The church will never cease to be a place of worship where sinners meet God. Jacob said of the place where he found God:

“Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it. . . . How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
—Genesis 28:16, 17.

Christ is both the foundation and head of the church, and its Saviour and Lord. Despite its faults, the church belongs to Him. Those who come inside and focus on Christ will see His glory and the power of salvation. They will have the joy of the Lord and the joy of shared fellowship with believers.

“CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.”
—Ephesians 5:25-27.

The church is so important to Jesus that He “gave himself up for her” when He died for each of us individually and for the church collectively. So church membership should be important to you. What about your relationship to the church? Are you a member of Christ’s body?