Numbers 27:16 KJV
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Moses was about to be gathered to his fathers. Because of smiting the rock rather than speaking to it, Moses' time was finished. Aaron had already died for the same sin and Moses is now to follow. He will not enter into the Promised Land. But Moses' concern was for the congregation and not himself. He would not leave the congregation without a shepherd.
In this, as well as in many aspects of his life, Moses is an example for pastor today.
• Moses was not a perfect man as this very passage reminds us. But
• Moses was quick to go to God for direction
• Moses was faithful to his calling over Israel
• Moses was loyal to his congregation even while they were dying in the wilderness and
• Moses would not leave them without care. His heart was for their welfare to the end.
Preachers could do well to follow his lead.
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Moses was about to be gathered to his fathers. Because of smiting the rock rather than speaking to it, Moses' time was finished. Aaron had already died for the same sin and Moses is now to follow. He will not enter into the Promised Land. But Moses' concern was for the congregation and not himself. He would not leave the congregation without a shepherd.
In this, as well as in many aspects of his life, Moses is an example for pastor today.
• Moses was not a perfect man as this very passage reminds us. But
• Moses was quick to go to God for direction
• Moses was faithful to his calling over Israel
• Moses was loyal to his congregation even while they were dying in the wilderness and
• Moses would not leave them without care. His heart was for their welfare to the end.
Preachers could do well to follow his lead.
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