The “Salt” of Scripture
“For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and…
Jacob in Egypt
“All History is GOD’S STORY!” – No. 23 in series: Genesis chapters 46-50 “…few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years…
Immanuel — God with Us!
Surveying CLC History From the 25th Anniversary Booklet (1985) “Reflections – Projections” “Projection” Number Twelve of twelve (series concluded) Pastor Norbert Reim (1918-2007) How we humans would love to draw aside the curtain and take…
Guess Who’s Coming!
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 The passage (right) is a favorite of millions the world over. It is only for sinners.…
Surveying CLC History
From the 25th Anniversary Booklet (1985) “Reflections–Projections” “Projection” Number Eleven of Twelve THANKSGIVING I. TO BE SHARED II. KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH A LOT “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to…
The King
Portraits of Christ from the Gospel of John Chapter Twelve Not many people in our world know what it is like to have someone as a king Many countries, such as ours, have representative governments…
I Am Full
Thanksgiving Devotion Please read Philippians 4:10-20 If ever there was a holiday when it was fitting to talk about being “full,” Thanksgiving would be that day Eating is what most people associate with Thanksgiving Day.…
Firstfruits for Life
A drive through the countryside shows that this year’s long harvest season is finally drawing to a close. After a very wet October and long backups at the grain elevators in November, the crops are finally in.
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that our annual Thanksgiving celebration comes at this time of year, at the close of the harvest, when we can clearly see how the Lord has blessed the land and us.
In Bible times it was different. Their thanksgiving came at the beginning of the harvest. The farmers would take the very first of their produce, put it in a basket, and present it before the Lord as their offering of “firstfruits,” as it is described in Deuteronomy chapter 26. In this way they gave honor to God. It was their way of saying “This is just the beginning, O Lord, and it all belongs to You, for it is You who made the soil and the sun. You are the one who brings the rains, and causes the seeds to grow.”
Our annual in gathering of crops should be a reminder to us all of a greater harvest day that is coming. It will be a harvest of all people, on the day that our Lord Jesus will return and raise all the dead. He will gather all His believers to His right hand side and invite them to enter with Him into eternal life. The Bible says that there will be a great many others who will not be a part of this harvest that leads to life, but will instead be condemned for eternity.
Will you and I be at the Lord’s right hand side on that day? How can we know?
The Big Test
Studies in Second Timothy (Please read 2 Timothy 1:1-7) Since Christ’s Ascension, millions of people have died for His sake, and thousands of people throughout the world become martyrs in His Name every year. But…
When God Comes Down!
“Boys, don’t make me come up there!” It happened very seldom, but that’s how my father would warn us when my brother and I were making too much bedtime noise. It was all in good…