PB Devotional

“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I don’t think these scriptures in Hebrews could make God’s desire to have you regularly assemble together with His people any more clear. I have to know that God wanting you to regularly attend church is for your good. He wants you, and His people, to exhort one another especially as the days grow darker and the time of Christ’s return approaches.

The world we live in is more than western culture. I always think about the Believers that “Go Hard” for God. The ones who actually stand to lose their life just by saying Jesus. The underground church in other countries. They can sing no louder than a whisper. They have to hide their Bibles for fear they will be discovered. Discovery would mean physical abuse, their children and possessions seized, and imprisonment; yet still they met together.

Their story should stir our hearts to see the value and incredible privilege we have to meet openly together to worship God and hear the preaching of the Word. Yet many in the western culture skip out on Sunday morning for one reason or another. We know how vegetarians feel about people who say they are vegetarians and yet they eat meat. I wonder how Underground Believers feel about Western Culture Believers who take gatherings for granted.

Back to Church Sunday is September 17th.

Value the local church.