W0rship in His Sanctuary
On December 9th, S0 made the choice to go to ch.rch to w0rship with
other believers…he did this on his own, without anyone going with him!
When he returned to his business, he was radiant with joy, amazement,
and pr@ise for G0d and His ch.rch! He enjoyed every moment of his time
there and described EVERY detail to us from the music and the musicians,
to the cleanliness and coolness of the building and the bathroom, the
taking of the offering and the way they seated the men, women, children,
to the P@stor and those who stood with him, and to EVERY detail of the
message that was given! Since that day, he has closed his doors to
business until after ch.rch on Sundays and has made being with G0d’s
people the first part of his Sundays now.
While S0 was at church
that day, O sat on the street saying, “Next Sunday, I will go to
ch.rch.” She could not stop thinking about S0 being at ch.rch and
wondering what he was experiencing. She could not wait to sit with him
to hear all about it. This was the first time I have ever seen O
seriously consider leaving her business on Sundays to go to w0rship G0d
with other believers.The next week she had a wedding and was unable to
go to with S0 to ch.rch. Even though she was unable to go, I continue to
see G0d orchestrating details so that at just the right time O
experiences Him in His sanctuary. During the week, we all sat at S0’s
business and S0 shared with O every detail about ch.rch. We practiced
saying our names and where we were from, explained the offering and how
that happens, talked about the singing and the message. For the first
time O had a clear picture of what to expect as she planned to go to
ch.rch the next Sunday.
The next Sunday, December 23rd, the Sunday before Chr!stmas, we all
went to ch.rch together. O, Kadia, and I met S0 at the ch.rch and
enjoyed a great time of w0rship. An indescribable joy overcame me as I
sat with my friend and experienced G0d’s people, G0d’s ch.rch, and the
w0rship/fellowship of G0d with her for the first time. The first song
that was sung was about the promises of G0d…not the same song we
always sing..but a NEW song. She loves learning new songs, so she
listened one time through then joined right in singing!! It was a day to
pr@ise a day when we all saw Him in His sanctuary and gazed on His
gl0ry!!
Chr!stmas day also found us all in His sanctuary gazing on His
gl0ry..the gl0ry of Him sending His One and Only Son to give us life now
and forever!! We celebrated with a different group of G0d’s people
Chr!stmas day and the celebration was GREAT! We sang and w0rshiped–the
children shared scr!pture, songs, and dancing with us, then different
people groups shared pr@ise to our G0d in their own language…truly an
international w0rship of the baby born to save us!!
What glimpses of Him did you see this Chr!stmas?