I am extremely troubled at the number of People who claim to be saved and have no desire to serve through the Church. I know some of you will say that you don't have to go to church to worship and you are right but do you really worship when you avoid the gathering of the Church? But understand This is not about whether you attend rather it is about your service. Jesus said in the Gospel of Matthew, "Take up your cross and follow me". Since He was constantly serving the disciples we know He was with them. Whether you beleive the church was organized by Jesus when he called out the Disciples or that it began on the day of Pentecost Jesus was with the future church or the present church. We were granted Gifts with which to serve and God does not pass along these gifts lightly He expects to use them to build up and expand the Kingdom.
Now shall we look at another aspect of service. It is in using the gifts God has given me that I find the most fulfilled. When for any reason I am unable to serve with those gifts then my life just does not seem complete. For instance for the past few weeks I have been unable to be with the church I serve because of sickness and the strength and richness of life is not as full. God has planned it this way because He knows how week we are by ourselves. The church is far from perfect because it is made up of you and me yet those imperfections need to seek the very Presence of Almighy God in the presence of other beleivers.
Many come into the presence of the church and say be a blessing to me today or I need to be blessed today and go away lacking. Then there are those who come and say God, make me a blessing to others and they go away with great blessing and fulness of life. Blessings do not come to us by simply attending a woeship service they come when we freely and joyfully use our God given gifts to be a blessing to others.
I would love to hear from you about ways God has blessed you when you were trying to be a blessing to others.
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