Why is Church Important?

Today's Verse is II Chronicles 27:2
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 

Jotham did not enter into the temple of the Lord, most likely because his father had sinned while doing so. So he was trying to avoid his father's mistake, making a bigger one. He first lost his influence with his people. He also lost his influence with his son, who was of the first of the worst kings Israel had. All of this because the king "entered not into the temple of the Lord." What can we take from this? Today we do not have a temple. Instead we have a place where we assemble with other believers, so that we can encourage one another, and strengthen each other, and lift each other when we stumble. Sure Jotham prospered, and all of Judah as well "because he prepared his way before the Lord," but he did not pass it on to his son, because he "entered not into the temple. "  David said, "I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord." Let us do the same. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: 2 Chron 26:16-29:2
Tomorrow’s reading will be:  2 Chron 29:3–33:9 and Acts 8:1–9:19