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As I reflect on all that this new year will mean to my life and each of our lives collectively in our faith and growth in God’s call through our Master Jesus Christ I was reminded of an insightful, and perhaps somewhat remote sentence from Scripture found in the Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes 4:12: “By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped.” If I am the only strand to that rope, there would be no hope. Together we form the two strands bound by a third, and the most important strand, our God. In all that we seek to do, may we do so discerning that God is the Lord of our lives; both individually and collectively. As Matthew Henry commented, “there is a threefold cord that can never be broken. They that dwell in love, dwell in God, and God in them.” I believe that it is very true that we can apply this to our lives - when we focus on the life of God’s Church. May we boldly, and with conviction, at Oahe Presbyterian, declare God’s enduring truth and manifest our faith in tangible, visible means. Our rope is a great blessing - may we really use it this year to its fullest potential! God be Praised, amen. --Rev. Johnny Rhoad |
