KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Preparation
AS A BOY I noticed that men who worked outdoors in the winter found the warmth of a church building most conducive to sleep...
A few years later, after working 17 hours on Saturday in a meat market, I struggled to stay awake in the Sunday morning service. Saturday evening social activities can also make for slumberous Sunday mornings.
THOUGHTS: One of the keys to having a vital encounter with God on Sunday morning is proper preparation the day before. Yes, those in leadership should give much thought and prayer to every part of the worship service. But those of us who sit in the pews should also keep Sunday morning in mind as we plan our Saturday activities. Then we'll be alert and ready to sing, pray, and take in all that is being said, including the truths given in the sermon. (Herb Vander Lugt)
KneEmail: "And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead" ( Acts 20:9).