Come, NOW is the Time to....

¹ How lovely is your dwelling place,
   LORD Almighty!
² My soul yearns, even faints,    for the courts of the LORD;-Psalm 84:1-2


Usually when I work on Monday it is very quiet around the church.  I get few phone calls and fewer visitors.  It's usually a very productive work day for me, but a pretty lonely day as well.  What a joy it was to have noisy activity around me yesterday!  Several adults and teenagers spent the day putting together scenery for Vacation Bible School.


I think churches are meant to have a high level of activity all week long!  Being basically an introvert, I don't mind being by myself... I often even crave it.  But there just seems to be something not quite right about an empty church building.  It seems like there should always be some group there studying, serving, worshiping, praying or at least preparing to do one of those things.  An empty church is a wasted opportunity.


I often hear people say they want "this" kind of Bible study or "that" kind of Bible study.  Do it!  Start your own study!  The church has a room for you!  I've often heard people complain that there are not enough activities for "this" age group or "that" age group.  Do it!  Organize your own activities.  The church has room for you!  I've often heard people gripe that the church "ought" to have "this" ministry or "that" ministry.  Do it!  If God has laid that need on your heart, he is leading you to that ministry.  The church has a room for you!


When a church any time during the week, there is room for more... room for more learning... for more worship... for more serving... for more Christian fellowship.  Come... NOW is the time to worship and pray and serve and study and gather.


Father,
Help us to make more use of the space available to us to do your work.  Open our hearts to our own spiritual needs and to your call to service.  Amen.


Joys:  Happy, noisy activity in the church during the day; getting caught up at work; my job