I have been guilty before of not attending Sunday night services, or Wednesday night services, but this past Sunday night I was so convicted of "not attending just a service or two". I recently had a discussion with someone who stated they believed it didn't matter if we don't go to church aside from Sunday morning. That not going the rest of the week didn't make them any less of a Christian. Sure. But won't it lessen your effectiveness as a Christian? Couldn't just one night of missing church cause you to miss something, maybe it could even hurt you. I don't know. All I know is, when we are truly walking with God, it should bother us when we miss appointments with God's people at church. When we premeditate and plot our misses, shouldn't that bother us?
When we think about the word Christian, it means someone who follows Christ. Which means Christians should try and emulate Jesus. Of course, we are not always successful. However, the Church is Jesus' bride. We should not view attending church services as an ugly obligation to God, but rather as an opportunity of being with Jesus and His bride! Church is important and does grow us and allow us to help others and also helps us in our relationship with God. Just some of my thoughts. What do you think?
