Acts 20:26-28 (ESV) 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God,[e] which he obtained with his own blood.[f]
There is a song by one of my all time favorite bands, Casting Crowns, called “Nobody.” The general sound. The skillful layering of vocals. The beat. The powerful harmonies. This song has everything to a musician like myself. If you’ve never listened to this song before, I’d highly recommend it.
Yet, when we look past the ambience and the “show”…we see some of the most beautiful lyrics I have ever encountered in a song. The chorus of this song stands out so strongly that it just screams to my heart!
”I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about the somebody, that saved my soul.”
These few lines of lyrics speaks so many volumes to me…especially in light of a very recent occurrence within The Church. On July 14th, 2025, Pastor John MacArthur passed away to be with Christ. He was a “giant” in the church. Whereas I can find several things I may not fully agree with him on, I can look upon his ministry and see a man who was ferociously in love with His Creator. He impacted so many through his service to The Kingdom. The hungry were fed. The lost were found. The lonely were befriended. The hungry for ministry were equipped, sent and successful. He was, all in all, “the complete package.”
I began to wonder and pray and discuss with a good friend, for the next man to step up into his office. That he too would be used for the Kingdom as effectively as the late Pastor John was….with one caveat. He should be a nobody. Pastor John was truly well known. He went on international news outlets multiple times. He was asked to fly all over the world to speak and preach at churches and events. He was asked to teach in seminaries all over the world!
There is nothing truly wrong with this…but when one is so busy with their life, they tend to have little time to get back to the nitty-gritty, down and dirty, MESSY work of ministering to people. We need to stop treating our pastors as celebrities. We should rejoice when a Biblically sound man is elevated into the public spotlight and cries out “Holy Holy Holy is Christ the Lord of Hosts!” Yet, when we place them up on so high of a pedestal, we tend to forget about what we are really meant to do on this Earth.
Jesus tells us so beautifully and plainly as He tends to typically do. In John 21, speaking to Peter, He gives Peter a very simple command. “If you love Me, then feed my sheep.” If you read through the whole story of John 21, you see such a wonderful redemption for Peter who had previously denied Christ three times. You also see Jesus has not changed His mind about the purpose for mankind that He has set upon us all.
That same command to Peter…that is for you and I as well. We are the “nobodies”…that Christ chose, sealed, and saved…that are meant to tell “everybody”…about the one who “saved our souls.” You do not need a doctorate from a major seminary. Peter didn’t have one! You don’t need a massive budget to reach the lost! You don’t need a giant church building filled to the brim with endless ministries, programs, and events.
You need only have two things…a true, soul filled love for Christ…and the knowledge of what He did for you, and what He desires to do for every single person who draws breath in this world.
Get to work.
SOLI DEO GLORIA!!!!
