Spurgeon said, “Sinners are dying in the street by hundreds; men are sinking into the flames of eternal wrath, but they fold their arms, they pity the poor perishing sinner, but they do nothing to show that their pity is real. They go to their places of worship; they occupy their well-cushioned easy pew; they wish the minister to feed them every Sabbath; but there is never a child taught in the Sunday-school by them; there is never a tract distributed at the poor man's house; there is never a deed done which might be the means of saving souls.”
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:16
I heard a simple saying years ago; GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! While it is a simple saying, I am also sure this is one of the most important places on the planet today. The church is more than a social club where people chew the fat on politics, make financial contacts, and complain about the weather. No, church is where people meet together to learn about who God is and who where are, what He has done and what we have done, and what we mean to God and what it all means to us. It’s a place where lives are transformed, taught, and tethered to God’s Son. The local church is a place where souls are saved, saints are sanctified, and saints start sharing the Gospel.
The local church is the most powerful place on Earth today yet, it is also the most neglected place as well. Child of God, sinner friend, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!
