What’s the use of a minister in the church?
Why can’t we seek God on our own?
Isn’t the money we spend on our pastor better off feeding the poor? Isn’t that what Jesus would have us do?
Paycheck to the preacher. Our money sent to the soup kitchen.
How can we decide?
Let’s turn to Deuteronomy 4:9-10 to see God’s answer to this dilemma.
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children—how on the day that you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’ ”
Here are two measures of a Godly preacher that makes them worth every dollar in their pay envelope.
Our 1st Measure of a Godly Preacher:
“Keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart.”
We get so caught up in earning a living, getting the kids to soccer practice, and trying to slip in church three times a week that we must narrow our vision to right now. The pastor’s duty is to keep a wider view and remind us of the blessings of God that set the precedence for what God has promised to do in the future.
Our 2nd Measure of a Godly Preacher:
“Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words.”
God speaks to us through our minister. They have a wider vision than we do, and they become an intermediary between God and us. God’s vision to the church flows through the pastor, and we need to be there to share in it.
If your pastor measures up by these standards, don’t stop at a weekly paycheck. Drop a bonus into the offering. They’ve earned it, every dollar they receive.
When we fund God’s work, we will be drawn closer to the Lord.
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