Happy 41st Anniversary

October 29       Happy 41st Anniversary          Genesis 2:24

Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Therefore, shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”  (Genesis 2:24)

Forty-one years ago today, Annette and I stood at the altar at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Youngsville, NC, and publicly proclaimed our love and commitment to and for one another!   Four decades later, that love that was demonstrated on October 29, 1983, is still growing, and progressing (Thank You God).  There have been good times and tough times, yet the constant has been our love for one another!  Each one of us has matured and mellowed and have become “one,” just as the scriptures say that we should be.  Reflecting on this expanding and maturing relationship, I think about our relationship with our God, through the Shed Blood of Jesus.  We come to Christ in Faith, and we commit ourselves to growing and nurturing that relationship.  The more we commit, the more that we grow, the more that we mature, the more that we become “one” with Him, we become more obedient and more effective in our witness for Jesus.  Keep in mind, I am truly blessed that Annette finally relented and said, “I DO!”  The FOUR most important days of my life are when I accepted the sacrifice for my sins and claimed Jesus as Savior and the evening that Annette and I proclaimed to the world, “WE DO,” and the birth of our daughter, Kayla, and the Blessing of being Ava’s Nanny & Papa!  For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. “For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Ephesians 5:30–31).  When a man and woman are married, they become one flesh. Regarding Christ and the Church, we are all members of Christ’s body. In neither situation, is Paul meaning one physical body, but just a husband is now “joined to his wife,” we are also joined to Christ. We are all one in Christ, just as a husband and wife are one.  Take your commitment seriously!  Keep growing together!  To borrow and adapt a phrase from the US Army: “Be All That You Can Be!” 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ANNETTE! I LOVE AND ADORE YOU AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU SAID, “I DO,” SO MANY YEARS AGO!  I AM STILL SAYING, “I DO,” EVERYDAY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY IT UNTIL GOD RAPTURES THE CHURCH OR HE CALLS ME HOME!  (4)

Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!