What it means to go to church

Going to church means different things to different people. Nothing wrong with that. I always felt going to church was a sort of sacred thing. I went to a lot of them over the years and then stopped because I had some rather upsetting things happen in my life which affected my faith. I was a young man. That sort of thing wouldn't happen today. I think of Job and how even his wife, who was surely the closest person to him, left him in his hour of need and told him to curse God and die. What did Job do? Here was a man smitten of God. No doubt about it. God slayed him. Job defended God to his wife and rebuked her attitude. Job was slayed by God and Job defended God. Why? Because he feared Him? Perhaps. I think Job knew God like few men do. Job definitely loved God. But he also understood God could give and take away in equal measure. 

Job's friends came to "comfort" him but, instead, sat in silence with him for a while and then started tearing him apart. They didn't realize what they were seeing was truly extraordinary. They thought he was a regular, fallible man. They thought he had some hidden sin and God judged him accordingly. But they were wrong. Job defended himself. When it was God's time to speak, everyone was put in their place. And that's how I think of church, if it's done right, of course. That's God's time to speak. You walk out a little different than when you walked in. 

Recently, I started going back to church. I won't get into how all of that happened, but I felt God put it on my heart. So my son (he's 7, almost 8) and I go to church. We used to have a sort of church at home, but it was more of a Bible study. If I were a preacher, I would simply go verse by verse and explain the Word as best I know how. That's what works for me. I think it would work for anyone else. It's not flashy. It's not attention grabbing. But it puts the Word into people's hearts and minds in a way nothing else can. Lives change by the foolishness of preaching. 

The meme above is just to grab your attention while I talk about church. It got you this far, didn't it? Expect more of that. I don't want to get overly serious with this blog. Let's have fun and talk about God together. Some people look at church as a way to meet meet people. Maybe they're looking for a special someone. I see it as another way to be closer to God. Who knows what else will come of it? 

Thank you for reading. And God bless.

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