Seeds Of Hope Daily Devotional: Standing or Lying Down?
A Red Cross representative was contacting local churches for planning purposes in the event of a disaster. Answering the phone, the pastor said, “Please, Ma’am, How may I help you?”
“I’m calling
on behalf of the Red Cross,” she said, “and I would like to know how many
people might be able to lie down and sleep in your facilities in the event of a
disaster.”
Thinking for
a moment about what might be possible, he responded with a smile, “I don’t know
how many might be able to lie down and sleep comfortably, but I know that about
nine hundred sleep sitting upright every Sunday morning.”
Sleeping in
church is a byproduct for many tired Sunday morning worshipers. Whether it is a
sermon that is not mentally challenging or spiritually stimulating or the
result of insufficient sleep or rest is not the point. We go to church to
worship God and recognize our need to gather together in His name. It is a
period of time when we set aside things that concern us and focus on the
greatness of our Creator - His holiness, power and grace and our unworthiness,
our need for His grace and our dependence upon Him to meet our every need.
Gathering
together for worship is our duty and responsibility and must be done in
eagerness and excitement.
Prayer:
Lord, may we enter into Your presence with praise and thanksgiving,
coming together to honor Your goodness, grace and glory with thanksgiving. In
Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: Everything on earth will worship you; they
will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs. Psalm 66:4
