Year: 2024

Pastors

If there is anything that we see proven time and time again,
it is that mere men and women will always fail —
while God never fails.
To expect a man of God to be perfect
and without fault or blame
before we will listen to them is foolish —
we should be good Bereans
who test everything they say,
and we should pray earnestly for them,
and we should encourage
and support them.

We should seek a repentant heart,
And a boldness that is still humble,
Not a tomb that looks polished.

For any man who has chosen to walk in The Way
and to serve others in the example we have been given
by the disciples who followed Christ —
we can expect to fail at times,
and to even be mocked, ridiculed,
and spoken of as horribly wicked
with bad intentions and motives.
In part, it is true that in our flesh,
that is who we were
and is who we are being redeemed out of.
But even if it is complete lies being spread about us,
isn’t this what Christ himself endured,
and shouldn’t it be an honor to share in this with Him
so we might understand the beauty of The Cross even more intimately?

We should get our perspectives corrected,
quit pointing out specks to each other,
begin loving and supporting each other,
and believe what Jesus teaches in the sermon on the mount
as the promise of what we truly will “endure yet appreciate”,
What is truly “blessed not cursed”
What is walking forth as His Kingdom Come,
His Will Being Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven. Amen.