From the Pastor's Pen

What Is Really Important In Your Life?

Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” 

 I was talking to someone the other day and, in the course of our conversation, I invited them to go to church with me. You know, it’s often comical to listen to some of the excuses that people can come up with to avoid going to the house of God. You notice, I said their excuses were comical, but there is actually nothing comical about seeing a lost soul, or even someone who is backslid, trying so hard to get away from the Lord.

 I realize that we are living in a very fast-paced world where it seems like we always run out of hours in the day before we run out of things that have to be done (or at least we think that they have to be done). One man told me about all the things that he had to get done before he could even think about taking time out to go to church. After he got through, I asked him one simple question. “If you died right here, right now, who would complete all those tasks that you seem to think are more important than God?” He considered my question and replied, “I don’t suppose anybody would.”

 So, you see, all those things that people tend to put in front of God (on their list of most important things in the world) aren’t really as important as they try to think they are. The fact is that most people could find time to attend church for nearly every service if they wanted to. I suppose they honestly think that they don’t need God in their life and most certainly have no interest in having Him there. If we could only find a way to get people to realize what a wonderful blessing they are missing out on by not worshiping and serving God!

 It’s not just a matter of whether we go to a building that we call a church or whether we don’t. What I don’t think most people ever come to realize in their whole life is that when we assemble ourselves together in God’s house, we are actually coming into the very presence of God. In Matthew 18:20, Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”  What an absolutely marvelous opportunity we are given each time that we have the privilege to attend church! I am reminded of what the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy concerning how people would be in the last days. In 2Timothy 3:7, Paul said that they would be “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” This has probably never been truer than it is today. People have more education than they have ever had before and yet they don’t seem to be able to find the simple truth. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

 I hope that you will find yourself in the house of God at the next meeting time.

 If you are looking for a church where they believe in the old-fashioned way of worship, I would like to invite you to come and visit us at Highland Baptist Church. I think you will be glad you did.

 Rev. Dave Hutchison

 Pastor: Highland Baptist Church

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