It Is Important
Let’s be brutally honest. There are times in our preaching and ministry that we wonder if we are doing any good, if we are accomplishing anything worthwhile for the Lord. We wonder if our work for the Lord is changing families, lives, and hearts. We wonder if what we are doing matters.
May I suggest to you as you study the Word this week, and as you minister to the lives of people you love throughout the week that what you are doing is of vital importance, that it matters big time, that it is eternally important. It is important to the Lord that you are involved in His work, the work of telling the world about Jesus.
It is important to the young person who needs someone else to look up to in his life.
It is important to the single mother who spends an hour or so getting her children ready for Sunday school and worship each time we gather.
It is important to the young Dad who desperately wants to be the spiritual leader in his home, but he needs some guidance, some help; help that you can give.
It is important to the young families whose lives are so busy and full of work, sports, school, plus a million other things, but they are committed to making sure that they don’t forget God.
It is important to the young single person who struggles with relationships and who continues to search for meaning, purpose, and what God wants for their life.
It is important to the teens who deep down want to do right but that are constantly bombarded by the Evil One through drugs, alcohol, sexual temptations, and in numerous other ways.
It is important to the elderly couples who have given their life in service to the Lord as well as His Church and they want to know that what they have done/given is not in vain.
It is important to the widows and widowers who feel all alone, who long for someone who will connect with them, to see a smiling face, to hear a kind voice.
It is important to the people who don’t know the Lord, yet they are looking for something, they have a void in their heart that can only be filled by Jesus, and you help offer them that chance.
It is important to the faithful people of God who have come to depend on you, who trust you, and who love you deeply for your commitment to the Lord.
It is important to your own family because you are providing spiritual leadership and nourishment for their life as well as their eternity.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you different, preacher, don’t let the devil deceive you into thinking your work is an exercise in futility, don’t let the naysayers bring you down. Your work, your life, and your proclamation of the unsearchable riches of Jesus; they are all eternally important!