God is watching you and watching over you
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Fifth Sunday Service in October will be held at Union Grove U.M.C. Service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Theme for that Sunday will be “Friends and Family Together in Church”. All members are asked to invite family and friends. We would like for everyone to wear your family reunion t-shirt or your church t-shirt.
Please remember the sick, shut-in and bereaved members of our church and community.
New Bethel MB Church will host its Men’s Day on October 22, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Speaker for the service will be Pastor Johnny Sims of New Jerusalem MBC of Meridian, MS.
Also, on October 22, Lone Pilgrim will celebrate its 148th Church Anniversary. Service will start at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Angelo Riley of New Friendship Baptist Church of Walnut Grove will bring the message for the occasion.
MBC Union Grove will host Pastor Appreciation on November 11th and 12th. A banquet will be held on November 11 at Union Grove UMC. Seats are limited. The service will take place on November 12th.
Pastor Marcus Mann will be celebrating 20 years in the Ministry and 4th Year Pastor Anniversary on November 4th and 5th. There will be in banquet in celebration of Pastor Mann on November 4th at Leake Central Elementary School and on November 5th Pastor Casey Fisher will be Guest Speaker for Sunday Service.
Lastly a word from Pastor Mann. I have read this verse hundreds of times, but somehow I missed the part about God writing about our tears in a book. What a loving God who takes note of every tear we cry, so much so, that He bottles them up and records them. After reading that how can you possibly think that God doesn’t care or isn’t concerned about you.
The Father’s heart is “touched by the feelings of your infirmities”. He sees you in times of grief and pain as well as in times of peace and joy. His eyes are always on you, watching you, as well as watching over you. He knows when you lose even one hair from the top of your head. He knows how many tears it took to “soak” your pillow. He not only sees and knows about your tears and the pain behind them that caused them, but He is with you in those times as well as in the good times.
He is with you at all times. He is with you when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death. He is with you when the night seems to linger on for days. He is with you when darkness hides the sun and you begin to wonder if it will ever shine again. He is with you when the trials are so strong, the pain so deep, the sorrow unbearable, the situation is overwhelming and all hope seems lost.
Regardless of what you may be going through — good times or bad — you have the promise that the Heavenly Father will never leave you nor forsake you in your time of need or distress. You have the promise that He is with you always, watching over you and even keeping a record of your tears. Receive comfort from that. Hold on to His promise and trust His faithful word.
Have an awesome day. The Lord bottles up your tears and records them.
