Morning Devotional January 18, 2017

Ecclesiastes 5:1-2

“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”



When we gather with the Lord's people at our appointed time to worship Him do we gather to worship or do we gather to fellowship with others? We so many today we gather with the saints who are there for social reasons. To show off their new suit and tie or to tell about our latest shopping spree. And there are even some who only come to hear and tell the latest gossip.
But why are we truly gathered? We could have a social gathering any other day and any other place.
O child of God, when we come to worship we come to do just that. That is what our Heavenly Father expects of us. We are there to hear His Word preached and taught. We are there to sing His praises. We are there to praise Him and to hear Him praised!!!
What a shame we have made of the house of God!!! What a false witness we have become!!!
Pastors/teachers, what are you leading the people in? Are they being lead to worship or to socialize? Are the people being taught from God's Word or from a book written by a man or told bad jokes? We are called to preach and to teach Christ and His commandments!!! Give the people what God intended not what tickles their ears.



Praise ye the Lord!!!

Stephen McCool Sr.