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Re: How close should a pastor get to the members?
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Originally Posted by My Own Eyes
You're so right. Jesus did play favorites. I bet He still does. You are obviously so much smarter and spiritual than I am. So he probably likes you better. In fact, you convinced me, I should stop bothering Him, as I am no doubt not even worthy of His time.
Thank you for setting me straight on this matter before it was too late. I was getting very close to letting my guard down. That Jesus is pretty tricky. He is always acting like I am important to Him, and worthy of His time. Good thing that there are people like you around to show me otherwise.
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Acid Alert!!!! 
God doesn't play favorites...but He does show favoritism. How's that for a contradiction? 
He gives everyone the equal opportunity to find Him, to spend time with Him, and then tends to pay the most attention to those who make that effort.
God is no respecter of persons--but He IS a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. I paraphrase the verse for my kids like this: "The sincere prayer of a man who does right is important to God." Notice it doesn't say that MAN is more important [than any other]--but that his PRAYER "availeth much."
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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