Trevin Wax gives a good reason that we should be motivated to be at church today.
One reason that Christians need to be part of a church too often goes unmentioned.
I need the church in order to be prepared for the Day of Judgment!
It is frightening to think that I would allow myself to be the sole judge of my spiritual condition here on earth. I know how easily I deceive myself. Am I so bold as to say I am the best judge of my spiritual character? No… I need the church to affirm my faith in Christ, to assure me when I doubt, and to lovingly rebuke me when I err. Judgment day is coming!
Have you ever noticed that older people tend be more faithful to church than young people? This isn’t true everywhere, of course. But even in multi-generational churches, it’s often the older people who are the most faithful.
There may be a variety of reasons for this fact, but I think one reason is clear: people who are older know that the Day of the Lord is drawing near. Either Jesus will soon come back, or they will soon go see Jesus. And the closer you get to the end of your life, the more likely a Christian is going to realize the seriousness of walking with Christ.
Why is that so many people showed up at church after September 11?
Why is the youth group room filled whenever a young person is killed in a car crash?
Because, for a moment, we are shaken out of our slumber.
He is right on. One of the Parables that really made the most impact on me as a kid was the one about the 10 virgins at the wedding. Jesus talked a lot of watching, waiting for the judgment day.