ASLC Devotions - Monday

Jeremiah 46:27 But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob,
   and do not be dismayed, O Israel;
for I am going to save you from far away,
   and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
   and no one shall make him afraid. 

I am struck by the words "I am going to save you from far away." I know historically that this meant that the people of Israel were far away from their home. They were living in captivity when this message came from God through Jeremiah. I know that God was telling them that they would be saved from their far-away place and would be brought home.

But I'm also struck by the sense that we sometimes have that God is far away. Of course, I want to affirm that God is also near. God is as near as your heartbeat, as near as your breath. But, in another sense, God truly is far away. God is different than us and different than our world. God is, somehow, far away. And YET, God saves. God doesn't need to be in the room to save me. God doesn't need to be holding my hand to save me. God is strong enough to save me even if I feel that God is far away.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth

Join us for worship Wednesday evening as we give thanks. 7 pm worship. Then Thursday, we will feed friends and neighbors 11-1:30. Come and join. Finally, Sunday, we will worship at 8:30 and 11 am. There will be no Education Hour this Sunday.