And now it’s December. How fast time seems to go by and how often we cry out for more time. We all know when Christmas happens every year, but year after year we cry out that we’re not ready and need more time. 

       I often wonder how many people will say something similar when they appear before the throne of God. Actually, we have plenty of time but the real question is how we prioritize it. Many people ‘intend’ to come and worship Got but it is a low priority. Many people ‘intend’ to come to church on Christmas Eve but never make it because they didn’t plan it out before and it just got lost in the shuffle. The Bible tells us that NOW is the time — don’t put it off until later. Now is the time to prepare to meet God and to expand the relationship that was begun when we were baptized.

        We all have the same amount of time but how do we spend it? Do we carefully plan it out or do we just go with the flow and let other things distract us from our main goal? One day we’ll realize that time has run out and we have spent much of it in non-essential tasks and the important task of exercising our faith has been neglected.

Christmas is coming and we need to realize that we are lost sinners unless someone can make it right with God for us. The only one who can do that is Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son who lived a perfect life. Without that gift of His life, death and Resurrection, we will be eternally lost. God gave us His Son as a free gift for our sins — no buy now pay later, no drawn out interest payments. All we have to do is    believe in Him that He paid the price for all our sins.

         During December there are several special services to  assist us in our ongoing preparation. In addition to our Sunday worship we will have midweek Advent services on Wednesday evenings at 5:30P.M., Christmas Eve will bring our celebration to church as we worship with candlelight at 5:30 P.M. Then on Christmas morning we will gather to thank God for the gift of His Son at 10:30 A.M. Please make time to come and celebrate with us. Make this a priority as you look forward to and    deepen your relationship with God.

 In Christ our Lord,                                                                                                                 Pastor Weikart