According to most polls today, you are considered a regular church attender if you attend once a month.  Many go well, I love Jesus.  He is with me all the time, so I really don’t have to go to church.

We want Jesus to come over to our house all the time.  To be involved in our lives.  And Jesus wants to and says He will be with you all the time.  Jesus gave us the church to give us the opportunity to physically come over to His house to show Jesus, we love Him.  To do what He does for Him.

He only asks for it once a week.  He even allows for us to skip some to enjoy life. In Hebrews 10:24-25, Jesus says just don’t make it habit.   Remember we are in a relationship and Jesus wants to know if want to come to see Him.  Going to church shows God we want to be with Him.  It also shows we love Him enough to do what He asks.

Jesus also knows that life happens and there are many things that come up.  Jesus does not want you to miss out on life.  You need to be a part of things to witness for Jesus.  But we can overdo that and forget about God.  Jesus wants to know if you can change your schedule and fit Him in?  Can you a couple of times a year say, well I could go to that other thing, but I chose to go to church instead.  That gets Jesus’ attention. 

How do you respond when someone does that for you when you know they could have been somewhere else, but they choose to be with you.  You feel good.   You feel awesome!  Jesus wants to feel that too!  Choosing to be in God’s house when you could be somewhere else, will compel Jesus to love on you like never before.  And not just that Sunday or special service, but every time you are in church because He sees the love effort you have made.

It would show those around you, your family, your friends, etc. How much Jesus means to you in a real way they can see.  You decided to skip going to the game, the reunion, the amusement park, etc. for church.  That will make them go wow.  There is something to what you believe. 

Sometimes you don’t have to miss anything.  You could show up late to the event.  People will ask why, and you will get to say to them, well I needed to see Jesus first.  That will make an impression on those you love and especially your immediate family.  And when you make that choice for Jesus because you love Jesus not out of duty or obligation, you may get to say this instead.  Well, I wanted to go to God’s House, and I am sure glad I did, because this happened. 

Think about how many times we want God to show up in our lives, but we can’t, say, once a year chose ON PURPOSE to skip one thing we want to do, to show Jesus He really is our first love.

Now I did not say you have to be in church every single time the doors are open.  I did not say that you can’t miss church for something you want to do.   Jesus just wants to know if you could choose Him over that once in a while.  When we do Jesus will not let that go unappreciated.  It will truly touch His heart and He will be highly motivated to touch your heart. 

You want to see miracles in your life like you see in the Bible.  Give this a try and see if Jesus does not do something amazing for you.    

One last thing, when you do miss.  You can.  Do you really miss being in God’s house?  Do you go man I wish I was in church.  Boy, I wonder what I missed.  I can’t wait to get back next week.  Or do not even give missing church a second thought?

That can also speak volumes to the one’s you love and care about.  That when you do miss, they see it, that makes an impression as well.  It also impresses Jesus, that you long for Him and really missed being in His house.  He appreciates that and will show that in your life. 

But I don’t get a lot out of church come back next Thursday for my follow up post!  It will change your life. 

Remember Jesus loves and cares for you, and I love and care for you, and you are awesome!