Happy are those who hear the joyful
call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence,
Lord. They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They
exult in your righteousness. You are their glorious strength. It
pleases you to make us strong. Yes, our protection comes from the
Lord, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king. Psalm
89: 15-18 NLT
On Sunday mornings at my church, folks
are reluctant to enter the sanctuary. Pretty much each week folks are
still out in the narthex/lobby of the sanctuary building still
drinking coffee and talking. Everyone from the worship committee to
the church council has an idea about how to change this habit. But
none of us have thought about how this can actually work to our
advantage.
You see, in Psalm 89, the happy ones
are those who hear the joyful call to worship. They are the ones who
will walk into the light of God's presence, rejoicing and exulting
God. They will be full of strength and protection.
Perhaps we should be more focused on
how to bring a joyful call to worship in the hearing of folks in the
narthex as worship begins.
Do you hear a joyful call to worship
each week?
Happy are those who hear the joyful
call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence,
Lord. May I hear a joyful call to worship this week. In Jesus' name.
Amen.
Copyright 2012 Amelia G. Sims
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