It is Saturday again and in just a few more hours many will gather in buildings around this country for worship services.

I have to admit I live a very comfortable life. God has graciously provided for my needs and a multitude of my wants. The same can be said for most Americans. A quick inventory reveals we have much more than the majority of the Earth’s population.

With that said I raise the question: does our comfortable lifestyle and things make it hard for us to cry out to God in worship?

In the book The Hole In Our Gospel, the author Richard Stearns, president of World Vision describes an African church:

· A small congregation of fifty that meets under a large shade tree because they have no building.

· They work the land to provide the food they need to survive.

· They rely on God for every mouthful.

· They have endured two decades of civil war, every family has suffered loss

· Clean water is not available

· Most live on barely a dollar a day.

In the midst of this hardship the author goes on to describe their worship:

· There is great joy in their worship as these people cry out to the Lord and feel His comfort in the midst of their need.

· This small community comes together to worship and to celebrate the gospel.

As Americans what will be our attitude as we enter places of worship tomorrow? More importantly what will be my attitude? Am I truly grateful for the reality of a relationship with the One who has forgiven me? Am I so comfortable with my life that I minimize the gift of grace?

God help me that I don’t become too comfortable with the things you have provided to loose sight of the salvation You have given by Your sacrifice.