You may have come across people who talk about being "Called to Ministry" - sometimes it's as if it's in fashion. With some of the things I've seen in my walk with God, I know that "being called" is not enough and it is beyond being eloquent - all those who are called must be properly equipped for the call.
I know that God does not always call the "qualified" (see: 1 Cor 1:27-31) but He definitely qualifies the called. Apollos was very eloquent - possibly called but evidently not properly equipped. "Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately." (Acts 18:24-26; NASB)
As Mrs Pastor, we must be sensitive, ready and willing to be like Priscillia who joined her husband Aquila to equip Apollos. In stepping into this role, we must be careful not to come across as trying to stop a person who is called from "going forth." We have to be clear that the purpose is: "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;" (Eph 4: 12 -Amp)
Obviously, this Mrs. Pastor and her husband did a very good job on Apollos such that Paul was able to say: "I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work." (1 Cor 3: 6-8 - NLT)
I pray we will also be rewarded for our own hard work too...let's get to it.
I know that God does not always call the "qualified" (see: 1 Cor 1:27-31) but He definitely qualifies the called. Apollos was very eloquent - possibly called but evidently not properly equipped. "Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately." (Acts 18:24-26; NASB)
As Mrs Pastor, we must be sensitive, ready and willing to be like Priscillia who joined her husband Aquila to equip Apollos. In stepping into this role, we must be careful not to come across as trying to stop a person who is called from "going forth." We have to be clear that the purpose is: "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;" (Eph 4: 12 -Amp)
Obviously, this Mrs. Pastor and her husband did a very good job on Apollos such that Paul was able to say: "I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work." (1 Cor 3: 6-8 - NLT)
I pray we will also be rewarded for our own hard work too...let's get to it.
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