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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER
"A land in which you…shall…lack nothing"
Deuteronomy 8:9
Dear Friends,
When God delivered the Israelites from slavery He did it in stages. It
didn't happen overnight - it took years.
1. He brought them out of the land of "not enough"
As slaves in Egypt without power they felt weak and vulnerable. They were
anxious and concerned about the way ahead.
2. God brought them through the wilderness of "just enough".
God provided them with manna, just enough for each day. It's no fun struggling
to get by. But we tend to appreciate what we had to struggle for, and
we learn to trust God more. Plus, living through seasons of "just
enough" builds into us a tenacity to keep moving towards better things.
3. God brought them into the land of "more than enough"
God described Israel's future home as a "land in which you shall
lack nothing". God's ultimate goal for us is abundance, in all areas
of life! Is that so we'll have more than the next guy? No! God told Abraham,
"I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a
blessing." (Genesis 12:2)
When we are blessed with gifts beyond our imagining, when we find ourselves
in the "land of more than enough" - it's not so that we can
boast - its so that we can use what we have received to bless others and
fulfil God's agenda in our lives.
We have recently been blessed with the anonymous gift of a beautiful
Steinway upright piano. This generous gift will - with the increased input
from our choir and the ongoing use of our new CH4 hymnbooks - enable us
to bless the community we serve with songs of praise and thanksgiving.
This we will do as we journey with people in their joys and sorrows, sharing
our faith and our blessings with them.
The gift of the piano and stool will also help us to remember "all
the saints who from their labours rest". The piano will be dedicated
in memory of the Craig and Paul families. The stool will be dedicated
in memory of Mr Robert McKillop - people from past generations who worked
hard and served the church in their own remarkable way.
In thanking those who support the work of the church through the gifts
they give us, we thank God for the incredible blessings He bestows upon
us through them.
God has indeed brought us from the "land of not enough", through
the wilderness of "just enough" to the land of "more than
enough". This God has done by bringing to us, that which we need,
when we need it.
Yours in Christ,
Rev Dr Jean W Gallacher.
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