An article in the newspaper a few weeks ago noted the passing of Dick Coffee, Jr. of Birmingham at age 91. He
merited an article in the newspaper because as a University of Alabama graduate
and football fan, he had not missed a single Alabama football game since
November 1946, both home and away games, for a total of 781 consecutive games.
Now he was a truly dedicated fan.
I
noted also that he was an active member of the Methodist church. The thought
occurred to me; was he as faithful to his church as he was to Alabama football?
I remember some Sunday Schools which awarded “Perfect Attendance” pins to those
who didn’t miss a Sunday all year and would award bars to fasten under the pin
for each additional year of perfect attendance. I remember seeing photos of
people with perfect attendance pins for 20 or 30 straight years.
I
could list dozens of reasons a person needs to be a consistent, if not perfect,
attender at Sunday School or church worship. But I’ll name only one. By doing
so we declare that we are a dedicated fan of Jesus Christ. By being regular at
church/Sunday School, we demonstrate who we are. In fact, it would be nice to
be known as a “fanatic.” The dictionary
defines a fanatic as “one marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense
uncritical devotion.” Truly, I would welcome being remembered as a fanatic for
Jesus.
So,
“let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.” (Hebrews 10:24-25)
Grace and peace.
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