Got to Go - Get to Go!

Often we wake up late on Sunday morning and are tired, we think that we have “got” to go to church.  It is not that we have “got” to go to church, but that we “GET” to go to church!  It is a privilege to gather with fellow believers and worship our great God and Savior. By just changing a vowel, it goes from being a task to being an opportunity! 

Sometimes we realize very late at night that we haven’t read our Bible yet that day.  We have the mindset that we have “got” to read the Bible, but we must not view it as a chore.  It’s not that we have “got” to read our Bible, but we “GET” to read the Holy Word of God.  We have the chance to nourish our spirit with eternal food at any point during the day that we choose. Jesus said, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4).

Many times we have the mindset that we have “got” to tithe our money to God.  We most definitely have the wrong mindset.  It is not that we have “got” to tithe and give our money to the work of the Lord, but that we “GET” to!  Giving back to God is a privilege.  We must learn to view it that way.

Many people consider it a chore to sing loud and from the heart to the Lord that we love.  They appear to have the mindset that they have “got” to praise and worship God. Instead, they should realize that we “GET” to worship the King of kings with our entire being!  Psalm 150 gives us a good example of how we should worship Him: “Praise the Lord!  Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!  Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent great news!  Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!  Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!  Praise Him with loud cymbals!  Praise Him with clashing cymbals!  Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.”  Praise the Lord!

By the way, when we die, it is not that we have “got” to go to heaven, but that we “GET” to go to heaven! Change your mindset from one in which you have “got” to share your faith to realizing that you “GET” to share your faith with all the lost people until you get to heaven.

One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven” by Mark Cahill