GOT CHURCH? - 3

Acts 20: 28

Take heed, therefore, unto yourselves,  and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of GOD, which he hath purchased with His own blood.

 TAKE HEED; BE WATCHFUL

In this series of teachings on the Church we have discussed this verse, but it deserves another look.  When the Scripture is sounding an alarm about something, there will be a word which causes us to dig deeper. The word in this verse is,"take heed" which means pay attention.

What are we to pay attention to? We are to pay attention to ourselves, then to the flock of GOD. We are to keep ourselves in prayer and in study of the Word of the LORD, so that no teaching or sharing be other than what agrees with the Word of the LORD. We are to read, study and inwardly digest the Word that comes from the LORD and meditate on that word day and night. Then in our teaching and sharing with others, we are assured that the teaching and sharing is good, profitable and encouraging to the hearer.

It is vital that we take this instruction seriously, since the Church was purchased with the Blood of the only begotten Son of GOD. The Church is precious to GOD and everyone who makes up the flock of GOD is known by name and is beloved.  Since JESUS watches over His Church as the Good Shepherd, we have the awesome responsibility to feed the flock of GOD with pure food. The purest of food comes from the Holy Scripture.

BE ALERT; BE WATCHFUL; TAKE HEED; PAY ATTENTION!