The Call to Fight

Job 15; Acts 19-20

“’Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.’”

Acts 20:28-31

Paul’s final words to the church elders he had mentored in Ephesus focused on the spiritual warfare and doctrinal challenges they would face.

Are we still vigilant to the schemes of the enemy and focused on preparing leaders who know how to resist him?

Paul’s love for Christ’s church moved him regularly to tears as he warned, instructed, and mentored the church.

Do we see our calling as elders, pastors, and mission leaders with the same ‘all in’ commitment to the health and maturity of those we are serving?

What are the internal attacks and schemes of the enemy in our local church that we must be resisting and alert toward?

“Lord Jesus, I pray for faithfulness and effectiveness in preparing your church to stand mature in Christ, for your glory.”