The music may be bad, the preaching less than perfect, but
being in church on Sunday morning is a blessing. This is because just by making
the effort to get up and attending with other believers to worship God together
is a blessed activity.
Greeting brothers and sisters with a smile and a pleasant
word encourages both you and them. Singing along as best you can is healthy
both spiritually and mentally. Learning from the sermon is uplifting to mind
and soul. Listening to the Lord is enlightening to our total being.
Giving is also a part of worship; knowing that we are
advancing the Kingdom both locally and around the world. All we have comes from
God, so we are simply returning a portion of it to His work.
But we need not worship only on Sunday. We carry on
throughout the week by reading our Bible, listening to Christian music, [and
singing along] and talking about Jesus to others with whom we come in contact.
And doing good for others is an extension of our worship.
Our good works glorify God and demonstrate our love for our fellow man. This
enables them to see God in us and through us. And together we praise God in our
hearts and vocally too.
So, plan on attending a good Bible teaching church; plan on
singing and greeting everyone with a smile; plan on giving to the church and
other good causes; plan on listening to Christian music all week long; plan on
reading your Bible – either the bound edition or on your phone; plan on talking
about the Lord to others; and plan on doing good whenever and however you can.
And the more you do all of these things you will be both
giving and receiving greater and greater blessings day after day.
COPYRIGHT 2018 BY CARL E GUSTAFSON
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