Solemn Assembly

 If you ask many Christians about a solemn assembly, they may not be able to describe what such a gathering is. It is much more than just a gathering. It is a gathering for a specific purpose. Right from the start the word solemn means serious and sincere. This is not a joyous gathering. It leads to joy. It is not joyful in the moment. 

It is a corporate gathering for repentance. You can read about it in the book of [Joel 1:14-15] and in [Joel 2:15-17]. You will read words like weep and mourn associated with this type of gathering. It is a time of repentance and rending the heart as the people of God. A time of turning away from sin and turning to God. A time of changing the mind and attitude about sin. 

When is the last time you heard about repentance? When is the last time you repented? When is the last time the people you gather to worship with repented of sins of the church? Have we offended holy God? Have we turned from Him and His ways and embraced compromise?It is time to taken an honest look at His word and compare ourselves to that standard. Not to measure ourselves to the standards of those around us. 

When God's people repent and align themselves with Him, the door is opened for God to move powerfully in our lives and in the midst of our gatherings. I for one long for this. I know many others do as well. 

Tonight at Spring Creek we gather for the sober gathering of a solemn assembly. This is one of our last preparations for the meetings scheduled to start Sunday. May we be properly aligned with Him to receive all that He wants to do in us and through us.