Go To Church

Go To Church!

David said, " I was glad when they said unto me,

let us go into the house of the Lord." ( Psalm 122:1)

Indeed church attendance is to be regarded as a privilege,

a source of joy rather than an obligation. Not all people,

even in our country are able to gather together to worship

Jesus Christ.

Consider those who are in hospitals and

mental institutions who cannot attend church.

How much more fortunate are we.

There are things one need to do before you go to church.

Go to church expecting a blessing and you will be blessed.

One can go to church as a self appointed critic and be sure

that they can find something or someone to criticize.

What joy is found in criticism? That person who delights in

causing others misery is, of all people, most miserable.

Pray for the critics, there are plenty of them and they

surely need our prayers.

One can go to church with an attitude of indifference.

So often we get into a rut or routine of doing things that

they become almost automatic, performed without conscious

thought, yes, even going to church. I tell you that such

practice is a waste of time.

Christ said in Revelations 3:15-16

" I know thy works, that thou art neither hot nor cold: I would

thou wert either hot or cold. So then because thou art lukewarm,

and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth."

We see that indifference is more than a waste of time,

indeed indifference is a dangerous state to be in.

Pray that the spirit of indifference will be cast off all

people and that everyone's stand will be manifest.

Again, I say, go to church expecting a blessing and

you will be blessed. You may ask, " How does one

prepare to expect a blessing?"

In times past I would attend an event knowing that

I was going to have a good time. I knew what type

of things to expect. If there

was doubt in my mind that things would be as I desired

then perhaps I would make preparation before I arrived

to insure my having a good time.

As a Christian I can take lessons from the behavior of

" the old nature." First of all I go to church knowing that

the Lord is going to be there and that I will be blessed.

Should I for some reason feel that I am unprepared for

a blessing, or maybe just to ensure that I receive a

blessing, I "stop off for a few moments in His word,

fire up a prayer, and do a few lines of Praise,"

acknowledging His goodness on the way to church.

The Word tells us in Mark 11:24 " Therefore I say unto you,

what things soever you desire, when ye pray, believe that

you receive them, and ye shall have them."

Above all pray for a blessing before each and every

worship service, believing, and you will be blessed!

And do not forget to pray that others will also receive