A True Elder Indeed: Devotion for Sunday May 10, 2020

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Sunday May 10, 2020

Topic: A True Elder Indeed                                      

Text: 2 Peter 1:12 – 18

Our society (African context) loves titles and human recognition. This is even common in the church of today. Some Pastors have even gone to acquire awards from fake institutions so as to be addressed Rev Dr. or Bishop (Dr) … Presently, people are made Elders in the church so as to have a Christian title without having necessary requirements for that position.

An elder lives by example. He cares for the flock of Christ and constantly reminds them about the expectations of God from them. This was the concern of Peter in our bible passage for the day. He kept reminding Christians as an Elder, about what they saw and heard from Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:16–18). The reason for this is to build their faith on solid foundation and guide them jealously against false teachers.

Elders as we have in the present day church are not just people with the title Elders but as many as are in leadership position in the church and all her organizations. How do we care about the flock in our charge? Our flocks are prone to attacks of the enemies and are also vulnerable to false teachings of our time especially in social media and internet. As an elder, what are you doing to safeguard them? As an elder in your church, please guard them jealously and don’t allow evil and false teachers to take them away.

Food for Thought: Words of our elders are words of wisdom

Memory verse: 2 Peter 1:12

Prayer: Lord God, help me to always take to heart all the counsels and wisdom from the bible.