Ordination

Tonight Pastor Eric will receive ordination as an Elder in the Free Methodist Church.  He will become Reverend Eric Wing.  The halo is getting finishing touches now.

 

In honor of his call, work, and accomplishment, and in light of the series we are working through on our thought life, I thought I'd let you in on something.  Tonight God will do something in Eric's mind that He already has done in mine years ago and in Pastor Scott's last year.

 

When you are ordained God builds a steel wall around your mind that is impenetrable!  You have reached a height that is so lofty that it automatically results in a supernatural thought life.  We don't even have to try!

 

This Holy Spirit covered mind never deals with temptation anymore, never has the weight of discouragement, and never lets insecurity anywhere near it!

 

God does this thing for an ordinand that makes it so ungodly thoughts don't even try to come near our minds - there's no use!  We have flawless minds that are feeding our always healthy emotions.  And we never exaggerate to make a point!

 

Reality - I would ask for your prayers for your pastoral team.  Pray for:

1. Protection against pride and discouragement.  Both stand in the way of the Holy Spirit's work.

 

2. Clarity of thought.  Each of us need to grow in hearing from the Lord clearly.  That requires discernment to know what is a voice from God and what is not.

 

3. Humble boldness.  When the word is clear it still needs to be acted on.  It's hard to learn to care more about what God says than what others say... for all of us.

 

4. __________________

 

Take a moment through this week and talk to God about your Pastor's thought life.  Then risk finding someone so that you can pray for each other's thought life.  Let's pray for each other through the summer!

 

Needy,

 

Pastor Dave