Feeding the Church

The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church.  The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence. - Ephesians 1:23

One way that we come to know God is by involving ourselves in His church.  In the Book of Acts, Luke reminds us to "feed the church of God" (20:28).  As Christians who have been saved by a loving, compassionate Creator, we are compelled not only to worship Him in our hearts but also to worship Him in the presence of fellow believers.

Do you feed the church of God?  Do you attend regularly, and are you an active participant?  The answer to these questions will have a profound impact on the quality and direction of your spiritual journey.

So do yourself a favor:  become actively involved in your church.  Don't just go to church out of habit.  Go to church our of a sincere desire to know and worship God.  When you do, you'll be blessed by the One who sent His Son to die so that you might have everlasting life.

When I read the devotional above I can't help but think when we feed God's church, we end up feeding our deepest desires and longings in life.  This is why we are commanded to "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." (Philippians 2:3)