Another Man’s Wife
Husbands, imagine you knew you would be leaving your wife behind to be cared for by someone else, who would you choose to watch over her and why? And wives, if you knew your husband would be gone on a long journey, who would you want to check in on you, look after your needs?
A local Lake Country pastor said quite well, that our role as pastors is to be a “steward of another man’s wife.” Who is this man you may ask, it is Jesus the Christ, Son of the living God. And who is this wife of His? The bride, His church.
Caring For His Bride
Your Pastors are called to imitate Jesus in the task of caring, guiding, teaching, and serving His bride, his church. This is why the author of Hebrews acknowledges your leaders have the deep responsibility of “keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.”
“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. ”
Please pray for you pastors as they endeavor to care for another man’s wife, his bride, the church, the men and women of Grace Hill.