A word to leaders!

‘Masters...no abuse, please.’ Ephesians 6:9 MSG 

Ever take advantage of those under your leadership? There is no place in God’s kingdom for the domineering, the egocentric or those motivated by anger toward any individual or group, at any time, under any circumstance! Learn from Pharaoh; when a child of God is abused, the Lord will hear their cry, intervene on their behalf and the offender will pay a high price. To be a good leader, you must first learn to be a good follower. Only then will you understand the challenges of serving someone else ‘as unto the Lord.’ If you practise doing that when you’re at the bottom, you’ll have no trouble doing it when you reach the top. And that’s important, for as a leader you must be able to hear, submit to, and obey the leadings of the Holy Spirit. Joshua was a great leader because he was first a faithful servant of Moses. He remembered the difficulties of submitting to a flawed human being when he himself became a leader. Any time you forget what it’s like to walk in the shoes of those who serve under you, you can easily become insensitive to their needs and abuse your power. For God to trust you with a position of authority, you must first prove to Him that you can control your need for recognition. God-appointed leaders are servant-leaders. They never lead by threat or force. They lead through a compelling combination of love, vision and righteousness. Still think you’re called to lead? 

Prayer Point:

Let me live life, Lord, with a perspective of building people up, not pulling them down; let me be an encourager and not a discourager. Help me, Lord, to always think the best of people rather than jumping to a negative assumption. Help me maintain a life of serving You, Lord, so that my ego is not fed to the point where I cannot see life beyond my own demands. In Jesus’ name, Amen.