Invisible Footprints: Churches of the world

Sunday, January 30, 2005

Churches of the world

It was a divine calling from God for us to keep Sunday idle for him, that we may spend some time communicating or talking to God, praying. We do not go to church to make judgments of how good a speaker the pastor is. Neither do we go there to meet our friends. Church is not the place to enhance reputations. Church is not just a feel good place. Church is not a place you go on the way to somewhere else.

Church is a place where we give thanks to God, worship him, sing praises and let God speak to you. Though i will say that God can speak to you any other day, but this is the day you reserve for him, nevermind the other days if you are busy.

Some people brand other people hypocrites in church, believing they distort the idea of a church-goer, lurking everywhere, and discouraging other church-goers. I have known of people who stopped going to church because they someone they knew who was giving hell on earth to someone they knew was present in church. "How could someone who gives hell to people be in church and profess to be a Christian? No better than a non-Christian," people would think. Do not be shaken. Do not pass judgment lest you be judged as well. Being a Christian simply means 'believing in Christ as in the Bible.' Though you call yourself a Christian and carry Christ's banner on you, does not mean your soul belongs in heaven.

And why would the judging of other people persuade you to leave the church or pass your own judgment of the church?

God will deal with people in his own way, in his own timing. Too many times we want the timing to be our own. But what do we know? We cannot see the future. If Satan sits in church, do we leave? Don't we allow the Devil to control the church when all that's left in the church are the hypocrites?

Do not fall into Satan's lies and deception. He is capable of great many things. He can conceive thoughts of deceit, anger, hate, lust, envy in our minds and we need the Jesus to guide us. The decay of the church is already happening from within we just do not acknowledge it, since it is so subtle. Know that Satan is subtle in his craft, extremely careful, and could overpower any human. Pray and do not procrastinate. God bless.