2 2 : B V O V
There's a devil out there, and there are
people who listen to him. You'd better learn
how to deal with that."
Man, was he right!
When I first started in ministry, I thought
all God's people were pure, generous and
excited to receive the Word. For many, that's
the case, but the sad reality is that for others
it's not. They'll try to poison you with their
name-calling. They'll pick on your spouse
and go after your kids. As Dr. Sumrall warned
me: "They're going to try to stop you in your
tracks!"
Believers, we are on a battlefield. No
matter what kind of ministry the Lord
has called us into—and we're all called to
some kind of ministry regardless of our
profession—we need to prepare for battle.
Battling
Slander,
Gossip
and Lies
Dr. Lester Sumrall,
one of my spiritual
dads, used to say,
"Mark, you don't
think you're going
to get to preach the
gospel for free,
do you?
