2 Timothy 2:1-2
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
I fear that many times pastors and evangelists feel that they are called upon to be performers. The show must go on and they are the main attraction to enthrall their congregation. Often they read other sermons and attempt to deliver them in their own words, hoping that it will sound acceptable.
I once was reading a sermon outline in a periodical designed for ministers. It gave several sermons complete with illustrations and humorous stories. A few weeks later I was visiting a church and was stunned to hear the Pastor use one of those sermons and try to make it sound like one of his own. I could only imagine how empty he must have felt following his message.
To be absolutely honest, I frequently feel that my mind is blank when I start to write one of these daily offerings. I know that they are being read all over the world and question what I am going to say that day. It is then that I pray and ask the Lord to give me the words to touch just one person who is in need of such a word at that time.
It has been my experience that it is the very Word of God that speaks for me. When I search the Scriptures and then apply the practical things of life, the Holy Spirit uses my feeble words to minister. It is not what I have done, but what the Lord has done when I open myself to allow Him to fill my heart.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil