Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is put on some coffee.  That routine doesn’t make a lot of sense because I don’t drink it.  I smell the coffee, I make the coffee, I pour the coffee into a coffee mug, and then it sets.  Yeah, I may take a couple of sips, but really, I don’t like it that much.    As I am writing this blog, I am actually sitting in Starbucks with a full cup of coffee to my left on a coffee table; however, it’s not really coffee.  It is a white chocolate mocha latte, which means it is mostly milk.  My coffee drinking friends harass me because the coffee I drink doesn’t look or taste like coffee.  I think I’m more attracted to the idea of coffee than to the taste of it.

I see something like this in the Church today.  I see people attracted to the idea of church, but not committed to the Cause of the church. 

I believe the Cause of the local church is the most worthwhile cause on the face of the earth.  And if that is what I believe, shouldn’t this belief be reflected in my life and commitment?  Shouldn’t this belief be displayed in all the lives of His followers? 

If I may, let me give you an experiment:  Talk to some of your friends –people in our bible belt community.  Ask them two questions. 

1.  Where do you attend church?  It seems everyone we talk to in our community attends church somewhere.  See, this sounds good because attending church is a good idea. 

However, the next question will reveal whether or not your friend is committed to the cause of the church, or to the idea of church.

2.  How often do you attend?  Did you go last Sunday?  Ask one or both of these questions as one, and watch your friend’s reaction.  Truth will come out in the answer.  A person may even claim to attend church regularly until you ask her if she was at church this past weekend. 

I know there is more to being a Christ follower than attending worship.  However, it is my opinion that those committed to Christ and not only to the idea of Christianity are committed to the cause of the church.  Attending is one of those causes because it is a gathering of believers for worship. 

More on this later…but for now….that’s all I got