“Let
us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but let us
encourage one another” (Hebrews 10:25 NIV).
Do you attend church regularly? Is it
important to you to worship the Lord one day a week and take that time to lay
aside your thoughts about your work or home and just concentrate on God? When God made the commandment “Remember the
Sabbath day and keep it holy”, He knew that everyone needs to rest and remember
who God is.
When I go to church I am there to worship
my wonderful Savior, who loves me in spite of my weaknesses. I worship Him in
song and think about the words as I lift up praises to God. The words of the
praise songs are so powerful and meaningful. That part of the worship time is
so very important to me. It makes me feel so very close to God.
The sermon is from the Bible and helps me
learn more about God and His love for me. Communion helps me remember the
sacrifice Jesus made for me for my sins. I recall my sins from the past week
and repent during this time. I pray that God will give me the strength to
handle the challenges of life and not give in to temptation.
I love
to talk to my Christian friends and encourage them after the service. That is
what is so very important about meeting every week. We all need encouragement
and prayer just to get through the tough times in our lives. My Christian
friends have never failed me when I needed them to pray with me over concerns.
They are glad to pitch in and help out with any worthy cause to help out others
in need also. You see people are the “church”, and it is those people who can
show others what being a Christian really is about: serving others. It is all
about service and loving others as you would want them to love you. I hope that
you are a member of a loving congregation and that you attend every Sunday to
worship God and encourage one another.
Dear Lord,
Help
me to be committed to you and take time each week to attend services and meet
with my Christian family. I know that we all need to serve you together so that
others will see our love for one another and want your love in their hearts
also.
In
Jesus’ name,
Amen
