Good morning Lord Jesus, you are more precious than silver or Gold and all my heart desires today.
“For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20
My prayer every morning is, “Lord, send me the ones that no one else wants and give me the grace to embrace them like you would.” Yesterday as I was walking out the door at 7:00am I also prayed, Lord give me the opportunity to share your Gospel today. I then drove my truck to the Publix Grocery store where every Monday morning I pick up the baked goods not sold over the weekend and take them to the Manna House to be given out to those in need of food. Besides the boxes of baked goods there were several boxes of Christmas baking items: sprinkles, cake mixes, red and green frosting….ect from where the store had cleared the shelf of these un-sold Christmas baking items. The Publix employee who works the receiving dock was standing by me and I jokingly said to him, “Well, it looks like Christmas is officially over.” He replied back to me, “I do not do Christmas. It is a bunch of crap!” I asked him why he thought that. It led to a conversation where he was able to share some hurts in his life and gave me the opportunity to share with him the gospel of grace, just Like I prayed for while walking out my door.
I then drove to the Waffle House of Jordan Road. There while sitting at the counter I entered into a conversation with a waitress. She shared how she was a single mom with three children. And her mother who was crippled from a stroke also lives with her. She shared her struggles of trying to provide for her children, pay rent, and take care of her mother on her Waffle House pay. She allowed me into her story where I was able to embrace her trials and pray with her.
This morning I left my house at 5:40am and drove to the Waffle House on 53 to meet with my Tuesday accountability Band Group at 6:00am. While there, a waitress shared an update on her brother who is in a Christian based rehab for his Meth addiction. He not her actual brother, but her cousin who’s mom was murdered when he was 16 and her mom took him in and raised him. The waitress showed us before and after pictures of her brother. The before picture was of him before he went into rehab, and the after picture was of him after 3 months of sobriety. The difference was miraculous and we praised God and thank Him for they way he was working in her brother.
Jesus said, “For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” The word we call an assembly of people where Jesus is present among them is “Church.” We all have the amazing opportunity , blessing and privilege to attend a “church” gathering daily. It may not look like you picture “church.” It probably won’t take place in an organized location, and it usually won’t take place at a conveniently scheduled time but will be an interruption in your day. But that church assembly will bless you and feel more like church then ever!
My family, I pray today you will seek to attend a church assembly. Not by googling churches to see who has a gathering today, but by praying to the Holy Spirit to lead you to the assembly of 2 or 3 where Jesus will be among you. It will not look like you picture church, but it will feel more like it than ever, in Jesus’ name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
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