1 Timothy 3:1
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.
The position of bishop or elder or "episkopos" is not a title to obtain but a lifestyle to live. It's not about what one will do but instead about what what one has been and is doing. To attain the status of elder is to live in such a manner that all those around (inside and outside the church) recognize in unity the godliness of the one called bishop. Therefore the job interview is long; lifelong, and complex. There are no standard or easy answers, only a lifestyle of obedience, humility, self control and spiritual fruit to witness. And once obtained, this title does not change the man. His life is already marked with consistency and steadiness. Instead, the man called bishop changes the tasks laid before him, transforming them into a testimony of God.
Have I been living such a lifestyle? Do I live a life worthy of the title I've been given?
God - draw me into Your holiness, to conform to Your image and walk worthy of this title. Let my life be a testimony of Your grace and goodness and Your Spirit living within me. Amen.
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