After the Meeting

After the Meeting

If believers lived according to what they heard, the goal of the meetings would be met. How-ever, it is quite possible that they have no goal. Paul came to bring about the obedience of the faith. They were to obey what they believed; yet often, even quite often, there is no such goal with a meeting. There is a meeting because it is meeting day. And when the meeting is over, people say, “It was a bad meeting,” in which case they don’t want to say much about the meeting, or, “The meeting was good.” But if it was a good meeting, you would hear words of acknowledgment such as, “I am in such a bad state; I am so miserable,” or, “Oh, how good God is.” If someone has received something at the meeting, it is often afterwards watered down because of talk about the speakers and meetings, and soon he is careless again and is only left with memories of something good has tasted but which is no more. Consequently, he seeks to go to another meeting, and the cycle is repeated.

Learn from Jesus. He watched over His spirit. If He stood in the midst of the multitudes and one could think that now He had great opportunities because the people were gathered, He went away and hid Himself. If you notice that your spirit will be watered down if you continue where you are, then you must leave the people just like Jesus did and strengthen what you have in the secret place; otherwise you will become weaker.

Always live before the Lord’s face. Live faithfully. That is life and the way to a fuller life.