Today’s Thought “Poor Governance” G. Ward

1 Peter 5:1-2 “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness.”

Arguably there are many reasons for Thursday’s behavior concerning Sunday’s attendance at any local church. Many rationalize this ideology by referring to the preposterous lifestyles of the preachers along with their insistence to be called apostle, bishop, prophetess or reverend (that ultimately are WITHOUT theological insistence in the same), Jesus’ warning to His disciples demanded they not concede to the kind of buffoonery that would exact any/all attention to themselves (*Lk.11:43-44). Spiritual leaders were/are considerate of a preparation modeled by the SAVIOR OF THE WORLD; readying themselves for rejection and persecution (1 Sa.8:7-8, *Jn.15:18-20) not glory from man, but willingness (even unto death) for the cause of Christ.

Audaciously and unfortunately, the majority of earth’s citizenry, lack an intimate pursuit of the LORD so entirely (watch this) AVAILABLE, while HIS supposed leaders are not and remain un-studied refusing an embrace that highlights this reality (cf. Ac.17:11).

You would go to hell because some self-appointed leader is un-worthy of worship (no man is - *cf. Heb.10:25)? Jesus Christ on the other hand never stopped loving you (Ro.5:8) and if you think HE’s your Deliverer without doing what HE says…