A church goer wrote to the editor of a newspaper and stated that it did not make sense to go to church every Sunday. He said,
“I have gone to church for 30 years and during this time I
have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for my life, except for
one or the other, I can not remember the most of them … So, I think I’m
wasting my time and the pastors are also wasting their time.”
To the delight of the editor in chief of the newspaper, this started a real controversy in the “Letters to the
Editor” - during which time he
received several letters, the following being one which he decided to publish in response:
“I have been married for over 30 years. During this time
my wife has cooked some 3,000 meals. But for my life, except for one or
the other, I can not remember most of them, but one thing I know, they
all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my job. If my
wife had not given me these meals, I and our children would be
malnourished or dead. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for the feeding of my
soul and my family, we would be in terrible spiritual condition.“
In Matthew 4:4 Jesus said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"
