How Should We Think About Ministry?

Are you involved in ministry? God desires that every one of His children participates in His service. This is an awesome privilege and brings joy to the heart of God. God wants us to minister to Him, to the Body of Christ and to the World. Ministry first and foremost must be directed to God Himself before it can be beneficial to others. Worship is the major purpose of our existence. The high priests in the Old Testament were assigned to spend their lives ministering to God Himself primarily and secondarily to the people. Is your ministry centered on people only, or does your ministry to people flow out of the inner fullness that comes when we make the worship of God our first priority? Effectiveness in ministry is not defined by busyness, activities or even success. It is defined by whether or not God is doing the work through us, for apart from Him we can do nothing that is of eternal value. And it is as we worship, meditate on the Word of God and pray that He directs us into what He wants us to do in His harvest fields. Fruitful ministry always necessitates working with God, not on our own, for He has already prepared the good works He wants us to be engaged in. If we follow His leading rather than our own good ideas, we will bring honor to His name in our ministries and advance His kingdom for His glory.