The
House of the Lord
Psalm 122 “I was glad when they said unto me, let us go
into the House of the Lord.” Have you ever heard the statement, “I don’t need
to go to church, I know God loves me and I love Him.” I have and during a 15-year
period I was one of those that made that statement. Knowing God Loves you and
that you love Him does not build a relationship with Jesus. Without church, God’s
people, we might as well be standing on a turntable because that knowledge
alone will get us nowhere. Church is a place to go where we can give thanks to
God. We don’t go for the people; we go for God. It is a place where we as God’s
children can go to share our joys and sufferings. To give and receive comfort
for each other. It is a place where we can remember God’s sacrifice of His one
and only Son. To try to grow as a Christian on our own without the help of
other Christians is like spinning our wheels with nowhere to go. There are no
lessons to be learned without someone to teach us. There is no understanding
without someone to explain what God has written for us. We need each other to admonish,
and encourage, and help each other. One way to accomplish this is to go to
church, become involved and be a part of a church family. We must continuously
learn what God expects of us if we want to build a saving relationship with
Jesus. “No man enters the Kingdom of God, except through Jesus.” John 14:6. If
it is said, “I don’t go to church because of all the hypocrites that are there.”
Then ask which one is closer to heaven, the one on the inside or the one on the
outside? We have all sinned and no one should make oneself out to be better
than the other. Take your problem to the one that offended you, make amends and
get yourself right with God. Time is short, we all need each other. The House
of the Lord is a place or prayer, singing, and great fellowship. I encourage you
to let God guide you to the place you need to be. There’s a wonderful family
waiting to welcome you.
Please read the scriptures listed, study
them, apply them to your life and grow in the saving relationship with Jesus
Christ our Savior.
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