GODLY COUNSEL FOR PROSPECTIVE MINISTERS.
Hebrews 5:1,4 NET 1. For every high priest is taken from among the people and appointed to represent them before God... 4. And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, BUT ONLY WHEN CALLED TO IT BY GOD... Don't go into the ministry out of personal ambition. Don't go into the ministry because your friends or relatives encouraged you to do so. Don't go into the ministry as a last resort just because you felt there is no hope elsewhere. There is a divine call to the ministry: " And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God... (Heb. 5:4). You must first ascertain whether or not the call of God is on your life. It is disastrous to venture into the work of the ministry without a calling from God. If you are called of God, you won't need anyone to tell you or prophesy to you. Prophecy can only confirm the call if it is there in the first place, but prophecy can't make you a minister if the call of God is not on your li...