Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden for that would be of no advantage to you.
O my dear Father, please teach me to obey those You have set above me, especially in Your church. Teach me how to listen to what they teach with complete understanding of all the implications that apply to my thinking, reasoning and doing. Help me to display Your love to all whose lives touch mine, however briefly or extendedly, that others would see You in me and be drawn to You through me.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
