10 - October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Is anybody out there? Does anybody care?

This one is about your relationship to your Pastor.

Your pastor has been assigned by God to a place of honor under Him. You honor God when you honor your pastor. His authority comes from God. You can not demote him because you can not promote him. You are powerless over your pastor. You can only withdraw yourself to your own hurt. Hebrews 5:4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

The Assignment: Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.

He is not a Dictator. He knows that. He has the power of the Word. His job is to preach the Word. Once he does that he releases it into your hands. He prays for you and is available to counsel and help you but you are out of his control. If the Word of God does not convict you, you are out of the control of God also. You must submit to the power over you which is God first and your pastor second.

Your pastor is your opportunity.

Now let us get serious. He is the second greatest opportunity you will ever have. God is your greatest opportunity. Your pastor is your second because he is your go-between. If you will keep this in mind and not break ranks, your pastor will lead you in the path of righteousness and success.

Satan wants you to believe he is just a man.

The exception is: 1 Corinthians 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Sin disqualifies everybody including the pastor. Pastors have fallen into sin. Satan has trapped many people with the thought that he is just a man. Your pastor is a man, but not, just a man. He is more. When Jesus started the church He chose 12 men. He called them apostles. They had their weaknesses but overcame them with the help of God. God uses men who will deny themselves to win the lost.

He is more than just a man. He is a man guided by God.

The pastor is a man assigned to you by God. God loves you so much He has assigned to you a man to watch for your soul. Love him and make him your hero. All leaders of God are taken from among men. They are flesh and blood with a dedicated heart that want to help and love you. They do this in the fear of God.

The pastor is aware more than anyone of his weakness. Every sermon he preaches, every Bible study he teaches, is for himself also. If he does not accept that he is a hypocrite and becomes powerless in the pulpit.

Matthew 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. If you will receive your pastor as the man God assigned to you, then you will receive the reward of a Pastor. WOW! Think about that.

If you will receive your pastor as your hero you will receive the reward of a hero.

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Get behind your pastor with your prayers, time and money. It is the way God does business. First He sends a man to a city. Then He saves people to reach other people. God is in the soul saving business.

You need your pastor. Love and appreciate him.