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Happy
Wednesday!
Prayer: “Lord, I thank You today that there is
nothing I must do to earn Your favor. I am accepted in the beloved because of
Jesus and His finished work on the Cross. Thank You for the freedom that is
found in knowing Jesus. What a wonderful truth that nothing can separate me
from the love of God that is found in Christ Jesus. I love You, o God, and am
grateful to be a part of Your family. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us
go into the house of the LORD.”
Psalm 122:1
“God don’t care
which church you go to just as long as you go.” Dolly Parton to Darryl Hannah
in Steel Magnolias.
Darryl Hannah’s
character is completely flustered that she might “miss church.” She thinks that God will be disappointed in
her if she does not go to church. Here
is a newsflash…We do not have to go to church. We get to go to church. God is not
interested in anything I would do to gain His favor. God is far more interested
in my position in Christ. My position in
Christ is being covered and immersed in His unconditional love. Worshiping with
others who believe is not a ritual I must perform, but a
privilege I am allowed to choose to enjoy.
This freedom to choose is the freedom we have in Christ. There is no freedom in always trying to
measure up on my own for I could never measure up to be worthy of the sacrifice
made for me. However there is truth in
that I belong and part of God’s family.
In worship I am allowed to love and worship God in richer and deeper
ways and in fellowship with others. In the fellowship I experience with others
in conversation, singing, prayer, Eucharist, reading and listening to God’s
Word, God reveals Himself to me in ways I could not experience alone.
So friends…we do not have to go to church, but we get to
go to church.
I am not moved by what
I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I
believe God.
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