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Busy Here and There

 

1 Kings 20:40 - And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, so shall thy judgment be thyself hast decided it. 

Do you ever feel at the end of a day that you have been busy all day, but you can’t say exactly what you have accomplished. We live in a busy society. We live in a time when everyone says they know God. But things are not getting done for God as they were in the past.

I read the following somewhere, I can’t remember where, but it illustrates something a lot of folks experience.

For many believers, Sunday morning goes something like this: Beat the alarm clock into submission because Saturday’s late-night fun wasn’t compatible with Sunday’s early morning responsibilities. Oversleep. Jump out of bed and hit the shower. Yell upstairs to make sure the kids are up, run through the house, while you are getting dressed, dressing the children, letting the pets out, eating a bowl of cereal, and making lunch plans with the in-laws. Herd the family into the car; argue with your spouse when you’re asked, “Why are we always late?” Come sliding into the church parking lot, run through the front doors of the Sanctuary, plop down in a pew, elbow the spouse who makes another smart remark about being late, open a hymnal and sing a few songs. Hear a sermon. Leave Church to meet the in-laws at the restaurant. Go home and take a nap!

 

Sound familiar? There is obviously something wrong with this all-too-common Sunday scenario: Where is the worship? This family made it to the service, but the time of praise and study of the Word was just something on their list of activities. There was no room for an encounter with God, because in many cases we treat the time of worship like an interruption of our busy schedules, not the focus of it.

 

What can we do? Prepare yourself and your family for worship on the Lord’s Day. Make it the special day that it is. A day to honor and thank God for His mercy and grace.