What does God say about the church?
More and more I am noticing that what I say about the church and what God says about the church are not the same. As a church we spent weeks looking at the first chapters of Revelation.
God does not talk about the music. Does God not know how important it is to have contemporary for the young people we are trying to reach? Does he not know we need some old songs for those we are trying to keep? And the volume needs to be just right for everyone?
It seems the size of the church building, number of people, number of pastors and amount of the budget do not enter into the conversation with God in his word. God seems to be talking about a group of people living in community to be part of his mission. There is nothing that seems to fit how to do a once a week meeting. Or anything about a building.
It seems to be more about lives changing. More about the truth, especially when we tell people what God says. More about loving each other and loving God. The church must be right with God and confront wrong teaching and wrong living.
So, may God help me to change to see more of what he sees in the church.
