Hello Everyone,

All of us are trying to build something of our lives, of our family. We each are trying to improve our homes. We're trying to build a church and build the kingdom of God.

On top of all these challenges we each have personal struggles we are dealing with and the constant attack of the enemy Satan, who wants to destroy our lives and our life's work.

That's why I like the passage in Nehemiah 4 about battling and building.

They had a tool in one hand and a sword in the other. They didn't have the security guards to back them up so they could focus on their work.

They had to multitask and keep one eye on the work and the other eye on the enemy.

Like Gideon's troops - he was instructed to lead them to a brook to drink, and choose only those who crouched in a battle stance and cupped the water up to their mouths, and not those who got down and lapped it like a dog, leaving their back exposed to attack.

We need to remember there are 2 worlds, one is seen and one is unseen. Yes, we seem to just live in a physical world, but the spiritual world is just as real, and it is more powerful and eternal!

I challenge you to live in light of eternity, remembering your Creator, making sure He's your Savior, and allowing Him to be your helper as you go about your work and your lives.

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil