Convenience is defined as "1. suitableness; 2 personal
comfort and ease; 3. a laborsaving device; 4 a suitable time." For many
people, the word convenience would describe their idea of how to worship
God. When it is suitable, they willl worship. As long as the building affords
them personal comfort, neither too hot or too cold and easy access, they
will attend; also that the building is not too far away from home and the
church meets at a suitable time.
Conviction is defined as "1. the act of convicting;
2. the state of being convinced; 3 strong belief." Notice how few people
in which the word conviction describes their idea of worship to God. They
worship because they are convicted that God deserves and desires to be
worshiped as He has commanded in John 4:24. They worship God because they
are m a state of being convinced that worship is an act they do toward
God. They worship God in spirit and in truth, just as GOd has conmmnded,
because they are acting on strong belief. It does not matter to them if
the church building is a little too hot or too cold or if they have a church
building to meet in at all. They attend even if they have to travel great
distances to worship with other Christians each time the doors are opened.
Convenience or conviction, which word describes
the way you worship God? A lot can be said by looking at the numbers of
those who attend Sunday morning and then do not retum until the next Sunday
morning. Does that type of Christianity show tree conviction on their part
or worship of convenience?