If God is for us, who can be against us? God is good. His mercy endures forever.

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!  For His mercy endures forever" (Psalm 118:1).
Let Israel say this.
Let the house of Aaron say this.
Let those who fear the Lord say this.
Let me say this; "Thank you, Lord.  You are good.  Your mercy endures forever."
What about you?

David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22) and so wrote, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord’” (Psalm 122:1).  What about you and me?  Are we glad when Sunday rolls around?  And what about our Tuesday Summer Series or our Wednesday midweek sessions?  Many Christians just “go to church.”  They find no real joy and meaning in meeting with their fellow Christian brothers and sisters.  Others start out well enough, but quit before long.  Some people won’t even try.

God expects His children to come together for worship, fellowship, and study.  The church of the first century certainly did.  Luke wrote in Acts 2:42 concerning the activities of the Lord’s church at the very beginning; “And they (Christians) continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” 

Just think about how blessed we all are even in the midst of our individual issues?  Are we not encouraged and challenged when we gather together?  Brother Jerry Macon shared a message on Tuesday evening (7/3) that every Christian needed to hear.  He spoke about God’s love and grace and power in answering the question; “If God is for us, who can be against us?”  I was thinking about too many of our fellow Christians who really needed to hear that message, but didn’t hear it because they were absent.

When you read Hebrews 10:23-25 in the Bible you find that; 1) God commands that His church meet regularly,  2) Meeting together keeps us spiritually healthy, 3) Meeting together keeps us strong and encouraged, 4) Every church meeting has its purpose: encouragement and the strengthening of our faith, and 5) We honor God when we meet together.  

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.  And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the day approaching.”