Topic: Job
Of The Pastor Or Christian Worker
Some people desperately need a powerful demonstration of the working of the Holy Spirit.
I, in some ways, feel sorry for these people. I have pastored some of these people and
they have a starving and craving in them that they want the Holy Spirit to fill. That is
bad enough, but many times these people want an in-filling of the Holy Spirit without
doing any work. They want an "entertainment, rock concert, Superbowl-winning"
emotional blast from a church service or from their personal faith. All believers are
given a door on which to knock when they become believers. Some knock, some do not. All of
us can receive. Some receive only a tiny amount and for them, that is enough. Some receive
an overflowing measure of Christ’s power and for them, that is not enough. The job of
a pastor is not to hold up a yardstick or measuring cup to see who has the Holy Spirit,
how much they have of the Spirit, or who does not have the Spirit. The job of a pastor is
to see to it that each sheep is fed the right food at the right time in the right amount.
What makes this feeding process so difficult is that our sheep are all different.
Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail at the feeding trough. However, if the pastor
or Christian worker does the feeding and does the work in quiet humilityand in love, with
all activities done in Christ’ name, God takes care of the rest.
If these words have been a blessing to you please forward them to a friend.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom
Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
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