Charles Chat, On Coming to Church

“Eager joy should always fill the hearts of God’s people as they make their way into God’s house. In the company of like-minded worshippers, their hungry souls are satisfied as they sit under the exposition of Scripture. Their spirits are lifted as God is exalted, but never as man is entertained. What a treasured privilege it is to be with God’s people as they gather in God’s house to hear God’s Word. Word-inspired worship is never a drudgery but a delight; never a burden but a blessing. It is in this spirit that believers should gather together with much anticipation, excitement, and enthusiasm for the holy things of God. Such corporate worship serves as a preview of what awaits the Redeemed in heaven, a foretaste of glory above. It is with this joy that the saints always assemble together in God’s house.”