The Thursday Update

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hey Lakeshore—

Times have been tough for so many people in so many ways, to say the least.  As I am writing this, Hurricane Milton is making landfall in Florida.  My heart goes out to all the families who are facing this storm and myself and everyone here at Lakeshore are praying for God’s hand of protection upon them.   The same holds true for the people who are trying to put things back together in the wake of Hurricane Helene.  It’s hard to make sense of all this at times, but there is solace in knowing that God is not absent in times like these.  He is very present. 

It’s times like these we must remember what the Psalmist wrote in chapter 46:

“God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
    God will help her at break of day.

 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
    he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.”

But events like these always tend to leave us asking “why?  why God?” 

This Sunday, I'm going to do my best to share that why from Scripture.  We've been in a series called “What in the World is Happening?” and this week, we are raising that very question… What is Happening in the World?  I hope to see you then.

In Him,
Pastor Brian