matthew 6:26 - 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
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Pastor Tim Eash's Message "What God Requires" April 24 & 25
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"What God Requires" Pastor Tim Eash Deuteronomy 10:12-22 . And here is the article for the newsletter... Have you ever found yourself thinking about a regrettable situation in your life and saying to yourself or maybe others," If I only had a second chance, I would do it differently "? We all have those moments in our lives when, if we could have a second chance, we would do it better —make things right, whether it's something we did or something we said. I know I have not only put my foot in my mouth, so to speak, but my whole leg from time to time! Second chances are good. Second chances are needed for all of us. I thank God that He is a God of second chances and more, as some have discovered. But God does require something from us through those second chances. God is a God of love, mercy, and grace. That's what the cross is all about. But we sometimes forget that God is a Holy God, and that has never changed. People in this age of grace tend to replace the holiness of a relationship with God with a "whatever makes me comfortable " mentality in their relationship with God. When a person does that, they set their own standards for relationship requirements. It's the same mentality that gets us into trouble in our relationships with others in our lives. People only want to put into a relationship what is comfortable to give, and maybe not what is needed. God's covenant people did just that. They were in a relationship with God to a point. When it became uncomfortable or when they went their own way — that's when they lost their relationship with God. Their covenant was broken. Thank God for second chances! Moses, their leader, pleaded with God to give His people another chance. We read about one particular scene in Deuteronomy chapter 10, where Moses is to make another set of tablets of wood for God, once again to write His laws on them and renew His covenant with the children of Israel. We hear the word "law" and want to say that it's not applicable to today. It's the Old Testament. But what Moses says God requires in chapter 10 of Deuteronomy is very applicable for us today, because it's a timeless summary of what it means to be in a relationship with God. To fear, to love, to serve, and walk in His ways. Maybe it's time to take a few moments, as you're enjoying these nice spring days, to evaluate your relationship with God. If it feels "comfortable", maybe it's time to ask God for a needed second chance.
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