Making room for Jesus in our lives

This marks the 500th post of First Baptist life. I have to be honest with you. It will be just as memorable as any of the other 499 that preceded it. Life at church always is interesting. There is something to talk about every day. For example on Sunday we continued our celebration of the stewardship season.

Mary Brockway gave a testimony to how God worked to provide for their family the two times Curt was out of work and in between jobs. They had tough decisions to make and they decided to trust God and move ahead. Both times God provided and they were able to get by and then some.

The choir anthem was a powerful one that spoke about putting or trust "In Christ Alone" and the sermon picked up on that theme and talked about making room for Jesus in the throne room of your heart. We pulled out Bob Walker's beautiful wishing well and displayed it by the Communion table. We all sang "Fill My Cup Lord" this week and closed the service with Crown Him With Many Crowns.It was a great day of celebration and worship.

Worship is an opportunity for us to slow down and give God the glory he deserves. By making time for worship, we express how important God is to us. When I was growing up I used to think that spontaneous prayer was all I needed. I felt I could talk to God anytime. The problem is that life gets busy and unless we set aside time for prayer, we often push it to the back burner. The same is true for worship. I've had so many people tell me that they missed one week and then another and it was so easy to begin to make excuses for not coming to church. That's life.

When we are purposeful and make a conscious decision to make time for regular worship, it happens. We are making room for Jesus. The truth is that we feel better too. Spending an hour or so in the presence of God and in the fellowship of the church family goes a long way in brightening our spirits. So if you missed church yesterday, make it a point to join us next week. You will be glad you did, and so will God.

Cal