OUR PASTORS

“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”

Hebrews 6:10 KJV

We need to encourage and pray for our pastors.  There are times when they have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the hospital to see someone who is sick.  They give up time with their family to minister to us.  I think there are times when we forget that pastors need encouragement just like we need it.

I received an email from a pastor several years ago who wrote that he was so discouraged that he was thinking of giving up his church and leaving the pastorate.  Instead of the church members encouraging the pastor and his family, they criticized the pastor, his wife and his children.

Not only did they hurt the pastor, they also hurt God and broke His heart.  We read in the Bible.  “Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm” (1 Chronicles 16:22).  May God help us to be an encouragement to our pastors.  They cry just like we cry and they hurt just like we hurt.

I thank God for my pastor, Pastor Davis.  He has shown me the love of Jesus many times and my pastor has encouraged me.  Let’s make a special effort to be an encouragement to our pastors and we need to remember to pray for them.  Please pray for Pastor Davis as he truly loves God and proves it.

Heavenly Father, I pray for every pastor who is preaching the unconditional love of Jesus.  Please encourage them and let them know how much You appreciate their service to You.  Thank You for my pastor.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 3, 2017