Here is an interesting fact about American church history that you may not know.

Years ago, when the first New England churches were designed, they were built with clear windows rather than the stained glass ones we see so often today. And the graveyard was usually built in the churchyard, which would normally be seen from the pulpit.

Why?

It was so that the pastor could see the graveyard while he preached and be reminded of the urgency of his message! It was so he could be reminded that everyone who sat in the pews before him as he spoke, would eventually fill a place in that cemetery outside the window and ultimately have to stand before God to be judged.

Back then, the first and foremost priority of the church was to bring men and women into a right relationship with the Lord.

What’s happened to us that we’ve started building churches with windows you can’t see through.

There is a harvest outside. Let’s uncloud our windows and give ourselves to the work that needs to be done.

Let’s make a commitment to share the good news with someone today!

“Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”  John 4:35

–by George Whitten