Pushed!

Here’s a short thought that I’ve had on my mind for a few days.  In the past few months, I’ve listened to several messages, out of conferences and different special services.  It struck me that of those three or four messages, the prevailing theme was submitting to your pastor. I don’t want to come across as bashing pastors or saints for that matter.  The Bible is clear that we must have a pastor, and we must submit to the preached word of that pastor.
Paul said, follow me as I follow Christ.

I’ve said this before, but I’ve had some great pastors, I’ve also sat under men that were insecure and felt the need to continually point out that they are the pastor.  If I’m a member of a church, I know who the pastor is.  I want the Preached Word, whatsoever the Spirit saith through the message.  I want to know that the word coming over that sacred desk is flowing from the Throne of God.  If that message is submission, then so be it. If its tithing, prayer, the plan of salvation, the Red Words of Jesus, or whatsoever the Spirit says, that’s what we need and what my Spirit craves.

Consider this.

A Momma bird’s job is to teach her babies to fly.
The goal being to get the babies grown into functional members of the flock, and out doing bird stuff in the real world.  Not how to set in the nest or who their Momma is.
Most of the babies would set there with their beaks open as long as their Mom continues to coddle and feed them baby food.
So momma birds feed and watch, and when the time is right, she pushes them out of the nest, forcing them to fly.

Like a Momma Bird, our church leaders and our services should push us.
Church services are not the goal, they are school.
They should be training us, pushing us to fly, to go out in the real world and do Church stuff.  To be reaching for lost souls, living a life that’ll shine a light outside the walls of the church house.
Unless we are pushed, most of us will not fly or even move. Some won’t move even when pushed.

Is church merely a social gathering? Is it three songs, a prayer, and a message about love. Or does it prepare you, excite you, push you? If it doesn’t, what does it profit?
If we are not excited if our church is not spilling over into every moment of our lives, are we really living?

Just a Thought!
God Bless You Richly
Greg