As God’s servants, we need to be extra careful with the area of ministry He has entrusted to us. Particularly, for people who have access to the pulpit, for those who are in the limelight most of the time. We need to constantly posture our hearts towards the Lord and not allow pride to creep in.
A few years ago, Monte (my husband) and I received news of a prominent minister of God overseas had fallen into sin. He is a good person by nature. We were blessed by his ministry. However, one area that stood out in him was that he had a tendency to brag about the great achievements he had attained in the ministry. The success got to his head. Pride ruined his life and ministry. We pray that God will touch him and restore him back to the ministry again.
After a powerful time of ministry, the man or woman of God needs to come back to base camp so as to speak. We need to be reminded over and over again that God is the one who has flowed through our life and ministry. It is never because of us for He can use anyone to fulfill a given task. However, He has chosen us to receive His blessing and to be His channel and instrument. Ministers of the gospel who love and fear the living God know the importance of giving all the glory back to Him. If we covet that which only belongs to Him alone, we are exposing ourselves to great danger.
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