Dear Standers,

Many of us grew up singing the old classic hymns Sunday after Sunday. Did you ever pause in the midst of one of those hymns to ponder the words you were singing? Was the answer ever elusive or convoluted?

We used to sing , “Standing , standing , standing on the promises of God my savior.” Isn’t that the problem? We stood on the promises when we should have been acting, moving, reaching out on the basis of the promises of God!

Matthew 21:33-46 tells us we have been given precious resources. All that we have belongs to God. We stand in the grace of God so that we might take action.

Still in one peace,

Pastor David J. Jensen