Pastor Steven Furtick

I came across a strange verse in Proverbs the other day:
Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence
is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
-Proverbs 26:6

And it inspired this thought:
I wonder how many times we cut off the feet of the message of the Gospel because we deliver it like fools?

When churches don’t give our best creative effort to the presentation of the Gospel, we effectively amputate the power of our message.

When pastors don’t study to show ourselves approved as workmen unto God, and stay on the mountain until our faces shine with the glory of God, we immobilize the influence of God’s Word.

When we don’t boldly stand and declare “thus saith the Lord” for fear of the responses of critics, we cut off the feet of those who bring good news.

The message of the Gospel is the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
And it is the mission of the church to safely chaperone that message by means of the most dependable modes of transportation available.
The Gospel is precious cargo, worthy the intentional messaging, meant to be carried carefully.

Don’t ever amputate the Gospel by an irresponsible delivery.