Counsel #3 — A Joyous Experience

Picture: Counsel #3 — A Joyous ExperienceCCL 90.1

Maybe you haven’t been to church in a while, because of the pandemic or other reasons. Maybe you are a regular attendee but have wondered recently if you should continue attending. Maybe you’ve never attended church worship services but are considering trying it. Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, let the Bible speak to you about church!CCL 90.2

In our Bible verse today, King David speaks of his joy at the thought of worshiping God in His holy house. Worshiping God should be a joyful, energizing, and spiritually strengthening experience. That is God’s intention and purpose for His people.^{[120]https://www.adventistreview.org/archives/2003-1533/story2.html}CCL 90.3

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’” Psalms 122:1CCL 90.4

“Many and wonderful are the promises recorded in the Scriptures regarding the church. ‘Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.’ Isaiah 56:7. ‘I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing....’” Ellen G. White in The Acts of the Apostles, pp. 9, 10CCL 90.5

Reflect: How could you intentionally be a blessing to others at church?CCL 90.6