Friday, May 18, 2012
Hebrews 6:10 (KJV)
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
It seems lately that many of our Brother and Sisters in Christ are being attacked from all angles. I have read blogs, articles, and seen this in person. It is my opinion that The Lord is preparing His people for something big. I believe that He is separating those who are truly committed to Him and have turned their entire lives over to Him from those who claim the name of Christ for their own personal gain. Why? I do not know, but The Lord Does, and as long as He knows, I am OK with that…..
In Paul’s writing here we are promised that God will not forget what those Faithful Ministers have done and continue to do. The Bible of course is inerrant, and Paul “hit the nail on the head” (to put it in modern terms), when he wrote that the work of The Ministry is a labor of love.
To truly be a Minister of The Gospel, you have to love what you do, but more than that, you have to be totally committed to The Lord and to the people the He places in your care. Taking on the title of Minister (or Pastor, Reverend, Priest, Evangelist, whatever) means a lifetime of service to others. It means late (or early) hours, calls in the middle of the night, being there to comfort people when they are at their lowest point, and holding fast to a world view that is everyday becoming more and more unpopular. Sure there are times when you are helping people at happy times in their lives (Wedding’s being the one that comes to mind first), but for each happy time there is a sad time (most times more than one). Being with a family when their loved one has just passed away, comforting those who have just been told they have a terminal illness, and many other events like these make up the life of a Minister. If you view the Ministry as simply a job that you do, I can assure you that you are dead wrong. There are no time clocks. You do not punch in at 9 and out at 5. If you see yourself in this, you need to change occupations…….
For those of us though who do not see it this way, we can take the passage above as a promise from The Lord, that God WILL NOT forget the work that you do, God WILL NOT forget the sacrifices that you make, God WILL NOT forget the lives that you touch.
And when you go through that rough patch, as you inevitably will, those times when you feel alone and maybe even abandoned, turn once again to our source of hope, our life blood as Christians…….
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
And when people come against you………
Hebrews 13:6
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
God Bless You All
Pastor Brian
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