We Are Human

We are Human

A young preacher once heard that the children in a family liked him a lot because he seemed human. Well, guess what, he was, and so is every man who is a preacher. At times our humanness can bring good to us, and at other times, our human traits can bring us a lot of pain and heartache.

The fact that we are human means that we will feel physical pain. It also means that we will understand the emotional pain of losing a loved one, being dismissed from a job, experiencing financial reverses, or having difficulty in relationships.

Being human means that we will better relate to the sufferings of the people we preach to and minister to regularly. Being human means that we won't always have a perfect marriage, perfect children, or a perfect faith. Instead, understanding our humanness can cause us to desire a greater depth of study, more wisdom, and a stronger sense of the fact that we are often wrong.

Being human means that we will easily recognize the faults in others and fail to see the beam that might be in our own eyes. It could result in our blaming everyone else for our issues, and being human means that we will often act like sinful humans.

Being human means, we might grow weary just as our preaching brother Jeremiah did long ago. At times, we may feel like Elijah and be convinced that we are the only ones serving God. We may think the only answer is to quit this work and find something else to do.

But, my dear preaching brothers, before you decide to quit, may I remind you of another important fact? As you struggle with your humanness, please, please don't forget that you have a spark of Divinity in you. It was put there by the Creator Himself, and the blood of Jesus renewed it, and the Spirit of God is still renewing it. This alone will help us keep going even as we struggle with our humanness.