TruthPoints

01.02.08

The Mystery of the Moment

In Hebrews 4:12, we read, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”.  Yes, the Word of God is alive and active in the lives of believers and unbelievers alike.  What does that mean in practical, living-level terms? 

This simply means that the way God has chosen, in this particular dispensation, to speak to His children is through the written Word of God.  It is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit, Who lives within each believer, to take God’s Word, the Bible, and communicate specific truth to us each time we look into its pages.  It is our privilege to speak to God through prayer and He speaks to us through His Word.  That is communication, which is imperative to any healthy relationship.

If, indeed, God is talking to us through the written Word of God, does it not compel us to open the Bible each day to see what He wants to say to us?  The God of the universe has a message for you today.  Don’t you want to know what He is saying to you?

Something similar takes place each time the Body of Christ, the Church, assembles for worship.  It is what I call, “The Mystery of the Moment”.  God chooses one man, the Pastor, puts one passage of Scripture on his heart, prompts him to articulate and apply to the congregation what he understands from that passage, and God is able to speak truth into the heart of every believer in the room.  That is “The Mystery of the Moment”.  Each time you and I assemble for a church service where the Word of God is faithfully preached and/or taught, God has a message for us individually, as His child, and collectively, as His Church.

I must conclude, therefore, that if I can attend a worship service and choose not to, then I have missed a message from God.  Believe me.  I understand that any number of important activities at times can prevent our attendance to Church.  By the way, God understands as well. 

However, if I can attend a worship service then I should attend, unless providentially hindered.  In that way, I will not miss what God is saying to me and to the Church I attend.

My challenge for you, as we begin a new year, is to determine that unless providentially hindered, you will attend both weekly services at SouthPoint Church.  You have been so faithful in your attendance.  Keep it up!

Hebrews 10:24-25 carries some powerful and practical advice in this area.  “Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

Let us be faithful.  Let us not “forsake the assembling of ourselves together” unless hindered by circumstance beyond our control.  While growing up in a Christian home, I never heard the question from anyone in the family, “Are we going to Church today?”  It was simply understood that we were going.  It is my prayer that no one who attends SouthPoint Church will ever ask the question, “Are we going to Church today?”  If, for some reason, the question arises, may the answer always be, “Yes, of course!”

Happy New Year

Pastor David