“This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.”
Not long ago, Larry Fleet came out with a great song called, “That’s where I find God”. It speaks to how we often find God when we are in a deer stand, or fishing, or on a road trip. And I regularly talk to God during those activities… but this verse caught my attention. God loves to meet with us spontaneously in the beauty of nature or the solitude of a long drive… But The Lord doesn’t want those times to replace the times I go to His house and meet with Him and His children.
The first four commandments go like this… love God, no idols, Don’t use His name in vain… and go to church… OK, it doesn’t say go to church but it does say remember the Sabbath and keep it holy… Do we do that? Is Sunday set apart? Is Sunday any different than any other day of the week?
In Hebrews 10 it says, “Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit”… are you one of the “some”? Is going to church a “maybe” … or is it “non-negotiable”? The enemy doesn’t have to make you bad, he just has to make you busy… and when little league, fishing, hunting, or sleeping , takes precedence over going to church, then the enemy has achieved his goal.
Life is a team sport… and church is the team meeting. It’s hard to play for a team when you don’t know the playbook, and don’t show up for practice. So, make attending church a priority. If you’re going to wait to decide about attending until Sunday morning, don’t bother setting your alarm, you’re probably not going. Church must be a steady habit. A firm commitment to a weekly spiritual workout that produces growth.
We don’t often skip meals, and going to bed at night is seldom optional … so approach your spiritual health with the same discipline and common sense. Be a team leader and show up for practice.
"You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit," - Aristotle
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