" . . . They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God."
The church should always be served by "very able men [and women]." The clergy, the ruling eldership, and the diaconate should be compris-
ed of men of faith, humility, character, and intelligence. They should be the leaders of their churches, their families, their communities, and their world.
Why? Because those who do "the work of the service of the house of God" do the most important work in all of God's universe. This is not labor to be done by dolts and reprobates. Let us pray that the Lord would raise up a generation of servants who are outstanding in their ministrations to Christ's church.
[Puritan quote of the day: "The Holy Ghost is content to dwell in smoky, offensive souls." --Richard Sibbes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]
