THINGS THAT MAKE MINISTERS: FROM THE BACK END OF MINISTRY


ELGON MISSION TEAM DEVOTION 
 Monday, 28thAugust, 2023
 Elgon Bible study department


1 Peter 5:6(KJV); Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

 THINGS THAT MAKE MINISTERS: FROM THE BACK END OF MINISTRY

As a minister of the gospel, your ministry ought to start from the back, away from the spotlight and attention of men before God can honour you to a greater place of influence in the lives of people.

The greatest men of God did not achieve what they did by accident. There are things that they did in other men’s ministries by way of service even before they ever stood on pulpits to preach. 

They followed a certain pattern by the Spirit even as He led them. They were 'back office" men but as they served in the "back office", they learnt the crafts of the "front office".

Sadly, some people want to start from the front and the "glare of the spotlight" simply because they seek self exaltation.

For example, a man may join a ministry today and immediately want to get on the pulpit to preach; he wants to be appointed a pastor or worship leader without being proved and tested. 

No, that is not how it ought to be. Start from the back; get involved in the simplest tasks of the ministry: clean the chairs, mop the floor, evangelize, respond to the instructions from the altar, serve your man of God, and attend the meetings faithfully. 

 If you miss this pattern of beginning from the back, you will climb up the ladder of success only to come back down. 

You can never be served perfectly until you learn to serve perfectly. It is part of sowing to the Spirit to reap from the Spirit. If you walk the lines well and according to the patterns, nothing will take you backwards. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 11:25
Galatians 6:9

JOT OF VERACITY 
As a minister of the gospel, your ministry ought to start from the back, away from the spotlight and attention of men. You can never be served perfectly until you learn to serve perfectly.

 PRAYER
Father God, I thank you for this wisdom. I understand how people grow in ministry. I serve with the understanding that you are my audience and do not seek the reward of men. It is you who exalts and you who honours. Today, I say I am available to you God. No matter how small the task, I perform it with the greatest diligence because I know that in all that I do, I am adding a building block to the greatest structure in the worldyour church. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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