Christ Church Daily Devotion Nov 6 2023

The Daily Devotion for November 6th, 2023, focuses on the importance of attending regular worship in the church. The author of the book of Hebrews emphasizes the need to stay close to God and encourages believers to spur one another on towards love and good deeds. The author warns against the habit of not attending worship and reminds readers that they are missed when they are not present. The personal worship option suggests taking an inventory of one's attendance and resolving to be regular in worship. Welcome to Christ Church's Daily Devotion for November 6th, 2023. Today we will be reading from Hebrews chapter 10 verses 22 through 25. Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience, and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful, and let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day approaching. While we do not know who wrote the New Testament book of Hebrews, the author was clearly writing to people who are already Christians and members of the church. Part of the author's purpose in writing was to fight off empathy among believers. In Hebrews chapter 2 verse 1, the author admonishes us to pay attention to what we have heard, so we do not drift away using the image of an untied boat drifting in the current and away from the shore. Now in our passage for today, the author returns to that point by cautioning those of us who are in the church about not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing. Attending regular worship in our church is one of the keys to staying close to God, and it is a good habit for believers. Habits form quickly when we repeat certain actions, and it is easy to get out of the habit of attending worship when we miss a few times. That is why we send cards to those who miss worship three times, and call those who miss five consecutive Sundays. We are missed when we are not in worship. Someone needs our encouragement, our smile, and our greeting in Christ. Today's personal worship option. Take an inventory of your habit of regular worship. Are you being faithful in your attendance every Sunday? Don't wait for the new year to resolve to be regular. Present every Sunday, and you will be blessed. So will others around you.