Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Pastor's Platform

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Health care, the national debt, taxes, and jobs are big issues. The talking heads on the 24 hour news outlets give us just about every angle to the discussion. One would begin to think such things really matter considering the amount of time and effort that goes into thinking about them.

How much time do we spend thinking about, maybe worrying about, the things of this world? Those issues are only for the short time we live in this temporal world. Does the amount of time and energy we spend on them get in the way of more urgent and eternal concerns like the forgiveness of my sins, worshiping God, studying his Word, and preparing for death?

One of Jesus’ parables shows us a man who became overly concerned about this world. He forgot about what is most urgent and lasting. His sin was not that he was rich. The Lord God had blessed him with lots of material goods to put into even larger barns. His sin was that he looked to those things that are only temporary and of no lasting value for true peace and well being. He forgot where they came from. He forgot to use them to the glory of God. He forgot his real need was to take care of his soul.

Time well spent is time spent well on the things I really need; the assurance that Jesus’ blood has washed away my sins, and assurance that because of his new life I too will live in new spiritual life and have eternal life in heaven.

Life is a bridge to heaven. Pass over on it but do not build on it.

Pastor Ferch