The president of our college spoke very poignantly yesterday about the difference between priests and pharisees. (Well, at least this was one point.) He rightly noted that priests bring the Word/words of the Lord and truly care for people. Pharisees, on the other hand, are ministry experts who "do" things well but who lack the power of God and His Word. Pharisees, he said, came from priests but made other matters more important. You know, folks, the president is right about this. We are called to be priests if we're ministers. We need not to let all those other things get in the way.
"Yeah, yeah, Lynn, we've heard it," you say? Trust me, this post is for your own good. Speaking directly from personal experience, we need to be very cautious as we try to find our ministry placements. While we want to be priests, there are many churches who would actually prefer pharisees. A "talented" minister looks awfully good. Wait it out in prayer; God will send you somewhere in which people actually want a priest.
2 comments:
Prez really did make a clear distinction about the two. I really appreciated how obvious it was, but yet I never had thought about it. Its true that many want the pharisee instead of the priest...especially in worship ministries. WE need someone that can sing well and look all perfect, but they don't realize what they are sacrificing. They missed the whole purpose.
hey lynn... i have found that lots of churches are indeed looking for skilled workers. skilled worker i am not. peace out.
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