Family Focused
Pembroke First Baptist’s mission is to minister to the whole family.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Ps 118:24
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say rejoice! (Phil 4:4). God’s mercies never grow old. His heart never darkens, nor turns cold. His mercies never run out, run dry, nor fade. Every morning, the mercies of our Lord are new. His mercies are perfectly sufficient for whatever challenges, disappointments, sufferings, temptations, and struggles that we may face from the sins within us and that surround us. My friend “this is the day the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it.” No matter the road you may travel or what may come your way, you can “Rejoice in the Lord” through faith in His promised word that “my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil 4:19). As you begin this day, take a moment to rest, reflect, and meditate on the loving kindness that He has shown you. Be reminded my friend that God promises to “never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb 13:5) and that “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20). By His mercies He strengthens you and gives you courage to abide in Him to move forward in each new day. Yesterday is behind you and today is new. So “rejoice and be glad in it.” Dear friend, sing and shout praises unto the Lord, for His mercies are new every morning. Proclaim the truths of the ole spiritual hymn and sing “Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand have provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!” Father thank You for Your love and Your new mercies every morning. I will rejoice and be glad in this day, for You are my Maker, my Creator, my Lord and my God. I will tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day (Ps 71:15). I thank You and praise You in the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. Lam 3:22-23
There is something about a morning sunrise breaking through the darkness that captivates our attention. Even a momentary ray of sunlight shining through the slightest crack in a dark stormy sky is able to inspire new hope and optimism within a dreary soul. There are times when hope appears unexpectedly and out of nowhere, to change the horizon of one’s life. Like the rising sun, we have new hope available every day through the mercies of God. The scripture passage declares to us that we need not despair and distress but to have hope because “of the Lord’s mercies…because of His compassions…they are new every morning.” Each day the child of God can rise to live for a gospel of mercy, not guilt. God desires that His children start anew and fresh every day, filled with the joy of His salvation, renew by the confession and forgiveness of sin, restored to the bright hope of fellowship with their Heavenly Father, the God of peace. My friend, arise each morning and choose your direction for the day. Choose to join with the angelic voices in heaven and join with all creation to offer praise to the unfailing God, the God of all mercy, and the faithful and true God. Choose to “rejoice and be glad” (Ps 70:4). Choose to “serve the Lord” (Josh 24:15). Choose to “love the Lord with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength” (Lk 10:27). Dear friend, lift your eyes unto the Lord and step into the light of hope to receive the Lord’s new mercies and His unfailing compassions that “the God of peace shall be with you” (Phil 4:9) and He will never leave you nor forsake you (Heb 13:5). Then you will proclaim Him with all your heart “Great is Thy faithfulness.” Father thank You for Your love and Your faithfulness to provide new mercies every morning. I will “be glad and rejoice with all (my) heart” (Zeph 3:14). In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. Ps 116:5
As you awake today, God has new mercies in store that you have never known before. God’s mercy is new every morning (Lam 3:23) and He reveals His mercy to us in ways that we haven’t ever experienced before. As you begin each day what will you choose? Choose to embrace God’s mercy and walk in His grace and goodness for today? Or continue to dwell on yesterday’s sin and struggles to walk in misery and the misleading of unsettled accounts, unfulfilled desires, and unrest from aspiring for greater gain. The scripture passage reminds us that “God is merciful.” God’s merciful compassion is infinite and inexhaustible. God demonstrated His mercifulness by sending His Son Jesus to take the judgment that was rightfully ours. He now patiently and lovingly waits as the gospel goes out to all people to turn to Jesus for salvation and to live under His justification (2 Pet 3:9). Each day, as He directs the paths of His children to “increase and abound in love” (1 Thes 3:11-12) that His love and the Good News the gospel may reach to the uttermost parts of the world. Every day, God awaits to hear the prayers of His children to fill our hearts with His peace and rest that “God is able to make all grace abound toward you” that we may walk in His presence to “abound in every good work.” My friend, God has plans for your good and His glory. “God is merciful” and is able cause all things to “work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom 8:28). Though we may falter and fail, we can rejoice and be glad that His new mercies await us for today. Our Lord is patiently waiting and is merciful. Dear friend, awake and start fresh. Start fresh in the new mercy that God has available to us today. He has given us a clean slate. What will you do with it? Father thank You for Your love and Your merciful kindness. Help me to start fresh and anew that Your will be done in my life and that Your love will abound to others. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.
For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord! Ps 117:2