Day 67 - Just one more day in Alabama

On the map, I am just 13 miles west of Dothan, Alabama and by the end of the ride tomorrow we will be in Georgia. Wow, it seems like a long time that I have been walking down the steps into my basement, getting on my bike which is on a bike trainer and riding any where from 30 to 45 miles. At an average of 70 revolutions per minute and 3 minute a mile; that is 210 revolutions a mile or 8,400 for a 40 mile day. I don't even want to know how many that is for the entire trip. Today I rode 43.2 miles in 2 hours and 2 minutes for an average of 21.1 mph. I felt a whole lot better today at the end of my ride than I did at the beginning. I definitely feel stronger now than I did 2 1/2 months ago. Thinking again about Psalm 100:4. The psalmist tells us that we are not only suppose to enter his gates with thanksgiving; but we are also suppose to enter his courts with praise. Psalm 96:8 says, "Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come into his courts." there is no doubt we are to come into His courts. In the temple there was a court area that all Jews were allowed to come into. There was even a gentile court that all non-Jews could enter. But there is definitely a right way to come into the court. In the church today it would equated with the sanctuary. The place where many Christians would say they really come to worship in the church building. These verses give us three ways and attitudes we are to come with. First we are to come acribing to the Lord the glory due Him. I would like to just ask you, "How much glory should we give to the King of kings and the Lord of lords?" Can it even be measured? I do not think so. We are also told we are to bring an offering. That could be financial, or time, or talents, or gifts, or whatever. Romans 12:1 says to "Offer ourselves as a living sacrifice." Lord I want to give myself to you to use as you see fit. But when we enter His courts we bring the offering with us and need to be prepared to give it to Him. Then we are to enter his courts praising Him. We should be praising Him as we enter, while we are there, at the beginning of the service, when we are dropping money in the plate, while the pastor is preaching, when we sing the closing song, and as we walk out to face the world, we are to praise the Lord." PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!! Talk to you tomorrow!