What Really Matters

“Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20

I really enjoy my job.  Not everyone can say this, so I know I’m blessed. One of the aspects that I like about my job is the fact that I get to lead people. Serving as a pastor, I have the opportunity to make agendas and conduct meetings, in addition to walking our staff and volunteers through problem-solving, creative solutions, innovative thinking, and hopefully, spiritual living. Too often, leadership is measured by the results attained. If a leader is not careful, he or she can fall into the trap of counting and measuring things that are not even important.

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Good Friday Through the Lens of Psalm 22

When King David is anointed to be the second king of Israel in 1 Samuel, chapter 16, God says to Samuel these words in verse 7, “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on [Eliab’s] appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance but the Lord looks on the heart.’” David would prove to be the greatest of all the kings, yet his life was filled with misery and wrongful malicious acts. In Psalm 22, David cries to God from a heart that is broken because of the circumstances which face him. Psalm 22 also has a much deeper meaning than the trouble or strife of David.

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