Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer. The title of the message is: " Honoring the Shepherd's blessings and offerings" Those who work in the vineyard deserve to be honored with offerings and first fruits!
The Living Bible in 1 Corinthians 9:1-19 says, "I am an apostle, God’s messenger, responsible to no mere man. I am one who has actually seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes. And your changed lives are the result of my hard work for him. If in the opinion of others, I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you, for you have been won to Christ through me.
This is my answer to those who question my rights. Or don’t I have any rights at all? Can’t I claim the same privilege the other apostles have of being a guest in your homes? If I had a wife, and if she were a believer, couldn’t I bring her along on these trips just as the other disciples do, and as the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter does?
And must Barnabas and I alone keep working for our living while you supply these others? What soldier in the army has to pay his own expenses? And have you ever heard of a farmer who harvests his crop and doesn’t have the right to eat some of it? What shepherd takes care of a flock of sheep and goats and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk?
And I’m not merely quoting the opinions of men as to what is right. I’m telling you what God’s law says. For in the law God gave to Moses he said that you must not put a muzzle on an ox to keep it from eating when it is treading out the wheat.
Do you suppose God was thinking only about oxen when he said this? Wasn’t he also thinking about us? Of course he was. He said this to show us that Christian workers should be paid by those they help. Those who do the ploughing and threshing should expect some share of the harvest.
We have planted good spiritual seed in your souls. Is it too much to ask, in return, for mere food and clothing? You give them to others who preach to you, and you should. But shouldn’t we have an even greater right to them? Yet we have never used this right but supply our own needs without your help. We have never demanded payment of any kind for fear that, if we did, you might be less interested in our message to you from Christ.
Don’t you realize that God told those working in his temple to take for their own needs some of the food brought there as gifts to him? And those who work at the altar of God get a share of the food that is brought by those offering it to the Lord. In the same way the Lord has given orders that those who preach the Gospel should be supported by those who accept it. Yet I have never asked you for one penny.
And I am not writing this to hint that I would like to start now. In fact, I would rather die of hunger than lose the satisfaction I get from preaching to you without charge. For just preaching the Gospel isn’t any special credit to me—I couldn’t keep from preaching it if I wanted to. I would be utterly miserable. Woe unto me if I don’t. If I were volunteering my services of my own free will, then the Lord would give me a special reward; but that is not the situation, for God has picked me out and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.
Under this circumstance, what is my pay?
It is the special joy I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights. And this has a real advantage: I am not bound to obey anyone just because he pays my salary; yet I have freely and happily become a servant of any and all so that I can win them to Christ".
Those who work in God's vineyard survive on the fruits and food from the vineyard, which is the flock of the Lord. So you have a mandate to feed the shepherd of the flock who feeds the sheep and the souls of God's children.
First fruits from the field's harvest are given to the shepherd of the flock of God. ( Proverbs 3:9-10) Remember all the men and women of God who shepherd your souls on behalf of the Lord. God cannot receive your tithes and offerings, but those who pastor and shepherd your souls deserve to be blessed by you as you appreciate the Word of God.
You are not buying the word but thanking God for the blessings and breakthrough released to you through the men and women of God. God is the one who blesses, but he uses a human being among you to take care of His sheep.
Be a blessing today and bless those that constantly feed your inner person with the Bread of life. Bless your men and women of God, and you will also be blessed.
Give and it shall be given back to you.......!
Learn to bless and you will also be abundantly blessed. (Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:6-12, John 6:35)
May God richly bless you!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com
Cell:263778495363
Don’t you realize that God told those working in his temple to take for their own needs some of the food brought there as gifts to him? And those who work at the altar of God get a share of the food that is brought by those offering it to the Lord. In the same way the Lord has given orders that those who preach the Gospel should be supported by those who accept it. Yet I have never asked you for one penny.
And I am not writing this to hint that I would like to start now. In fact, I would rather die of hunger than lose the satisfaction I get from preaching to you without charge. For just preaching the Gospel isn’t any special credit to me—I couldn’t keep from preaching it if I wanted to. I would be utterly miserable. Woe unto me if I don’t. If I were volunteering my services of my own free will, then the Lord would give me a special reward; but that is not the situation, for God has picked me out and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.
Under this circumstance, what is my pay?
It is the special joy I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights. And this has a real advantage: I am not bound to obey anyone just because he pays my salary; yet I have freely and happily become a servant of any and all so that I can win them to Christ".
Those who work in God's vineyard survive on the fruits and food from the vineyard, which is the flock of the Lord. So you have a mandate to feed the shepherd of the flock who feeds the sheep and the souls of God's children.
First fruits from the field's harvest are given to the shepherd of the flock of God. ( Proverbs 3:9-10) Remember all the men and women of God who shepherd your souls on behalf of the Lord. God cannot receive your tithes and offerings, but those who pastor and shepherd your souls deserve to be blessed by you as you appreciate the Word of God.
You are not buying the word but thanking God for the blessings and breakthrough released to you through the men and women of God. God is the one who blesses, but he uses a human being among you to take care of His sheep.
Be a blessing today and bless those that constantly feed your inner person with the Bread of life. Bless your men and women of God, and you will also be blessed.
Give and it shall be given back to you.......!
Learn to bless and you will also be abundantly blessed. (Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:6-12, John 6:35)
May God richly bless you!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com
Cell:263778495363
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