God’s Spiritual Hospital
Day 316
“I view church as a hospital,” says Dr. H. Norman Wright.
“Invite the people in who are struggling, who are hurting.”
The church is not just a place for whole and healthy people
to attend. When you are hurting and in need, the church is the community where
you can find help. Whether you need immediate treatment or long-term care, God
has designed the church to minister to your needs.
Dr. Larry Crabb says, “In the field of the soul there are no
professional surgeons; there are only caring Christians. I think that’s a
critical thing for us to realize.”
People in the church will enable you, through their love, to
move forward on your journey. They may not know the exact words to say, and
their timing will not always be right, but be assured that they love you
because they love the Lord.
“Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the
brothers, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church
about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy
of God” (3 John 1: 5-6).
Lord God, it is time
for me to visit your hospital – the church. Guide me to a church that will
welcome me with open arms, and give me the courage to speak up and not hide in
the back. Amen.
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