Has it ever struck you that everything in the Kingdom of God is upside down from the ways of the world? If you want to live you have to die. If you want to prosper you have to give. If you want to be chief you have to be a servant. The first will be last and the last will be first. And those are just a few examples, but by no means all of them.

I was thinking back today about how Christ the Rock Church was started in Memphis, TN back in the 1980s. We were a part of that church but we were on the road as evangelists most weekends so we never got involved in the management of the church. But, I recall the Pastor telling us a story years after the church was started on how he selected his staff. He first chose people mainly on their outward appearances. They were good people. They attended church regularly. They tithed. They were willing to work  Well, none of them worked out in the long run.  As a matter of fact, the Pastor just took everyone he had appointed off the staff.

So, our Pastor realized the error of his ways and he did not fill these open positions immediately. What he did was, he just waited and watched. As he waited he saw people that were called to the youth start ministering to the youth.  He saw those called to be an elder, start eldering. He saw people called to evangelism start to evangelize. In other words, the people that had a heart for certain areas of ministry just started ministering in those areas. They did not need a title or a position. That is how our Pastor identified the right people for each position. Actually, their hearts identified them. 

 I encourage you today to allow God to use you to serve others.  It will be the greatest blessing of your life.

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