As members of a local church body, the Lord calls us to pray for and be subject to the leaders He has called to oversee the church. Likewise, church leaders are to help feed, lead, and oversee the church members.
Above all, everyone who is part of the local church should trust our King, our chief Shepherd because He cares for us.
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-7
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1 Peter 5:1-7 ESV So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.