Friday; March 23


What would you do if you were invited to an intimate evening with the governor?  Honestly, most of us would get excited if we had the chance to just be in the same building with our governor, but can you imagine getting a call asking us to join them for some personal time?  We probably would be just as happy if we were invited to a semi-private gathering with several dozen other people in the governor’s residence.  Can you imagine the excitement leading up to the event – we’d probably even go out and buy a new suit.  What would it be like standing outside in line visiting with others who were invited to the same gathering?  Wouldn’t it be exciting chatting with others who shared the same type of eager anticipation?  We’d probably arrive early and defend our place at the beginning of the line.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the chance to get up-close-and-personal with someone so powerful, so famous, so important?
What are we doing with our invitation to join in fellowship and worship with our Lord this weekend?  We have all been called (implored) to spend time with God and His Son – are we going to be there?  Are we waiting for a better offer (like maybe going fishing or shopping at the mall)?  Have we decided an extra couple of hours of sleep might be a better use of our time than spending time in the Lord’s House? 
Few of us will get a chance to spend quality time with a leader of our state, but all of us have an open invitation to spend time with the Lord of lords and King of kings.  How will we respond?
Think about it!

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