I Would Rather Sleep In

"Let us think of ways to motivate one another

to acts of love and good works.

And let us not neglect our meeting together,

as some people do,

but encourage one another,

especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)

Many Christians today don't want to go to church anymore, and if they do go, it's usually because it's nothing more than a ritual in their lives.

The Bible says that Christians should not neglect their meeting together, and when they do meet, their main mindset should be to think of ways to encourage one another to do acts of love and good works.

When we get up early Sunday morning, eat breakfast, get dressed, and drive to church, is this what's on our minds?

When pastors are preparing their sermons for Sunday morning, is this what they are thinking?

Today in the Christian world, the words "good" and "works" are considered evil when paired together. Whenever a pastor or a Christian uses these two words together, it's always with a negative connotation. This is an imbalanced philosophy in our modern Christian thinking. Yes, we are saved by grace without works, but the Bible also says that faith without good works is dead and useless.

"So you see, faith by itself isn't enough.

Unless it produces good deeds,

 it is dead and useless."

James 2:17 (NLT)

Therefore, our goal as Christians, pastors, and teachers is not to see dead and useless Christians going to church. Our goal as Christians, pastors, and teachers is to encourage one another to be alive in Christ and effective for Him. When we go to church today, we need to motivate each other to do acts of love and good works for others because this is the will of God.