Offering Hope – Sharing Jesus

A message from our pastor, Grant Morrison

Even as I write the rain continues to fall. Someone mentioned this week that we’ve had over 60 continuous days of rain. There are roads cut, including the Pacific Highway, backyards flooded, the parks were I walk the dog are swimming pools - so much water. At the beginning of Summer, last year, weather forecasters were predicting dry weather. They were wrong!

 This weather reminds me of a similar time in the 1980’s. We had weeks of continuous rain, lots of flooding and weather like today. The church I was serving at as Youth Pastor had a Wayside Pulpit, like we have at the front of our church building. I been given control of the sign and like here it was changed every week. We would put on the sign a topical and relevant comment. During that rainy period we put up “Don’t worry God has promised not to flood the earth again”.

 This is a promise from God after the flood recorded in Genesis and to Noah’s descendants, that’s us. There may be localised flooding but God is over all. Those rainbows that appear after rain remind us of God’s promise and that he watches over us.

 All this reinforces to me that with the knowledge we have there is still so much we don’t know. We need to trust God and his word. There are times when we suffer personal loss, hardship, difficulties and God is always there. I encourage you to pray for those who are suffering loss, offer practical help if you’re able and connect with friends and family to give encouragement.

 Keep looking to Jesus.

Blessings,

Grant