What a responsibility!

I just got back from the Saturday night check of our building to make sure it is ready for the fantastic people of God. I spent some time in prayer and preparation. Just as tonight, I have often stood where this picture is taken (behind the pulpit) with no one there and considered the people who would face me in the next service. I feel a heavy responsibility to proclaim what is true. Not what I think is right, but what I know to be true from the Word of God. I feel such a thankfulness for those who God has brought to this church and I want to lead them right. I don't think I have ever had the thought, "Well, this is just a small place - a few souls, so it won't really matter what I preach." I consider what I share with them without a thought of the number in attendance. Why? Every soul is so important to God.

I am thankful for every minister of God who has impacted my life. I now realize the weight that they carried when they shared the Truth in each service. My prayer is that I can be instrumental in the salvation of those who have been entrusted to me. None of us are totally saved yet. We are still this side of Glory. I pray for the souls who will sit in these seats tomorrow - eternity is in the balance for each one. What a responsibility!