Touch not My Anointed

A lot of my Cyber friends are ministers. As many of you know We are a unique group of individuals, with different talents, and ablities. A friend of mine "The other RWarren" is at new church this week. Many of us are at new churches within the last 2 years. A lot of the guys that I spend time with in the Mission Valley are new to the area. God is moving in our churches. He is bringing new life and new blood to HIS churches. However one thing reamins the same, there are some of our fellow warriors, that are churches that are hurting them.

I am the first to say that not all pastors are good men, and that there are some guys who never need to step foot in the pulpit or ministry again. This is not about them.This about the ones that are there to be servant leaders, and love their God, and thier thier flocks. This poem was given to me as I was serving at a church in turmoil, with satan attacking the leaders, with people who claimed to follow Christ Jesus and thier fruits proving otherwise.

Touch Not My Anointed

He gives us Apostles, prophets and pastors,
Evangelist and some who teach,
so we saints can grow in Him
And be equipped a lost world to reach.

Anointed and called by Almighty God,
By Great Love they're compelled to go.
Nothing on this earth can stop them.
It's not what, but Who they know.

Consumed by thier zeal for the Master
Aware night and day of His Call.
Longing to do whatever it takes,
Desiring to give Him their all.

They face great struggles and temptations,
Fear of failure and reproach from men,
the devil ever hot on thier trail,
shouting that HE'S going to win.

Sometimes these servants stumble and fall,
Their load being heavy to bear.
But the prayers of ther saints raise them up.
Thank you, Lord for the power of prayer!

Let us rejoice at all times and give thanks
For those that take care of His people.
It's folks Jesus went to the cross for.
Not the building adorned with a steeplw.

It's good that we pray for those He has called
For He's charged them with guarding our soul.
May God's people not help the devil.
Oh, God, let us not take that role.

Father, may we support, not oppose
Those You've called to do what they do,
For if we fight against those You've anointed,
We can't wing, for we fight against You.

-Judy Kelly - October 4, 2005.

In the Book of Hebrews we read "Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you" 13:7 ESV

Are you a person that encourages your minister, and leaders or a person that tears them apart? Do you encourage and support them or are nervous when you come around? What type of person do you think they think you are?

I called a former a church last week, just to talk and pray for the man who replaced me. His first words "What happened to this church"? and after we talked for over and hour, I could tell he was breaking down as we prayed. A Man of God needing love from the people that he was serving and leading. Unfortunatly, He is not alone. There are many that are called "Pastor", who are alone, and hurting. Who have been struck, beaten and destroyed by the very person Jesus died for.

This week please, please, please lift up your leaders in prayer and support them by your words, actions and deeds. Don't caste stones at them, Pray for them!

I am imperfect and I serve Jesus and his people.

-M