A Divided Heart
Dear Mosaic Family,
When the Lord commands us to do something, He does so because that's the absolutely best thing for us. So when the Lord commands us to love Him with all our heart, all our soul, all our strength, and all our mind, He does so because anything less will lead us away from the fully blessed life. Division in the heart leads to a lack of joy, satisfaction, blessing. The Lord calls us to pursue Him with a devoted heart, not a divided heart, because a divided heart is an empty heart.
The divided heart describes someone in love with two people. A Christian with a divided heart 'loves' God, but also loves the world. They live a life in limbo, vacillation, and misery. Why? Because you never fully enjoy God. Your love for the world, sin, things of the flesh, leads you to resent God. Why? Because our God is a jealous God and He won't let His beloved succumb to scum. He'll pursue. He'll rebuke. He'll discipline. So you never get the best of either God or the world. This is the pitiful state of lackluster, lukewarm, languishing spirituality. A heart divided is like a house divided, it cannot not stand.
Jesus Christ warned, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." This is what was happening in the time of Malachi, the prophet. The people of God claimed to love God, but their hearts were far from Him. How does God reveal their divided hearts? He pointed to their bank accounts. Jesus taught, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Join us tomorrow as we study Malachi 2:17-3:15.
In the meantime, let us pray Psalm 86:11 "Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name."
With Love,
Pastor Jan
This Week's Announcements
Members' Meeting
Tomorrow, November 15th at 3 pm
Our quarterly members' meeting is this Sunday! Please join us if you are a covenant member of Mosaic or being voted into membership.
Mini Mo Reopening
Sundays, 9:30 & 11:30 am
We are offering childcare for children 0-4 years old during the 9:30 & 11:30 am services as well as for children K-2nd grade during the 9:30 am service. We will be opening childcare through 5th grade during the 9:30 am service beginning Sunday, November 22. Capacity is limited so please visit our website for more information and to reserve your spot.
We are also looking for more volunteers for our Mini Mosaic team. If you are interested, you can find more information and sign-up on our website.
Songs for Sunday
If you would like to know what we'll be singing on Sunday, you can find the playlist here.
Reopening Process
For a full overview of our reopening process and the safety standards that we have in place, visit:
https://brookline.mosaicboston.com/covid-19.