Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life.
Ever since I first entered the ministry people have spoken, and some even obsessed, about having a covering. You must relate to a bigger ministry, denomination or network. There must be some big name dude that you meet with from time to time. Or at least you must say you do.
Somehow relating or having a covering brings credibility. You must be OK if you are part of them. You can trade on their name.
I love having relationship with other Pastors and ministries. But where do some get off wanting others to come under them. What makes Him higher than you, better than you, more capable than you. In fact who appointed him over you that you must submit to him. Did he employ you to do what you do?
Very quickly they want you to conform. Speak their speak, walk their walk, fill their offering basket. Covering comes at a price.
Covering also causes division. Paul encountered it and slammed the practice. It becomes an us and them.
You already have a covering. His beauty and love. You are hidden in Christ so surely He covers you. Goodness and mercy following you around. Him making you look good. His beauty shining forth blinding the world to your faults. His love cancelling your mistakes.
No need to pay dues, He paid them. No need to submit to men, He alone is Lord. No need to stick to the rules, He fulfilled the law.
In fact get on with your life. Get on with your ministry. God gave them to you and He will watch over them. He will cover you, make you credible and His name is the one you operate in.
Men want you to come to them, join them, get covering from them. Jesus, our Shepherd makes His covering find us and follow us. Men leave one covering and seek another as it suits them. God’s covering will never leave you.
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