Matthew
21:13
"It is
written, he said to them, My house will be called a house of prayer . . . ."
NIV
"And said
unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer.
."KJV
It seems that we
have gotten nestled in our comfortable lifestyle. So much so that we come to the
house of God with little thought that we are entering into the sacred presence
of our God. Many churches today bring in the culture and lifestyles of the
world. We treat the sanctuary as if it were a theater and we are waiting for the
show to start. These things are taking away from the honor and priority of God
at the expense of our feeling comfortable. God's house is holy and sanctified.
Are we acting as though it is? We are being blessed with God's mercy and grace
to be able to come together with other believers into His house. It is only
right that we treat it as such.
Heavenly Father,
forgive us for entering Your house with our own comforts and distractions from
having our hearts already prepared in worship and praise. Bring us out of our
complacency so that You will be honored and praised in all ways while we are in
Your house. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
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Bobbi
Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC
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I think you're right. Too many churches today seem to be more into entertaining than they are into worshipping.
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Charlotte