Tuesday March 11th, 2025
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11 And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety.
12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
13 Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can’t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us,
14 even if you don’t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
Pastors are considered popular when they have many people following them as they follow Jesus Christ.
These followers can be called the pastors’ sheep.
The devil understands the principle in our memory verse for today, so these popular pastors are usually major targets for him.
He knows that if he can get them to fall and even spoil their reputation, their sheep would scatter and he can begin to feast on them.
This is why, instead of joining people to criticize popular Pastors, you should be praying for them.
If you don’t support what they are doing and you do not have direct access to them, talk to their employer (God) about it, rather than joining the devil to pull them down.
In 2 Samuel 11:3-4, when David sent for Bathsheba to have an illicit affair with her, she consented because he was the king.
There was a huge gap between the king and her husband who was an ordinary soldier.
- It may surprise you to know that there are some women who consider it a privilege to have illicit affairs with Bishops, General Overseers, Apostles, Senior Pastors and so on.
Yes, it is a sin, but the devil has blinded their hearts so much that they now see it as prestigious.
That is why you need to pray for them. Don’t assume that they don’t need your prayers.
In fact, the more their influence, the more prayers they need.
You also need to pray for popular Pastors because every now and then, they step into dangerous territories to preach the gospel.
Some of them travel through dangerous roads and go to volatile regions to share the gospel of Christ.
Some of them also have to relate with the high and mighty in the society, so they need boldness to tell the truth without compromise.
With the boldness and wisdom needed to draw the high and mighty closer to God, imagine the impact it would have on their leadership and spheres of influence.
Believe me honestly, when you pray for them, you are praying for the Body of Christ at large and God will bless you for it.
Application – Commit to praying daily and diligently for pastors today.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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