What would you say if I told you to skip church for the next few months and play golf instead? Most people would immediately consider me crazy, or at least ignorant of the Scriptures. I won’t actually suggest you skip church in favor of goofing off, but some folks might as well. They’ve been wasting their time going to church–possibly for years! That’s right, completely and totally wasting time! God has not received one split second worth of their worship, and not one iota of their prayer has reached the throne room. Why, you ask? It’s because of broken relationships… period!
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. first go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.” Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 5:23-24)
Wherever it was, whoever it was with, no matter how far you have to go back, if someone has something against you (and you haven’t done all you could to rectify it), drop what your doing and make the call! There’s nothing more important than your relationship with your heavenly Father.
In Christ,
PastorJimKilby @Kilbin8er
Jim@JamesKilby.com
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