Read: Psalm 122
I was glad
when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1
When I lose
the delight and desire for church services, I need revival.
It is an undisputed fact that many
Christian young people in our churches today do not enjoy being there. They
would rather be playing basketball, playing video games, or even playing hooky.
“Let us do anything and be anywhere but here,” is the unspoken mantra that
floats in the heads of many of those young people as they are dragged to church
for the thousandth time by parents who know that church is what their child
needs. A lackadaisical attitude toward church is considered “cool” by many
young people.
So where do you fit in relation to the
majority of young people? Do you love coming to church or do you endure the
services until you can get out and do what you really came there for – to talk
to the girls or your friends? Do you sit in church thinking about what you will
do when the service is over? And of the few young people left who do not
despise church, only some of those actually enjoy being there. They look at
church as more of a social club than as a place to come to get away from the
world and hear how they can become better Christians. They look more forward to
the fellowship or basketball game after church than they do to the preaching
from the Word of God. They don’t look forward to hearing the message from their
pastor. They show up dressed sloppily as if they were hanging out with friends
in their backyard. They mumble through the words of the songs that the
congregation sings. When you don’t look forward to hearing from the Word of
God, you need revival.
A young man who truly loves God and has
the right relationship with Him will love going to church to worship Him. You
should dress your best every time you go to church. If you were meeting the
President of the United States, you would most certainly dress in your nicest
suit. God is much more worthy of our best than the President – wouldn’t you
agree? You should sing with all your heart when it is time to sing – that is
praising the God Who deserves our praise. A high school student should never
work a job that schedules him to miss church services. Nothing is more
important than being in the house of God. It all comes down to this: you cannot
keep your fire for God when God doesn’t even have your heart in church. God
deserves our utmost delight and desire, and it starts by giving him our
attention in church. If He doesn’t have it, then the simple solution is that
you desperately need revival.
Quote
of the day: “A blacksmith can do nothing when his fire is out.” - Charles Spurgeon
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