THE WORK OF MINISTRY
It comes as a great relief when you realize that God’s servants, if they are faithful in their ministry, are not held accountable for what their people do. If they were, then Moses and Paul are the two biggest failures in ministerial history! God holds us accountable to do our work faithfully as He directs and as He enables, and the consequences are not in our hands. The pastor who expects all of his people to develop into spiritual giants is bound to be disappointed. For that matter, how many pastors become “giants”? “Do you know what the formula is for blessing in ministry?” Dr. Lehman Strauss asked me many years ago. “It is simply to preach, and pray and plug away.” I’ve learned that he is right. Ours is a ministry of faith, and we don’t always see the results. The harvest is not the end of the meeting or of the church year. The harvest is the end…
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