I know “pride cometh before the fall,” but I’m so happy to be the pastor of the same church for almost 32 years; and thus far, we’ve never had a church fight. Now, that doesn’t mean every member has always agreed on every issue, but it does mean that our people as a whole have placed God ahead of their personal feelings and desires. My prayer is that, that will continue.
During the Civil War Abraham Lincoln met with a group of ministers for a prayer breakfast. Lincoln was a man of deep, if at times unorthodox, faith. At one point one of the ministers said, “Mr. President, let us pray that God is on our side.” Lincoln’s response showed far greater insight, “No, gentlemen, let us pray that we are on God’s side.”
If all of us would just get on God’s side, there would have to be no fussing, fuming, and fighting because there would always be a house full of forgiveness.
Whatever issues you or your church are fighting over today, let me assure you that it grieves the Holy Spirit and quenches the revival fires of the church. Is your issue more important than that?
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Be on the winning side: that would be God’s side.
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