Taking the Day Off

     It's good to know that when I have a Sunday off, the worship of God goes on.
     This is perhaps the most egotistical statement ever written, and yet it is important for a self-centered soul like me to remember. Last night was my wife's office Christmas party and I had a Sunday morning off from the church. No worship leading. No preaching. Just a whole lot of sleeping in on a lazy Sunday morning at The Magnolia, a fancy hotel in downtown Dallas.
    It's kind of nice to have a day off, now and then. But what is truly nice is when I called our worship leader, Brandon, at 2 this afternoon to check in on how the service went. It turns out we had several guests who visited. The Spirit of God was moving, he said, and generally speaking, things went just fine!
     Just fine?! You mean the worship of God does not depend upon my presence? My leadership? God, do you mean to tell me that you don't need me?
     Well, as it turns out, that is a true statement. God does not need me to do his work on Sunday mornings (or on any other day, for that matter), but He chooses to use me. It is a privilege to lead people in the worship of the living God on Sunday mornings and to preach God's Word. But it's so cool that God's work continues on in this little corner of His kingdom even when a pastor gets the day off.