![]() My two adult sons and I had just flown across the Atlantic, landing at London’s Gatwick airport early Sunday morning. My own experienceĪlthough I am only among the occasional Sunday morning nodders, I can recall a particular Eutychian-like experience. All of us who face this temptation should remember that sometimes when falling asleep, the emphasis is on the falling. Fortunately for him, the guest speaker that day was the Apostle Paul, who promptly raised him from the dead. Some time later, he must have shifted his weight in his sleep, and that’s when he fell out the window. His head started bobbing until eventually, he settled back for a nap. As the long-winded preacher droned on and on, drowsiness crept over the boy’s body. In Acts chapter 20, verses 7 through 12 tell the story of a boy named Eutychus who perched in a third-story window to listen to that Sunday’s guest speaker. But all of these things and more are only possible if we are awake. ![]() You want to encourage one-on-one your fellow believers and some who are on the verge of making a commitment to the Lord. You want to listen to God’s spokesman as he explains the meaning of Scripture and urgently pleads with us to respond to it. You want to share in the heartfelt concerns and to intercede for the needs of others before the throne of God. You want to express your joy at being saved and incorporated into God’s family. You want to learn more of God’s Word and help others to learn as well. You are not there as a silent observer but as an active participant in everything that is going on. When you are committed to getting up on Sunday morning for Bible class and the worship assembly, you already know the importance of staying awake. Yet the frequent Sunday morning confession, if only to ourselves, often starts out with this question: “Why, oh why, did I stay up so late last night?” Why is it important to stay awake? For the rest of us, it only happens once in a while. For some people, going out on Saturday night and staying up late is a way of life. More than anything else, this has to do with what seems to be an accidental phenomenon: Sunday morning always comes after Saturday night. For some of us this problem is ongoing for others, it is only occasional. If we are honest with ourselves, every one of us has the problem of staying awake on Sunday morning. Here is the cartoon that accompanies this post.
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