Topic: Feed the Sheep
Daily Personal Confession
My existence is controlled by the MOST HIGH KING and not the circumstances around me. I am daily filled with faith in Christ because He is in control of my life. I will always live a life that please the KING OF KINGS. My joy will never turn into sadness. This week I receive good news, I am a bearer of good news and all that has been delayed or denied is released unto me. I will never regret or be disadvantaged because Jehovah is in charge of my life forever in Jesus’ name. Amen!
Memorize: And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. – 2 Corinthians 12:15
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:14-18 (KJV)
14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
Message:
“Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.” – 2 Corinthians 12:14
It is very sad that these days, many pastors are not after souls, but rather, what is in the possession of these souls. Jesus’ instruction is “Feed my sheep” not “Get fed off my sheep.”
We should all learn from the example of Apostles Paul. He was a man who was willing to spend and be spent for the sake of the flock. Even when they didn’t seem to be reciprocating his love for them, he loved them even more.
As a Pastor, Head of department or leader in whatever capacity, you need to check your motivations from time to time. Are you more interested in what the people have or in the prosperity of their souls? When you are more interested in what they have, you will find yourself excusing the sin of one fellow because he is rich while you condemn the same when committed by someone poor. You would find yourself visiting only the rich members of the Church or your department/unit as the case may be, while you hardly check on the poorer ones.
Indeed, the Church needs money to do a lot of things, but are we supposed to look to human beings instead of God to sponsor His work?
Apostle James warned against this preferential treatment in the house of God in James 2:2-4 which says:
“2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?”
God sent us out to bring souls into His kingdom, not money. Don’t leave the most important for the least important.
This charge is to every Christian and not just pastors and leaders in the Church alone. Ensure you bring the word of God to the fore in every situation or gathering you find yourself in. God is relying on you to feed His sheep and bring the lost ones into the fold.
Key Point:
Pursue souls, not what they have.
Prayer Points
Thank You, FATHER, for Your mercy that endureth forever, over my life; it is by Your mercy, that I have not been consumed.
FATHER, in anyway I have fallen short of Your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in the mighty name of Jesus
FATHER, every plant You did not plant in my system and in the system of my family please uproot them now, in the mighty name of Jesus
FATHER, please, build up my faith in You and give me the grace to endure the pain, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Daily Declarations
I speak to the gates of 15th July 2020, I will overcome everything that will come my way today, in the mighty name of Jesus
This morning, the presence of God will go with me and my household, in the mighty name of Jesus
I decree worry will not replace worship in my life, I will never nurture evil thoughts and imaginations in my life, in the mighty name of Jesus
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 13-17
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