Thought of the Day May 22, 2020


Genesis 12:2
2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

I know that I have been blessed. I may not be filthy rich, but my family and I have enough. Whether I have been a blessing to other is not something that I can determine myself. Back when my kids were in high school, I attend a performance of the musical Hello Dolly. In the musical there is a monologue by the main character Dolly Levi about wealth. She says: “The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous –and can shatter the world. And the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight –and that, also can shatter the world.”

Most of us have enough, so we are blessed and are call to be a blessing to others. Whether the “we” is on a personal level or the “we” is the Church we are called to be a blessing to others. From some of the things I have seen on social media lately we are forgetting the we should be a blessing to others
Peace and Blessings – Pastor Tom

NOTE: In the Old Testament we need to understand that when God or God speaking through Prophets mentions “NATION”, God is not speaking of a political nation. God is speaking of the people of God’s Covenant, which in our context is the Church.

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