Jeremiah 22:13-17 – “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms.’ So he makes large windows in it, panels it with cedar and decorates it in red. “Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well.Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the LORD. “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.”
Godly leaders see POWER AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, NOT TO SEEK PERSONAL GAIN. Godly leadership must be for the benefit of the followers not the enrichment of the leader.
Godly leaders see POWER AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, NOT TO SEEK PERSONAL GAIN. Godly leadership must be for the benefit of the followers not the enrichment of the leader.
It is getting harder and harder in our day to find those, even Christians, who live according to the standards of holiness and righteousness. John Maxwell has put the contrast between godly and ungodly leadership very well. Godly leadership pursues love and service to others rather than power and prestige; seeks to improve the welfare of the people rather than their own welfare; sees others as brothers and sisters rather than as enemies and competitors; determines to meet needs and grow the cause rather than remove or kill the opposition.
A television news camera was on location in southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. In one scene, amid the devastation and debris, stood one house on its foundation. A reporter went up to the owner and asked how he managed to escape destruction. The man replied, “I built this house myself. I also built it according to the Florida state building code. When the code called for 2x6 trusses, I used 2x6 roof trusses. I was told that a house built according to code could withstand a hurricane. I did, and it did.” So let us vote for godly leaders and let us be godly leaders and our nation will withstand all that comes against her and rises up within her. Indeed, “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.” (Ps. 127:1)
Action Step: Help the Lord build our nation. Let Him begin in us.
Action Step: Help the Lord build our nation. Let Him begin in us.
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