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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

To demand from others what the Spirit Himself patiently endures is to exalt ourselves above God.
R.C. Sproul

Think about the insanity of...ministry idolatry. The people in your congregation did not become active participants in your ministry so that collectively they could make you feel better about yourself and more secure with your ministry gifts. God didn’t call you to your particular ministry position so that you could finally cobble together an identity that you could live with. The leadership of the church didn’t call you to be their pastor because they knew that you needed a forum where you could find meaning and purpose. The troubled people in your congregation did not come with their troubles so that you could feel needed, essential, and appreciated. The people who faithfully give don’t give so you can build a successful ministry and bask in the security of your accomplishments. So you will never find in your ministry the rest of heart that every human being seeks. And when you look there, it only ends in anxiety, frustration, hurt, disappointment, anger, and bitterness and may ultimately lead you to question the goodness of God... The only defense against this the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is only when we are living out of the life that grace alone is able to give that we quit seeking life elsewhere. It is only when we are embracing the rest of the forgiveness of grace that we can look at ourselves honestly and grieve without wallowing in debilitating guilt and shame.
Paul David Tripp

Bible – German Luther Psalm Chapter 136:1-26.

Index: German Luther

 

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136:1 Danket dem HERRN; denn er ist freundlich, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich.

136:2 Danket dem Gott aller Götter, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich.

136:3 Danket dem HERRN aller Herren, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich,

136:4 der große Wunder tut allein, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:5 der die Himmel weislich gemacht hat, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:6 der die Erde auf Wasser ausgebreitet hat, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:7 der große Lichter gemacht hat, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich:

136:8 Die Sonne, dem Tag vorzustehen, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich,

136:9 den Mond und Sterne, der Nacht vorzustehen, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:10 der Ägypten schlug an ihren Erstgeburten, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich

136:11 und führte Israel heraus, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich

136:12 durch mächtige Hand und ausgerecktem Arm, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:13 der das Schilfmeer teilte in zwei Teile, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich

136:14 und ließ Israel hindurchgehen, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:15 der Pharao und sein Heer ins Schilfmeer stieß, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:16 der sein Volk führte in der Wüste, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:17 der große Könige schlug, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich

136:18 und erwürgte mächtige Könige, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich:

136:19 Sihon, der Amoriter König, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich

136:20 und Og, den König von Basan, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich,

136:21 und gab ihr Land zum Erbe, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich,

136:22 zum Erbe seinem Knecht Israel, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:23 denn er dachte an uns, da wir unterdrückt waren, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:24 und erlöste uns von unsern Feinden, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich;

136:25 der allem Fleisch Speise gibt, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich.

136:26 Dankt dem Gott des Himmels, denn seine Güte währet ewiglich.