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The Word for Today - Wednesday, January 14, 2021
by Bob and Debby Gass

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â€˜Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.' Psalm 100:4 NKJV

One Sunday a plainly dressed, scholarly-looking man went to a church in the Netherlands and took a seat near the pulpit. A few minutes later, a lady approached the pew. Seeing a stranger sitting in it, she curtly advised him that this was â€˜her seat'. He graciously apologised, and moved to one of the pews in the back of the church reserved for the poor. There, he joined in the service and left afterward without further incident.

When the service was over, one of the woman's friends asked her if she knew who it was she had ordered out of her pew. â€˜No,' the woman replied casually, â€˜only some stranger, I suppose.' She was shocked to learn from her friend that the stranger was King Oscar of Sweden, who was in the country visiting their queen.

There's a lesson here for us all. Whether you go to a big church or a small one, Jesus the Head of the church, said, â€˜Where two or three are gathered together in

SoulFood: Ex 30-32, Matt 7:1-14, Ps 74:12-23, Pr 2:7-8
The Word for Today daily devotional - The Protocol For Church - January 14, 2021 - Bob and Debby Gass

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