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By Pastor McNayr |
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ANTICIPATION! Do you approach life with an enthusiasm that makes you anticipate the experiences God has for you? Nothing releases God's blessing in our Worship, Prayer and Fellowship like a spirit of Expectancy!
Jim Smith went to church one Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during he prelude and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everyone else was supposed to be bowed in silent prayer. He felt the usher was watching to see what he put into the offering plate, and it made him boil. He caught the preacher making a slip 3 times in the sermon- actual count As he moved out the side door during the closing hymn, he muttered to himself, "never again - what a bunch of hypocrites!"
Now, Tim Jones went to Church on a Sunday morning. He heard the organist play an arrangement of " A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," and he thrilled to the majesty of it. He was glad to see that the Church was sharing in providing meals for the Sunday - it answered a question that had bothered him a long time. He felt a genuine warmth in the hearts of the people at worship and he thought as he walked out the doors of the Church, "How can a man come here an not feel the presence of God?"
Both men went to the same Church on the same Sunday morning. Each found what he was looking for.
What a wonderful, exciting Church it is where everyone anticipates, prays expects and finds God's blessing. Let personal renewal and revival begin with anticipation.