Why go to church? Your feelings, that’s why! “We walk by faith, and not by sight” means monitoring your feelings against the Word of God (2 Corinthians 5:7).
For example, think about fear. Overwhelming things
come your way, like cancer, financial worry, marital problems, you name it.
“When all things seem against us to drive us to despair, we know one gate is
open; one ear will hear our prayer” (Lutheran Service Book 915, 4). In the
storm you need a safe place. “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid” (Mark
6:50). Faithful living is a weekly back and forth, back and forth between
emotions and the solid Word.
The wonderful things you hear in church can
evaporate pretty quickly. Come Monday when you begin to descend into the
emotional swirl, the Spirit in you yearns to go back to the Word. “Let us go to
the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1). Church is practical. Church is survival.
“Lord, to whom shall I go? You have the words of eternal life!” (John
6:68).
CTRL+ALT+DEL:
“When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.” Amen. (Psalm 94:19)
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