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The Bethlehem Star Spring 2008 |
| FROM THE PASTOR "I'd love too, but I just don't have the time!" How many times haven't we all used that not very truthful excuse? We all have the time 365 days, or 8766 hours, or 525,960 minutes each year. What we mean to say is we want to use the time for a different reason. That reason is more important to us. It is more enjoyable than what we have just been asked to do. Decisions we make in life have less to do with an amount of time we have or don't have than they are about setting priorities. The same can be said of course for how we use our finances or our personal energy and attention. Who can say honestly that it is not easy for our priorities to get out of whack? There is the old joke about no one ever saying as death approaches, "Boy, I wish I would have spent more time at the office!" How do we keep our priorities straight? How can we carve out from the larger block of time a portion to do what really matters? Remember this. God gave me my life. He put me here. "My times are in your hands," we confess with the writer in Psalm 31:15. Therefore, whose time are we managing, really? God decided when we were born. He has decided when we will die. He wants us to enjoy the boundless and amazing love he offers us in Jesus Christ, his Son, our Savior from sin. Whether the time of my life is short or long, only God knows. In the meantime, I must use my time wisely to grow in the wisdom and knowledge of my Savior and his redeeming work as my substitute. Pastor Ferch May Calendar Dates 1, Ascension Worship at Divine Savior, 7:00pm 3, Church Council, 8:00am 4, Voters' Meeting, after service 5-6 Pastors' Conference, Zion, IL 8, Bible Study, 7:15pm 13, Worship Committee, 6:30pm 15, Bible Study, 7:15am 18, Aspen Group after service 22, Bible Study, 7:15pm 25, No Bible Study, return July 13 |