Pastors are God’s gift to His people. The pastoral ministry is God’s gift to His ministers.
"I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to do the work at the Tent of Meeting... I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift." (Num. 18: 6-7)
If congregations love their pastors, they are actually treasuring the GIFTS God has given them as their dedication to God. Pastors need a cheering team to ‘Go for it’ and press on to victory over the enemy. Even when they fail, it is for repair and expansion.
If pastors treasure their ministry as God’s GIFT to them (v 7), they will not take the ministry lightly and leave when they think they have enough of the struggles. It will be like ‘exchanging your heritage for a bowl of pottage’ (Gen 25:30-33).
To all fellow pastors—may we all press on without wavering until we have finished the task, as the Master had done, and hear the "Well done" at the end of our days.—From the NECF Malaysia Prayer Commission |
