I can’t believe it’s Friday already. This has been another busy week for me. I pray you’ve had a productive one. Here we sit looking into the weekend. As I think about and prepare for going to church on Sunday I’m reminded of a story my dad told me last night when we were on the phone.
It seems that two men were sitting and having a friendly conversation. The first man remarked that he’d been going to church for 30 years and wondered how it had benefited him. He said, “I’ve heard thousands of sermons, and for the life of me, I can’t recall one of them right now. What good has it really done me?” The second man answered by saying, “I’ve been married for 30 years, and my wife has fixed me thousands of meals. For the life of me I can’t recall one of the complete menus she has prepared, but each one has nourished me and sustained me. Without those meals I would be physically malnourished. Without the Word of God preached faithfully during your life, you would be spiritually malnourished.”
Yes, we need what the Lord has for us at church. Of course, we should be feeding ourselves spiritually through the week as we study the Word, but the Lord has given your pastor a message that He wants you to hear.
As you prepare for attending church on Sunday don’t just prepare your Sunday dinner. Don’t think only about ironing your clothes and setting out the children’s belongings so things will run smoothly. Start by preparing your heart.
Spend time in prayer. Pray that the Lord will speak to you in Sunday school, in the morning service, and again in the evening service. Pray for your pastors, the music leader, the choir, and the special music. Pray for souls to be saved and Christians revived.
Take a notebook with you. If you don’t follow the pastor’s outline, just write down what the Lord is saying to your heart. I’ll bet the fellow that couldn’t remember any sermon he’d heard probably never wrote anything down. We’ll be more likely to remember if we’ll write it down.
Go to church looking to be a blessing more than to get a blessing. Ask the Lord to make you sensitive to the needs of others that you can encourage. Taking the focus of yourself makes a person less likely to feel disappointed because so-and-so didn’t speak to you. The Lord has a ministry there for you to fill.
I pray your day in church will be fruitful and full of blessing! See you there!
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