“Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”

Acts 20:32 (NIV)

The Old Covenant came with blessings and curses; the New comes only with blessings.

As ministers of the New Covenant, the calling is to lead God’s people with God’s word [in response to the assignment, “Feed my sheep”] and not with curses. It is either the Word or nothing. The rebuking aspect of the ministry has no business with curses.

The word of God teaches, rebukes, and corrects. We set for the people the boundary of God’s will with these.

When we still set boundary for people with curses alongside the ministry of the word, we should be sincere that something apparently is still wrong or missing.

• Human nature is either still prevailing, and/or
• We cannot totally and confidently commit the people we have taught to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build them up and give then an inheritance among those who are sanctified [by the word].
• Our estate of leadership is more important to us than the people.

The ministry of the New Covenant is 100% spiritual. Wherever the word prevails, it transforms.

When the priority of the people is charted to respect boundaries set with courses, the word has not prevailed over them and neither can curses transform them or take them into their high calling in Christ.