READ: John 10:11-18
“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?” – Isaiah 2:22, NIV
You must not look to any man as the ultimate minister.
The ultimate pastor is the good shepherd, Jesus Christ. The ultimate teacher is Jesus Christ. The ultimate evangelist was the Lord who came to seek and to save the lost. The ultimate prophet was Jesus, the prophet, whose words have never failed. The ultimate apostle was Jesus who was sent by God as the Saviour of the world.
You must recognize the limitations of people you look up to without despising them.
Inasmuch as you are to see that people are limited, you must not despise them for their limitations. It is important not to idolize anyone but it is also important not to despise them. Most people despise and criticise men of God because they see the nongifted, raw aspects of these men. Indeed, it is very easy to despise a man of God. In one field he looks invincible yet in another he seems to be almost an imbecile. Learn to recognize the grace of God. Seeing the weakness of someone who is called should make you appreciate the grace of God even more. “Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?” (Isaiah 2:22, NASB).
If you want to see the fullness of the call, you must look at Christ since only Christ has the ultimate calling. This is a very important truth for us to grasp. You must make Christ your best example of a shepherd, a teacher, an evangelist and a prophet. Constantly looking at Christ will cause you to move much higher than you would have been.