The Mark Of A Minister: The Office

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 9:1(KJV); Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

Every minister of the gospel must know and understand the office in which he has been called by God.

The office is not a gift; it is what defines your place of authority before men. That is why in our theme scripture, Paul asks, ‘Am I not an apostle?’

He knew who he was and what God had made him to be.

Sadly, today we have prophets who have never prophesied, pastors who do not have the shepherd’s heart and evangelists without a desire for souls.

There are men claiming offices that are not theirs and there are men who are indifferent to the offices they must sit in.

The office is not a title to wear like a crown on an empty head. It is the substance that you carry in your spirit; it is the places you have been in God; it is the things that He has spoken to you in solitude concerning your purpose on this earth.

It is in the office that you perfect men for the work of ministry. It is in the office that you edify the body of Christ and bring them to a place of the unity of the faith, the knowledge of the son of God and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:10-13).

God’s name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 4:10-13, 1 Timothy 1:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Every minister of the gospel must know and understand the office in which he has been called by God. The office is not a gift; it is what defines your place of authority before men.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for who you have made me to be. I thank you for your distinctive mark upon my life. I know what and where I am called and I live my life in the understanding of the responsibility of the office that you have placed me. I serve with diligence and I am faithful to the course and the race before me. Because I know who I am, I bless many, to the glory of your name, Amen.