Can We Just Stay?

As Christians, we should truly love going to church. I honestly do. It revives, reenergizes and refreshes me. It is what you and I were created for: to fellowship with one another in God’s presence. Psalm 122:1 says, I was glad when they said unto me, let us go unto the house of the Lord. We should not have to go to church, we get to go to church. When we choose not to, we rob and are robbed of so many blessings God provides. There is no other feeling like being present in the Spirit with His people.

Let’s look in the Book of Matthew, chapter 17 where Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John up into the mountains. There they witnessed Jesus’ transfiguration when His face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. In verse 4, Peter tells Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters (one for Jesus, one for Moses and one for Elijah who they had seen talking with Jesus).

Like Peter we may want to just stay on the mountain (church). Maybe it is where we feel safe, at peace or the most valued. Or, perhaps it is where we feel closest to Jesus. But just like the three disciples that were with Him, we too must go back into the world to be about our Father’s business. As Christians we have a job to do. Our commission is great!

Pastor Aaron