This is something that was on my mind a lot lately. A little background on this for me personally. For about 2 years Jeremy (my husband) and I felt like we didn't have a church home. Nothing was "wrong" per-say with a church we had went to for a long time, it was wasn't fitting. I don't know why, maybe it was just the devil feeding us lies, who knows. We have recently found a new church, Journey Church of Acworth. I love it, Jeremy loves it, it is exactly where we both feel like we belong. It is wonderful. So I was thinking back on when we didn't go to church weekly. I was still of course saved, still prayed, still loved God, it's just that things seemed much harder. I was unhappy and I couldn't figure out why. Now that I go weekly to church that feeling is gone. The only thing I have changed is I found a church home. Then I started thinking, wow what makes going to church on Sundays so necessary. I then remember two scriptures.
Matt. 18:20:
Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Hebrews 13:5:
I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
So God is always with me, all the time. But God also makes a point to say: where 2 or more are together, I am there. I wonder why he makes a point to say both of these. He makes a direct statement that he is there with one, and he is there with 2 or more. Possibly this point is made to explain the significance of meeting weekly at church. Praising God with other believers. Maybe he made this point, so that we would understand that meeting with Christians is needed in our spiritual life.
Now, I didn't go to bible school, I am still learning everyday about scripture and God. But I think this is one of the reasons God made both of these statements. There is something different about going to church, and staying at home alone praising God. Both are good and needed, but I think we all need both of these in our spiritual life. To me I think I am finding that going to church somewhat completes what I need in my life.
And this church is awesome!! We meet Sunday's @ 10:00 in Russom Elementary School on Dallas Acworth Hwy. Come visit!
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Can I just say that I love this post? We are so happy that you and Jeremy have found a home with all of us at Journey Church! And, by the way, we need to all get together for that game night, and soon!!!
Oh, and check out my new blog at renownworship.org!
See ya!
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