GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN THE MINISTER THAN THE MINISTRY
(JOHN 21:20-25)
The reason God has you in ministry is because He loves you. He really doesn't need you expertise or skill. He could raise up rocks to preach if He wanted.
No, He doesn't need us, but He wants us. He wants to fellowship with us, deeply, personally, intimately, and continually. He wants your heart, not just your service.
Your personal fellowship with Jesus is vital. Spend time in prayer and the Word - not to study for sermons, just to know God. Knowing Him is far more important than serving Him. Knowing Him is the reason you exist, and the reason Jesus redeemed you with His precious blood on the Cross.
"Christianity is like measles", Pastor Chuck used to say, "you have to have it to give it away." You can never lead your people closer to Christ than you are. You can't impart what you don't have.
Be a man of prayer. Be a man of the Word. Be a man who walks with Jesus like Enoch did. Be a man after God's own heart like David.
Jesus, draw us nearer, take us deep into your heart of love. Jesus lives in your heart, now live in His.
