A New Pastor

As you've probably heard Pastor Jeff Anderson will be remaining in Morton, IL serving Bethel Lutheran. As we continue in the call process please pray for our new pastor whoever he is and pray that we at Zion would continue to move forward as a congregation of believers. Also pray for Pastor Jeff as he continues to serve the people of Bethel.

God is Just

Often when we describe God we use words such as loving, caring, giving, forgiving etc. Then when things go poorly we blame God because he doesn't "live up to such terms" at least in our opinion. What we need to remember is that God is Just and being just does not mean that he does exactlyl what we want but what he has ordained for us. When bad things happen it's not because God allowed them it's because God made them happen. This does not mean that God is not loving or caring for us at the time but that his just will is loving and caring for us during our struggle.
Look at Jesus, when he was in the Garden of Gethsemane he prayed "Father, take this cup from me but not my will but your will be done." Jesus did not want to have to suffer the trails that awaited him, just like us. Yet, Jesus did it and God did not abandon him through his hours of suffering, God loved him, cared for him and was Just. This is exactly what God does for us during trials he leads us with love, caring for us, giving us what we need including the trial because he is Just. Giving us what he has ordained for us.