Dear Church of the Open Bible,
Many of you may not know that COB is a part of a Canadian denomination called Associated Gospel Churches. I currently coordinate getting our central Alberta AGC pastors together every few months. At one of our more recent gatherings, a few of the pastors had practical questions concerning policy and help leading their churches. They were surprised to find that exactly what they needed was already available on the AGC website, along with so many more resources. There were responses like, “Who knew? This is great! It was right under our noses!” I know, pastors are a strange bunch to get excited by stuff like that, but what struck me is how long these pastors went, oblivious to what was already theirs.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence… - 2 Peter 1:3
It is so easy for me to lose sight of the incredible resources I have because of my new identity in Christ. Whether it is the riches of His grace, adoption into His family, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, or the greatness of His resurrected power, we have so much available to us as believers! Yet still we can forget or ignore all that we have in Christ. Let us trust God to realize His divine power in our lives. Let us not be oblivious to what is already ours through Jesus Christ!