God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
A true pastor who obeys God's word and proclaims
every command God has given without leaving out a single word ...
Like
the true prophet Jeremiah, a true pastor who obeys God's word
and
proclaims every command God has given without leaving out a single word
must
continue to faithfully deliver all of God's message,
even
if there are congregants who, hearing all these words,
are tempted to hate and persecute the pastor
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 23:28; 26:2, 7-9).
The true shepherd
A
true shepherd cannot bear not
to
deliver the word of the Lord to the flock entrusted to him
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 20:9).
A true servant of the
Lord
A
true servant of the Lord, despite facing ridicule, mockery, shame,
insults,
and persecution because of God's word, knows that the Lord,
who
is like a mighty warrior, is with him.
Consequently,
those who persecute him will not prevail;
rather,
they will fail and suffer an eternal and unforgettable disgrace
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 20:7-8, 11).
If we persecute a true
servant of the Lord ...
If we
persecute a true servant of the Lord,
we
are essentially bringing upon ourselves a terrible disaster
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 26:19).
A true servant of the Lord, the pastor, through
all the words of God he has preached, is seen as someone deserving of death by
the congregants who have been tempted.
A
true servant of the Lord, the pastor, through all the words of God he has
preached,
may
be seen as deserving of death by the congregants who have been tempted
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 26:11).
This
is because he did not preach sermons that pleased their ears
(Ref.:
2 Timothy 4:3), but rather preached sermons that pricked their hearts
(Ref.:
Acts 2:37), causing them to become so enraged
that
they gnashed their teeth in fury (Ref.: 7:54).
Nevertheless,
a true pastor, like the prophet Jeremiah, would say:
'The
Lord sent me to preach all the words you have heard.
Therefore,
you should now amend your ways and actions and obey your God.
Then
God will relent and not bring the disaster He has declared upon you.
I am
in your hands; do as you think is good'
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 26:12-14).
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