”The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” | Psalm 118: 14-17

Don’t blame God.

Whenever worship attendance is sparse, almost always, someone makes the comment, “Everybody is here that is supposed to be.”

I know that is true.

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:” (Ephesians 1: 11)

God always works everything after the counsel of His own will, and He makes no mistakes.

However, we must be careful as to what we blame on God.

Our Lord has prepared a great supper and has bidden sinners to come.

If you don’t come, that is on you, not God.

“And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” (John 5: 40)

By nature, we will not come to Christ that we might have life.

“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.” (Psalms 110: 3)

May God be pleased to make us willing in the day of His power.

~ Pastor David L. Eddmenson

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