Importance Of Corporate Worship
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like
the precious ointment upon the head, that ran
down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that
went down to the skirts of his garments; As the
dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended
upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD
commanded the blessing, even life for evermore
(Psalm 133:1-3).
One of the many benefits of going to church
is the opportunity for corporate worship.
Worshipping God on your own is wonderful, but as
Christians, we’re required to come together in our
respective congregations to worship the Lord, because
His intention is to grow His children as families. Of
course, there’re families where nobody recognizes
another—no communication between parents and the
children—that’s not ideal.
God lets us have our individual worship, individual
prayers, individual Christian service, but there’s also
corporate worship, corporate prayer, and corporate
service; things we do together as a congregation.
In as much as each one of us has the responsibility
to study the Word of God on our own, we should
also come together to hear the Word of God as a
congregation. These are Christian responsibilities and
they’re designed by God for the growth, nourishment,
and strengthening of the individual child of God, and
the body of Christ as a whole.
Don’t miss such things. They’re not just programmes
of the church; they’re responsibilities given to us
through the Word of God. It’s got nothing to do with
whether you feel like it or not, because even when you
don’t feel like going to work on a Monday morning,
you still go because the job is important to you.
Ensure to take advantage of the corporate worship
with fellow believers. David said, “I was glad when
they said let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm
122:1). Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the instructiveness of your Word.
Now, more than ever, I take going to church and fellowshipping
with other believers seriously. And in accordance with your
Word, your blessings are evidently manifested in my life,
and your glory is seen in all that I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Luke 4:16; Hebrews 10:25; John 4:24
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Hebrews 4:14-5: 1-10
Jeremiah 44-47
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 10:1-10
1 Chronicles 5