IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL CHURCH ATTENDANCE

The more pious and godly believers are on their own, the more gregarious they will want to be as the sheep of the Lord. King David, a man after God’s heart, always sang for joy whenever there was a call to congregate and lift up holy hands in fellowship with his fellow worshippers in the temple. In one of such occasions, the King Psalmist of Israel could not hold on to the excitement bubbling within him and he let out the steam of his elation screaming, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord…” (Psalm 122:1, KJV). It is beautiful to encounter God in the closet of one’s house, but it is far more blessed and beneficial for one to appear in ‘Zion’ – a designated and dedicated public place of congregational worship of YeHoVah. How do I know? David, the King of Israel, testified saying, “They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.” (Psalm 84:7). Without doubt, one of the most potent secrets of ever increasing level of strength, as ordained by God, is to be constantly involved in the congregational worship of YeHoVah. Ever progressing strength (i.e.spiritual, physical, emotional and psychological) is guaranteed by appearing in ‘Zion’ in gregarious worship with fellow believers. A sheep can decide to embark on a solo worship adventure, but the Great Shephered will rather leave the ninety-nine others together in His ‘Zion’ (presence) in pursuit of the ‘solo adventurer’ because the apostolic command in Hebrew 10:24-25 is, “…let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 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.” Undoubtedly, believers acts of personal devotion should be sacred and it ought to serve as believers’ spiritual booster, but when we appear in ‘Zion’, whether is but of two or three (Matthew 18:20), the presence of the King is guaranteed and the assurance of ‘strength to strength’ in all areas of believer’s life can be depended on. When next the call for ‘going to the house of the Lord’ goes forth; like David, gladness of heart should be our natural response because the evidential basis for this submission is, “They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.” (Psalm 84:7). Hallelujah! Prince Adeniyi Patrick (Viceroy) 

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