Pray For Your Pastor!

Hebrews 13:7 “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”

This is a wonderful scripture to remind us all to pray for our Pastor’s and other church leaders. Pastors hate to think of themselves as rulers but they are. The words “rule over you” means to lead and that is exactly what a Pastor does. A good Pastor should be willing to give his life for the Lords church. God has many names for a Pastor in the scriptures but two really stand out and explains their stand in the Lords churches, they are “under-Sheppard’s” and “overseers”. The under-Sheppard is one who serves under the Chief Sheppard and an overseer is who over sees the flock that belongs to the Chief Sheppard. Either way you look at it, this the job carries a glorious but great responsibility. The word “remember” means - to exercise memory, that is, recollect – because they have such a great responsibility and they are also a key target for Satan. How many times a week do you “remember” your Pastor and the other members who labor among you? I know this Pastor ask that you remember me daily in prayer in fact you cannot pray too much for your Pastor. The work of a Pastor is very blessed and very wonderful but it is also a burdensome work, that’s right I said work. 1 Timothy 3:1 “This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.” Most church members never think how much work their Pastor does in a week, and how much attention a church requires. They truly do need a lot of prayer and a lot of your thought. This is why God told us all to remember them. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; (13.) And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves." Most Pastors are much to humble to require much or even to ask for much, but they all would like to be remembered and remembered often. So pray for your Pastor and not just once or twice a week but often and as often as God brings him to your memory. Dear Pastors I stand in salute of you and pray for you all that God will bless you and the ministry that He has entrusted to your care, God bless you all!

Love Not This World Or The Things In It!

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." 1 John 2:15 – 16

If our love is for God then it cannot be for this world. There are certain things in life that that will harm our relationship with God and loving this world or the things of it is at enmity with God. Let us not forget that this world and the system of it is controlled by Satan the great liar and deceiver. He took it in the garden of Eden with the assistance of Adam and Eve. The Lord has declared over and over that it will only wax worse and worse. Until the Battle of Armageddon when the Lord Jesus Christ shall defeat and take control back will it only then get better. Then He shall rule it with the rod of iron and force the evil people of this world to do good. For one thousand years people of this earth will be forced (against their will) to do good. People that are not saved hate God and are at enmity with Him, they will never surrender to His blessed will unless made too. Everything in this world is evil, and anti God. Even the religions of this world who claim to love and serve God are against Him. The only people who love and serve God are His blessed churches of truth and Christians. People we all need to understand that we either serve God or we serve this world and if we serve this world we can never serve God because one will cause you to hate the other. We (as Christians) are weak to this old fleshly nature and it is a fight not to be attracted to the things of this world but we must work at it. Temptations on every corner, on the job, at the store, everywhere we go in this world are temptations. We must all fight back the lust of the old man and live with the new nature. Paul warns us in Romans 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” The word “conformed” means - to fashion alike – Christians are different and to surrender to the things of this world is to conform to it. The styles of the world, all the tattoos, low rider pants, and etc. Just because a religious institution allows it does not mean God allows it. Our Christian children need the most prayer of all. Our schools are infested with ungodliness, educators are by vas majority liberal and lost and very worldly. They are haters of God and the things pertaining to God and consider Christian children as brain washed zombies of their hate monger parents. We need to pray for them because it is hard to be different and to be made fun of all the time by children taught by influence and by nature to be God haters. Children, you as Christians are to refrain from the love of the things of this world and are required to follow the Lord at all cost. I know it is hard being different but your difference is both a witness about God and a glory to God. Let us all remember as Christians we are closest to God when we are walking with Him. Don’t love the thing of this world because they are anti God and I know as Christians whether children or adults we never want to be anti God. Please pray for one another that we all stand and walk with God and not with this world.