This morning I have the joy to, with the Lord’s blessing, go up to Wayside Baptist where I pastored for many years. The Pastor, Bro John Dalton, has invited me up to speak in one of the services for Homecoming. I am truly excited. As I have been preparing for this, my mind has asked the question, may I ever feel that I can do this? In other words, will I ever feel equal to the task of standing behind that sacred desk? I have spoken to these same people in this same place literally hundreds of times before.
It is not nerves that give me hesitation. I am looking forward to the event, not shrinking from it. My confidence level is as strong as it can be. I have worked over the message for many weeks. And yet, I am painfully aware that I will never be good enough to feel up to the challenge.
But, all of this is a very good thing. Why? When I am weak, He is strong. If I felt adequate on my own, I would be deceived. If I felt I was able to bring to the table what was needed in the hour of the message, all we would hear is me. No, to be truly prepared, I must be acutely aware of my dependence upon the Holy Spirit of God.
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AMEN!
Good word for every preacher of God’s Word’