Third Commandment--Remember the Sabbath day, by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.
Hebrews 10:25--not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Devotion--The repeated call for God's people to be together, especially when it comes to worship, should come as no surprise. One thing that we find throughout the Scriptures is that God cares for His people in a very incarnational way. He does it through other people. While God can surely perform great miracles to care for His people, more often He does it through the hands and heart of other people.
That is a great comfort to us, to know that God cares for us through His people. And yet, we also need to remember that God works through our hands and heart in caring for other. We are not only receivers of God's care, but we also have abundant opportunities to be providers of God's care. And that is why our presence is needed when God's people gather together.
As you gather for worship at the next corporate worship time, who is there who needs your presence? How will you discover what their need is, and then, how will you go about filling that need in their life? You can do so as one who has been claimed by Christ Jesus, through His life, death, and resurrection, and through your Baptism. Now you can show that same care in the midst of God's people. So how will you do that next time you are with them?
Prayer--Lord God, help me to have eyes that are open to the caring that I can do when Your people gather together. May I rejoice in the gifts and care that You provide to me, and may I equally be giving of those gifts as others have need. Let my hands and heart demonstrate Your care as I care for Your people. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
Hebrews 10:25--not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Devotion--The repeated call for God's people to be together, especially when it comes to worship, should come as no surprise. One thing that we find throughout the Scriptures is that God cares for His people in a very incarnational way. He does it through other people. While God can surely perform great miracles to care for His people, more often He does it through the hands and heart of other people.
That is a great comfort to us, to know that God cares for us through His people. And yet, we also need to remember that God works through our hands and heart in caring for other. We are not only receivers of God's care, but we also have abundant opportunities to be providers of God's care. And that is why our presence is needed when God's people gather together.
As you gather for worship at the next corporate worship time, who is there who needs your presence? How will you discover what their need is, and then, how will you go about filling that need in their life? You can do so as one who has been claimed by Christ Jesus, through His life, death, and resurrection, and through your Baptism. Now you can show that same care in the midst of God's people. So how will you do that next time you are with them?
Prayer--Lord God, help me to have eyes that are open to the caring that I can do when Your people gather together. May I rejoice in the gifts and care that You provide to me, and may I equally be giving of those gifts as others have need. Let my hands and heart demonstrate Your care as I care for Your people. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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