I am again greatly encouraged by Pastor Dan’s faithfulness to the Word of God. What a great sermon series the Lord has put on his heart for his flock! Oh the great insight, encouragement, and wisdom for TODAY we can gain from God’s Word. God’s timeless Truths are truly for all generations. Oh that we might not just Hear the Word of God, but do It.
In his last message on Obadiah, the Pastor mentioned the word prophet, and how we most times think of it in terms of someone who can tell the future. He explained that Biblically that is true, but that the word prophet can also mean someone who speaks or brings the Word of God to the people. Not just a foretelling of future events.
Now some sects of Christianity I feel have abused the term prophet for some of their leaders. But I think the Bible would support the view that the local pastor is a prophet in the latter sense mentioned above, in that he brings a Word from the Lord not just to, but also for, his flock. I believe that a Pastor who is faithful to the Lord and his Word, and who is seeking the mind and will of God through prayer, will receive from the Lord clear insight on what to preach to his flock.
So, are you a member of a congregation blessed with a Pastor that is faithful and has a heart for the Lord? If so Praise the Lord. But we need to come to the service with anticipation and possibly some trepidation, that we are about to hear the prophet God has uniquely sent and equipped for us personally! I believe that God will lead His faithful Pastors to address through His Word, exactly what His flock needs to hear. Not some formatted exposition of the Bible from an online sermon outline or an old textbook. But the living and active Word (the Rama) that God Himself gives to the Pastor through His Holy Spirit to deliver to his flock. Oh the Lord is so caring and personal.
Let us not come to hear simply the words of a man who is an ordained professional. But a man that God has set in our midst who will faithfully declare the message God has ordained for OUR congregation!
Blessed be the name of The Lord!
S.J. Wohnrade
Current Member of Wonder Lake Bible Church