The Lord is just a prayer call away

 Ps. 138 v 3 HCSB

On the day I called, You answered me;

You increased strength within me.

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Last night, the president announced an extension of the current lockdown measures. Many believers are unhappy because the church doors have been locked again. However, we must remember that the "church" is not closed. The world cannot lock up the church.

 It is true that we must once again act differently from what we are accustomed to, but that does not mean that the church is closed. The current restraining measures are not directed against the church.

 Now more than ever before we, MUST be church! Remember, our church building is not the church. We ARE the church and we have a very important calling. Love God and your neighbor. We as a church must grow in faith and move closer to God. We must live out our faith by entering the world and showing the world what God's love looks like.

 And in this time we must remember that God does not leave us to do it alone. He's just a prayer call away. Just think again about what God has done to enable us to be a church. He became man and came to live among us. He took our transgressions upon Himself so that we would not have to go into eternal death.

 Become part of the church. Acknowledge and confess your sins to Him and believe that Jesus Christ came to save you from it so that you can be a church. Now go out and BE the church!

Amen

The following video gives in a nutshell a good description of what church is (with recognition Lifekids)