Church Service

I thank many of those who always without fail be in the hall or chapel way before the service starts.
I thank many of those who always give their best attention to the whole service even if they have difficulties understanding.

What is a church service to us? Do we have a tendacy to break up the service into different sections? Beginning is worship, then followed by Scripture Reading den Sermon den Prayer, den Announcement den End of service. Church service is simply to help us worship God. People can stroll into the service an hour late. People can have their own chit chat session during Prayer or Announcement time because it has no concern of theirs. People can leave the Holy Communion Service straight after taking the bread and wine without finishing the ritual. I am not saying I am fully free from all this wrong doings but I just cannot understand why people are able to take God so lightly.

Service itself is a worship. It is not to be broken up into the different sessions and in my own delights to choose which one I will pay attention and which one I need not. A pastor is standing on the stage, representing the whole congregation to come before God in prayer and people can take it so lightly and chit-chat, laugh and etc. A pastor is up on the stage making announcement, informing people about news and info and the same problem happen. Why? Because firstly, there's no full fear in God. A man standing up there in the authority of God but yet people can choose to ignore. Secondly, lack of knowledge of God, failing to understand what worship is all about.

If we are just into the comfort and convenience of worshipping God, then we may find ourselves doing all these in vain because it definitely will not draw us closer to God. As Kind David had said, "I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." Likewise, let's come to the Lord with our best.