“Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He tried to keep it secret that he was there, but he couldn’t…” (Mark 7:24 NLT).
I’ll try to put this as gently as I can: If Christ were present in your church service today, would He be noticed?
Would He fit into the crowd—or stick out like a sore thumb?
Would He be welcomed and be shown to a great seat—or be left to fend for himself, and only by the grace of God not choose Sister So-and-So’s pew?
Would He be acknowledged—or ignored?
Would He be invited back—or leave unnoticed?
You see, it’s not a given that God visits every service and every church every Sunday…but when He is there, it shouldn’t be anything that’s kept under wraps.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Uttam Barman, a young Free Will Baptist preacher in India just diagnosed with stage IV cancer in his gall bladder, liver, bones, and more. Given only two to six months to live, he will leave behind a wife, teenage daughter, and 12-year-old son. Ask God to use this sad, painful time to bring glory and honor to Himself and spread the gospel. Pray Pastor Uttam and his wife will know strength, peace, joy, and comfort as they look to the Father. (courtesy of FWBIM)
