Psalms 84:10

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For those of you who have been following this blog and know that I was reading through Psalms...no, I haven't gotten all the way to number 84 yet. This was just something that came to me last night. I was in choir practice (my first time back after...well, more than a year...maybe two), and the director was talking about worship and the presence of God and how we could lead the church and mentioned that we should all be doorkeepers. And I was really trying to figure out why we needed so many greeters at the church (because we have alot of voices in the choir) and why we would all need to do that practical service. It shows you how my head was not really in the game that I didn't realize he was talking about this verse...and not literal doorkeepers...until he quoted part of the rest of the verse. Then, I kicked myself for the misinterpretation.

But then I got to really thinking about it. I know the intent of the verse is that we would rather have even the most humble place in God's kingdom than a high and proud place outside it. But there can be something else we should take from this verse, as well. Maybe doorkeeper, though a lowly position in ancient times, is not such a bad place to be. After all, the doorkeepers of today, the greeters at our church, are the first face someone sees when they arrive. They have the privilege to usher people into the house of God. They have the responsibility to be a positive representation of Christianity. Shouldn't we all, who would prefer to be doorkeepers in the Kingdom, be doing the same thing? Every day, we should be ushering our friends, our relatives, our co-workers, and our accquaintances into the presence of God. That can be an encouragement to a Christian friend, bringing them back to a knowledge of His presence in their lives. Or it can be a shared testimony with someone who is not a believer. Or it can be the way we live our lives, in a manner that makes the unbeliever say "what's different about that person?"

In one way or another, we ought to be holding the door open and inviting people to come in.

Challenge for Today: Do something to bring someone else closer to God today.