Rev. Ray and Pat Amos

John 3:30

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Pastors don’t create the message, but simply deliver it. As I write those words, I realize how important it is to preach the message with the best of my ability. The task of being a pastor and human is like being a shepherd and a sheep at the same time. There are days we don’t even feel like a Christian, and certainly not a pastor. At times like that we must remember that we live by faith in what Jesus has done, and not by our feelings. The sermon is scheduled for this Sunday no matter how we feel; and so it should be, and be our best. In the words of John the Baptist, “Jesus must increase, and I (we) must decrease.”

Every time I climb a ladder there is a warning on it that bothers me. It is the weight limit. The truth is that our sins exceed the weight limit for any ladder that we think will get us out of the pit that we are in. “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” We would be hopeless, except for one wonderful truth. It is Jesus who reaches down to lift us up from where we can’t climb out of.

Do Christians live sinless lives? Not at all; but sin is no longer our way of life. Jesus taught us to pray each day, “Forgive us out trespasses…” Some will go to the beach this summer. When you step out of the sand you will use a shower to get the sand off your feet. It is likely that your feet will need cleaning again before you enter the room.

When Jesus was washing the disciple’s feet, he said, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean…” (John 13:10). Every Christian has been made clean by the sacrifice of Christ. We still walk in a sinful world and it gets on our feet and lives. Humbly we bow before our Savior again and again with a simple prayer, “Dear Lord, forgive.”

Grace and Peace, Rev Ray

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