Jesus Style Leadership 3 - Crop & FaithSampel

Faith and Miracles

Leadership Lesson

Faith leads to miracles. This is the way God works.

Read Hebrews 11:32–35a.

Comment

These amazing faith leaders did incredible things for God and saw powerful works of God. As they heard God’s voice and continued to believe, incredible things happened, and God’s promises were fulfilled. Faith results in the release of God’s extraordinary power. Miracles occur. Battles are won. Kingdoms are established. Lives are resurrected. Opposition is defeated. Weaknesses even turn into strengths (11:34). It’s very rewarding to walk by faith and see what God can do. All the heroes mentioned here had their struggles and faced insurmountable obstacles, but in the end, they saw God work in impossible ways. Time and time again, what seemed hopeless became an opportunity for God to show his power. This is what living by faith looks like. As we’ve seen, faith can be demanding, but it’s so fulfilling and, at times, downright exciting. It’s not a matter of us trying to conjure greater visions or bigger dreams. It’s a matter of listening to God and continuing to believe that He will do the miracles that are needed for His promises to be fulfilled. Hearing and believing God as a Jesus-style leader will result in many miracles.

Prayer

Lord, I’m excited as I read of all You achieved through leaders with faith. This is what I long for. I want to see miracles happen. I want to see your grace flow in my community. I want to see lives changed. I want to see families restored. I want to see people flourish. I want to see churches grow. Please help me to believe and persevere until your promised faith breakthroughs come.

Personal Reflection

In the challenges of leadership, it’s easy to forget the miracles that God is doing or has done. Spend time remembering some of the miracles that you have seen already, whether they resulted from your faith or the faith of others. Celebrate these miracles again.