The writer in Hebrews
tells his readers to make sure the elders can do their work with joy and not
with groaning. He also tells them that
it is to their advantage if they make their shepherds’ job easy. Here are some things you can do to make our
job easier.
1.
Regularly
attend worship and other events at church with a joyful and attentive heart.
2.
Pray
and read God’s Word daily
3.
Seek
to grow in holiness and righteousness.
4.
Pray
for your elders daily.
5.
Pray
that God would raise up more elders and deacons at Christ Church.
6.
Pray
for the other members of the church daily.
7.
Encourage
us when we do something well. (Galatians 6:6)
8.
Joyfully
obey the godly advice we give to you. The writer of Hebrews encourages his
readers to imitate the faith of the elders (13:7), to obey them and to submit
to them. We live in an anti-authoritarian age.
We are taught from a young age that authority is to be rejected. God’s
word does not see things this way. The leaders in the church are to be
obeyed. In most cases, to reject the
authority of God’s appointed elders is to reject Christ Himself.
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