One of the new experiences for me in this new place is feeling like the elder statesman. Even the older folks in this church are younger than me. The other thing is the undue respect that I have been shown just because I used to be a part of the Prescott church. The net result has gone from humble to annoyed to accepting.
People have a funny idea about the Prescott church. They hear so many stories and reports of all that God did in the early days and they think that somehow the Prescott saints are special. That they are super saints and that God blessed them because He was so impressed with them.
Pastor Mitchell, that's Wayman Mitchell, always made it clear that this whole thing was not his idea and it was not his superior intellect that planned out our Fellowship. He made it clear that it is a work of God and not the work of a man.
So while it's always nice to be appreciated and I am always glad to share stories from my experiences we need to be careful to make sure that God gets all of the credit.
"the 24 elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne..." Revelation 4:10
It's Christ, not us, in everything. Without Jesus we are nothing. We owe all of our gratitude to Him.
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