Why do you worship?
Jesus told the church at Smyrna that he knew of their suffering and poverty. He told them they would face prison. He encouraged them to remain faithful when they faced death. Christ did not promise any relief for their poverty and suffering. Christ offered no solution to his dire predictions except that he would give those in Smyrna life if they remained faithful.
Suppose the words Jesus gave to Smyrna were read to your church this Lord’s Day morning. How would they be received? How would you receive them?
Think carefully, love Christ deeply, and ask yourself again, why do you worship.
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3 thoughts on “Thought for the Lord’s Day”
Thank you Jay! It is hard for people to hear sometimes…I’ll venture most of the time. We want to believe God wants riches and pleasures for us, when in fact he wants us. We don’t want suffering and poverty to be part of the picture. We too eagerly expect an earthly reward, not a heavenly one. Let us all be in prayer together for His church.
It gives us hope 😉 these things that were written are just as true today! God is here for us and is listening. He may not answer in the way we expect Him to, but we should always praise and be thankful. Remembering always that God has a plan for each and every one of us!
I worship because he loved me with all consuming love, and he did it with his life, death and resurrection.