Who Would You Call?

If you are in a life or death crisis, and none of your family members were available, who would you depend on for help? Imagine the worst situation you've ever been in in your life, there seems to be no way out.  You need someone who will put their life on hold to take care of you.  It may involve sacrifice on their part, it may even include some danger, and certainly it will require wholehearted effort for anyone to help you.  Who would you call?

You have many friends, but you really don't know the depth of their friendship.  Are they just casual acquaintances? Are they people who might turn away when things get challenging? This is a life and death situation; who would you trust? They must be bold, honest, wise, caring and courageous. When you think of a situation like that, only a few names will come to mind.

Now consider the crisis of your eternal soul. You must trust someone to help lead you to heaven.  Who do you trust with your soul? If a name comes to your mind, that may be just the right person to become an elder in this church.

Listen to what Paul says about elders in the church.

Acts 20:28, 29 "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.  Be shepherds of the Church of God, which He bought with His own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock."

Dean