Thursday October 23rd, 2025
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17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
If you have chosen someone to be your pastor, then it is only right that you obey him or her.
There are many people who call me Daddy and say I am the spiritual authority over them but I know that they are only deceiving themselves because they do not obey my instructions when they are contrary to what they want.
If you don’t obey the individual with spiritual authority over you, then you are not really under their covering.
Obey your pastor so that whatever God wants to give you through him or her can get to you.
« Obey your [spiritual] leaders and submit to them [recognizing their authority over you], for they are keeping watch over your souls and continually guarding your spiritual welfare as those who will give an account [of their stewardship of you]. Let them do this with joy and not with grief and groans, for this would be of no benefit to you »
A pastor’s work becomes easy when he or she has a cooperative congregation who practice what they are taught from the pulpit.
- When you hear a message from the altar that is in line with the word of God, do it.
- If I show you in the Scriptures where God says you should do that thing, then you have to obey.
- If you disobey the word of God from the altar, it is not really the pastor you are disobeying but the Lord who sent them.
There are many people who obey the word of God partially.
They obey the Scriptures they find convenient and ignore the rest.
The reason many of such people don’t get their expected results as Christians is that their obedience is not complete.
Until your obedience is complete, you cannot resist the devil and see him flee.
James 4:7 says you must submit to God first.
Please my beloved, don’t be stubborn like the Israelites, constantly provoking Moses to the point where he eventually got angry and took an action that caused God to prevent him from entering into the Promised land, Numbers 20:1-12.
Don’t discourage or provoke your pastor; rather, encourage him or her by submitting to his or her authority, Philemon 1:21.
Application – Do something for your pastor today to encourage him or her for all the labour he or she exerts over you.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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