It is Sunday, January 31, 2010 and I am at home all morning. Yesterday we got snowed in and for the second time this winter we had to cancel the Sunday services. As I was reading this morning I came across an interesting story.
On January 29, 2010, ABC news ran a news story under the theme of "Still No Church." The point of the article is that after one year President Obama still has found no church to attend. They point out that he attended church only three times in the past year.
What is said of Obama could be said about millions of American. Millions of Americans seldom or never attend the meeting of the church. Since it is not unusual this story is not about our president skipping worship worship, but about what those close to him said about it.
ABC news reported, "Sources familiar with the president’s personal life say Obama remains a faithful Christian while in the White House."
There is is! People just do not get it. Christ died for the church. The Holy Spirit commanded us to gather for worship with the church.
You can ignore the church, but you cannot be a faithful Christian while doing so.
Look it up – Hebrews 10:25.
A snow storm or a sickness may make you "providentially hindered," but choosing not to worship is being unfaithful to the commands of the Holy Spirit.
Lonnie Davis