Do
You
Still
Have No Faith?
Scripture
Mark
4
35 As
evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to
the other side of the lake.”
36 So they
took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind
(although other boats followed).37 But soon a fierce storm came
up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with
water.
38 Jesus was
sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The
disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that
we’re going to drown?”
39 When
Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence!
Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great
calm.
41 The
disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they
asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
Observation
Why
is church attendance so important? Why do I need to go to church?
Can't I live the Christian life without going to church?
The
short answer is “No”!
Life
was never meant to be lived without Divine help. Church is God's
idea!
Are
you neglecting the Lord's Day and still expecting God to bless you,
your family, and your work or business?
Okay,
what does all of this have to do with today's Bible passage in Mark
4?
Life
is brutal. Life is full of storms, one storm right after another. You
and I need Jesus (and his disciples) in our boat!
If
you have to work on Sundays, and I know that some people do, then you
find another day of the week to meet with the body of Christ in a
Bible study or a small group.
A
Christ follower cannot live a healthy productive Christian life when
he or she is separated from the body of Christ any more than your
foot survive on its own if it gets cut off from your body.
Lets
make church a priority!
Hebrews
10:24-25
25 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.
Application
I
will strongly encourage people to get back into church.
How
about you? Are you living life like God doesn't exist?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for showing me how important Your church is, both
for me and for the world I live in. Help me encourage those who are
discouraged, those who have stopped attending church for one reason
or another. I will keep praying for them. Help them see just how
important the body of Christ is for their spiritual life. Help them
to walk by faith and not by sight. Thank You for all of the
volunteers that served at our church yesterday! It is so exciting to
see and experience all that You are doing at our church.
Daily
Bible Reading: Job 20; Mark 3,4
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