Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
Whatsoever ye would therefore, that God should do unto you, ask him for
it. “Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he
that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened”
(Matt. 7:7, 8). He will withhold no good thing from them that call upon
Him according to faith and in the name of His Son. “If ye then, being
evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall
your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
(Matt. 7:11). If you haven’t been praying to God daily, you ought to
begin to do so right now. I heard Brother H. Leo Boles say one time that
he never even bought a pair of shoes without first asking God to guide
him in the choice that he made. One should ask God’s guidance in every
choice, however trivial it may seem to be. If you are not using the
power which can come to you through prayer, then you are going along
without a great blessing that you could be enjoying. You are not doing
what you can. You can only blame yourself for the failures that come
your way.
3. Rule Number 3 is one that I have emphasized here many times: “Go to
worship every time the congregation meets.” Be faithful and regular in
your attendance at worship. Now, you _can_ do this also! Of course, I
know there are legitimate exceptions in cases of severe sickness on your
part or some member of your family or something else of like nature; but
you know the difference between that and just staying away because you
prefer to sleep, read the paper, listen to the radio, go fishing, take a
trip, or some other such illegitimate, unscriptural excuse.
You need to have the contact with other saints upon the first day of the
week. God knew what He was doing when He arranged for us to meet
together to worship Him. He knew we would get inspiration and
encouragement there that could not be found anywhere else. Whenever you
show me a man who is neglecting his church attendance, I’ll show you a
man in the same person who is drifting away from God. I believe there is
no exception to this statement. Whenever a man willfully stays away from
worshiping with God’s people, he certainly drifts away from the Lord.
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