1 Sam. 26 [The Message]

Years ago (maybe 50) Patty and I were attending a Bill Gothard conference in Detroit with our pastor and some folks from the church. The pastor pulled up and parked in a no-parking zone and made the remark, “The Lord saved this space just for us.” To me, his comment was presumptive and I openly criticized him to a young couple who were riding with us. That critical statement did me in. I developed a terrible belly-ache and i KNEW it was because of my critical spirit. A short time later I apologized to him in front of the whole church for being critical.

In Revelation 1 the 7 stars in God’s Hand were the pastors of the 7 churches. They were IN GOD’S HAND, not ours. He adjusts them, not us. Since that little lesson I have gained a better understanding of how to respect God’s anointed.