It's very common to hear from many people annoying complains saying that they've been coming to church for such a long time, but yet they haven't seen any shadow nor sign of difference in their lives. Sometimes it causes us to wonder if the type of work we have done is in accordance with the direction of the Holy Spirit or not. The work of our hands has to flourish and bring the results promised in the Bible.
But why haven't we seen many people being transformed as they should? Why is that even though we preach, seek the new birth, it seems that every word that comes out of our mouth is an empty word?
There's an explanation for these questions. Many people come to church, but they don't know that they are coming to the world most holy place, which is the House of God. A place where everyone is supposed to be holy as well, but this isn't what we have seen in majority of those who come to church, because there's no sanctification, respect, consideration, or reverence to the presence of God. Many people enter the church in the same way they enter into a supermarket, or a shopping mall, speaking in a loud voice, talking with someone else on the cellphone, chewing gum, some parents screaming at their children, and the list goes on and on and on.
Do we need more examples to understand why many come to church but yet they have remained as if they have never entered the House of God? I really don't think so.
We need to learn how to come to church and how to behave before the presence of The Lord. If we are not ready to hear, then the man of God can preach, and pray but in the end nothing will change. Therefore, whenever we enter the house of God we should be in spirit of prayer, in preparation to receive the word of God and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
This Saturday, July 19th, 2014, will be the most important day of the history of the Universal Church, because it'll be the day of the inauguration of the TEMPLE OF SOLOMON. Pastors and bishops from around the world will be gathering all together with Bishop Macedo on the biggest Altar of God on earth and it will be the closing of the 40 days of the Fast of Jesus. Without a doubt this will be the greatest opportunity for all those who haven't been born of God and baptized with the Holy Spirit to grab this moment to be transformed once and for all. However, if you come to church this Saturday think that this will be just one more meeting, or just one more prayer that you are being invited to, then I can guarantee you that your life will remain the same.
When you come to church this Saturday, before entering the House of God make sure you turn off your cell phone, avoid useless conversation, try your best to sit close to the Altar, arrive at least 15 minutes before the meeting begins for you to say your prayer and read your Bible in preparation to hear the voice of God.
The same Glory that will fill up the Temple of Solomon in Brazil, will also fill up your soul, and therefore your life will be no longer the same. Think about that!
"Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil." Ecclesiastes 5:1
Bishop Carlos
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