HOLD YOUR SEAT!

We hear many declarations by various spiritual leaders and fellow Christians and we likewise watch various ministries on television. Not every spiritual declaration is for our lives. While some declarations are universal and conditional, others are just for the local assembly of the spiritual leader. Too often we as Christians, grab and hold tightly onto a declaration which was not intended for our lives and it is because we are out of position. We are down the road or in another place catching the new spiritual drift from another ministry and not where God has placed us. If we will learn to commit, support and adhere to the spiritual instructions of our spiritual leaders where we have been assigned to be spiritually trained and matured; we will not be tossed about with every wind of doctrine. Ephesians 4:14 (NKJV) - "that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,..." How often have we told children, "Please keep still, just sit there for awhile...you are too busy!" The only way we can ensure that we hold our seats is by committing and supporting the ministry and spiritual leader to whom we have been assigned. God is faithful to add to each local assembly those persons needed for the ministry to be effective in every spiritual area. God is also faithful to add to each local assembly spiritual gifts, administrators and ministers to meet the needs of its members and faithful supporters. When you and I fail to hold our seats, we contribute to a need not being met, a work not being properly executed and a people lacking the fullness of their spiritual lives in Christ. We are too easily lured away by each new wave of doctrine and movement and so quickly adapt to what other ministries are practicing. Learn the vision of your local assembly, commit to assisting with bringing that vision into reality for God's glory and practice holding your seat by remaining faithful to the work whereby you have been called. Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV) - "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called..." It does not matter what the other ministries are doing, our responsibility is to assist and support where God has planted us and learn how to hold our seats. It is time for us to stop playing musical chairs and focus on our spiritual purpose. It is also time for all silly games and spiritual immaturity to come to an end. Each of us as followers of Christ and laborers in God's Kingdom must desire to mature and walk worthy of our spiritual calling. It is time for each of us to hold our seats!