100 Days with Jesus: Our Churches Are a Rock, a Source of Stability, Ordained by the Lord.

Day 23


I went to church yesterday morning and last night for our Sunday worship services. There are Sundays when it seems like it’s another work day. I have to get up, shower and dress, do my hair, and cook breakfast and all the normal things. Then spend about 2.5 hours at church for Sunday school and worship service, then hurry home to prepare lunch. Then back to church in the evening for the Sunday night service. It’s a busy day sometimes I get grumpy about it because I really wanted just a little extra rest.

But then I remember that there are people in other parts of the world that have no church to go to and they have no Bibles to read. There are people that have to hide in order to worship and they share one Bible among the entire community. They suffer persecution in the form of rejection, torture or even death. They would give everything, which for some is very little, to have the freedom to attend church. The idea of attending a church as beautiful as ours is beyond their comprehension. If they had the freedoms that I have and the facilities that I have, they would probably spend every free moment they had at the altar, praising God and worshipping him. Some people refuse to go to church because they say it’s full of hypocrites. They’re probably right, but so is Wal Mart and everyone goes there! Christians are still sinners; they’re just saved by God’s grace. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18 …and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Our churches are a rock, a source of stability, ordained by the Lord. And it’s my family. I’m so thankful to be a part of His church. I hope you have one that you’re a part of too.