EXCUSES

In one of my devotionals this morning, I read in Psalm 122:1 - "Let us go into the house of the Lord."
The writer was comparing why people do not go to church with "Reasons Why I Never Wash."
1. I was forced to wash as a child.
2. People who wash are all hypocrites, they think they are cleaner than everyone else.
3. There are so many different kinds of soap; I just can't decide which one is best for me.
4. I used to wash, but I got bored and stopped doing it.
5. I only wash on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter.
6. None of my friends wash.
7. I will start washing when I get older and dirtier.
8. I just do not have the time to wash.
9. The bathroom is never warm enough in winter, and cool enough in the summer.
10. The people who make the soap are only after my money."

Do any of them sound familiar to the excuses that we make for not going to church?

Watchman Nee says - "Alone I cannot serve the Lord effectively, and he will spare no pains to teach me this. He will bring things to an end, allowing doors to close and leaving me effectively knocking my head against a wall until I realize that I need the help of the body (church), as well as of the Lord."

I hope to see you this coming Sunday!!!

Connecting with you,
Pastor Ron