LIFE IS FRAGILE

A message from Rick Mosher, Senior Minister

The day before Easter I ended up in the hospital for ten days. I had been working a heavy work load that week and getting ready for a big Easter here in our growing church. I was supposed to help with a community event, that Saturday, for an organization I am involved in. All of a sudden, the night before I found I had a high fever. It was worse when I got up on Saturday, so off to TCMH I went.

Happenings like this remind me of how vulnerable we are, and how little we actually control our destiny. We can have our plans and intentions, but something can quickly dash those plans and leave us rather helpless.

James addresses this in James 4.13-17: 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.

Christians, let’s remember to not get overly sure of earthly plans and earthly things. Planning is good, but remember everything is subject to change if God has other ideas. Let’s always trust Him first and foremost. Life can change very suddenly.

This should also speak to you who aren’t yet in Christ. Because life is so fragile and unpredictable, it behooves you to drop all your excuses, surrender your life to Christ, and obey the Gospel. You might think you have a lot of years left but we never know. If you need to give your life to Jesus and become saved, you can find scripture references that give more information about making Jesus your Lord and Savior, by clicking on our Path to Salvation page on this web site. If we can assist you in obeying the Gospel, or in your walk with Christ, contact us.

CREDITS: Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.