Preparation

Church attendance is declining. Participation in ministry, particularly leadership, is left to a few who may do so out of necessity more than calling. Finances in many churches are low. No offense intended to those leading in churches. I am sure that we all know that God is qualifying us. But if, not just the few leaders, or some parts of the church, but the whole church, understood the holiness of God we would be worshipping more often and more wholeheartedly. We would be taking part in all that we could using the gifts that we have been given. We would be giving as generously as God was giving to us.
Something needs to change in our churches. We can point to lots of things and to many other people. But this is never effective. We need to look at what we can change. We can change ourselves. We cannot change others. We can only change ourselves.
We need to see how we should be responding to the holy God before whom we stand and worship. Not just today, but in all of our life. God is holy and deserves worship. That is the number one call of the church and when we see that we worship a holy God, that will bring us back to a place we should be.
Do you want to have that vitality in worship? Do you want to come and worship a holy God? Meditate on God’ word to prepare for worship each week. Maybe this week take Psalm 63 and make it preparation all week for next Sunday. Look at the holiness of God this week in preparation for gathering to worship him in his holiness. Read some of the other Psalms, 53, 66, 84... Prepare to be part of a body that sees God in his holiness, worships him and is kept in him.