As pastors we should have a concern about what things look like. Many pastors and churches looks a lot like the world. And people need to realize you do not get the world to come to church by being worldly.
Others look like they have just woken up. So in that sense, some care should be taken for outward appearance.
However, Biblically speaking we have to pay much more attention on the appearance of the heart because God looks on the heart. What makes a good pastor? Heart. What makes a good elder? Heart. What makes a good worship leader? Heart. God always looks on the heart, and part of our job as pastors is to learn to look on the heart.
I’ve had people want to be elders in the church, and lead worship, and they look great on the outside, then I go on their social media, and they are smokers or drinkers, or into all kinds of things, they are railing against others and all sorts of things. That’s heart, and that is what we must be looking at!
God does not pick and choose based on appearance. He looks at the heart. God does not look for perfect hearts – or else no one would be in ministry. So God knows you are not perfect, He knows you disagree with Him sometimes, He knows you get annoyed sometimes, He knows it all.
But God knowing it all is no excuse for us as pastors not to work on our heart. Everyone who has sinned – that sin came from their heart. Satan has never forced someone to do anything, it came from the heart. No one falls into sin, they chose to sin because of their heart.
So, we need to work a little on our outward appearance. But what we really need to work on is our heart. We have to work on resisting temptation, we have to work on resisting sin. Sin starts in the heart. David’s adultery started in his heart.
But on the other side, great things start in the heart too. Dreams start in the heart. You can dream to see healings, salvations, miracles. You can use your heart to believe for mountains to move as you speak to them!
So, pastors – work on your hearts!
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