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THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Read Psalm 27–28

            One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek:  that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.       Psalms 27:4

            King David had a heart for God's house, which in his day was the Tabernacle. He wanted to build a temple for the Lord, but God would not let him do it in his generation. David’s son, Solomon would be the one to carry out his plans, with materials his father had gathered together.(1 Kings 8:19) Today, the Lord's house is the Church, the Body of Christ, made up of believers who are themselves, the Temple His Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 3:16–17)

           The places where the Church meets, places of fellowship and worship, can be anywhere–in a home, a school or an elaborate building. The author of Hebrews warns, "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25)

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            Lord, thank You for the privilege of meeting freely with other believers.  May our love for Your Church be so genuine and obvious that our children and grandchildren, like David, will desire to dwell in Your house all the days of their lives.

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            At his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.    Psalm 27: 6b

Church Attendance

     Before I continue to post my devotional articles, I would like to spend some time journaling about God's working in my life. I had the privilege of being raised in a Christian home - but that came about by difficult circumstances.

     My mother divorced and remarried before I was five years old. She was a Christian, but had not been attending church when she met my step-father. When they married, she said she wanted the kind of family that sat together in church every Sunday.

     That simple decision they made to attend church regularly had a profound impact on my life, and eventually on the lives of my children and grandchildren. It was at church that I accepted Jesus as my personal Saviour. It was at junior camp where I decided to rededicate my life to Him, praying, "Lord, I want to be what you want me to be." It was at youth camp that I decided to attend Bible College and it was in the college youth group that I met a new Christian who later became my husband. 

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How has church attendance or the lack of it impacted your life