Today's preacher at Chapel started her sermon by saying that "you may preach and preach and keep preaching but nothing seems to happen" is an apt description of what I have been feeling in the past couple of months. Maybe I am feeling preaching fatigue. This morning under some stress I wrote an email wanting to withdraw from Resurrection Sunday preaching. But before I hit the send button, I thought otherwise as this church had been good to me and I wanted to say good-bye to the congregation before I move on to another form of ministry or enjoy a long sabbatical.
Later in the morning I received another preaching invitation to speak on Father's Day. I have yet to decide on this one. I was really hoping that the forthcoming Church Camp in early June would be my last preaching assignment for a while. Lord not my will but Thine be done! I have no doubt that Paul the apostle told Timothy to preach the Word in season or out of season and at the moment I am hanging on the bare promise of God, doing His will - without strength but it is Christ who strengthens me in all things, even preaching and more preaching. Grant me power that I can preach more effectively for Your glory, O Lord.
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