Here is how John Piper from DesiringGod.org sees the kind of leader I am about to talk about 'I define spiritual leadership as knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to use God's methods to get them there in reliance on God's power'
So let's take a look at the big picture. If a Christian leader is not aware on whose authority he or she is practicing, they will not be able to finish the race well. We see this in Saul as the king of Israel. He starts his leadership as a king chosen by God to lead his people, the nation of Israel, God’s representatives on the earth, but at the end of the day he fails to accomplish the task commissioned to him. And why is that? Because he starts to think for himself and practices his own authority, where patient and total dependence on God was required his response and practice of authority was different from what God had desired for him. Forgetting the fact on whose behalf he was leading the children of Israel, led to his failure as a king. If we as Christian leaders fail to see whose authority we are practicing this might lead us to political troubles and failure in the position we have been commissioned to. If we want to make it to the VIP-Leadership Community of God, we have to remember that we represent someone who bears a much greater authority that we do. We need to be reminded that we represent the king of kings and the Lord of Lords whose authority is beyond our measures and understanding, whose authority we cannot comprehend. By knowing that we are just delegates practicing His authority, like Moses we will become humble leaders who are used by God and exulted by Him.
With all the wonders and miracles in Egypt, Moses always remembered whose authority he was practicing and this made him the most humble leader in Biblical historical times. If we by any chance want to become the VIP-Leaders in the Christian community, let us learn from Moses, let us follow his footsteps. Let us learn that, it’s not the level of our education that has the power and authority, rather know that it’s God who has the authority we are practicing. We have to remember that we are instruments delegated by God to rule with Christ in His kingdom. We have no authority of our own; rather we are practicing the authority given to us by God. As leaders commissioned by God we ought to remember whose authority we are practicing. If we do not see this picture, then somewhere along the Road, like Saul the first king of Israel will fail, we will fail the task we have been commissioned to accomplish as leaders in God’s chosen community. We always have to remember whose authority we are practicing; this will help us to remain humbled and exulted by God for His glory. If we lose this concept of knowing whose authority we are practicing, then we also loose our Godly given leadership potentials and we are no longer the VIP-leaders in the Christian community who are chosen to serve for His glory.
As Christian leaders we represent a greater authority than the one we bear if we are on ourselves. Our leadership skills are developed and shaped by the authority that is exercised over us, if we fail to see this, then we also fail the greatest task that is ahead of us as Christian leaders called for his purpose. If we want to be those leaders who influence others for God, it should always be our desire to be submissive to His authority, to why I have to remind you that to be a VIP-Leader in the Christian Community, you have to be aware of whose authority you are practicing and for whom you are leading. So, leaders commissioned to serve for the glory of God, let us forget not His wise principle that has been set before us. Let us forget not whose authority we are practicing when it comes to Christian leadership. We have to remember that the kingdom belongs to God, and we are not the king, He alone is the king over all that we are delegated to oversee. We are just people on whom God has delegated His authority to govern His people. Always be submissive to the greatest authority over you and know on whose behalf you are leading for. Our humility at all times will make us strong leaders who will lead Yahweh’s people as Moses did. Remember that, this humility should be based on our attitudes of spirit toward God, whose authority we are exercising over those whom He has given us to lead. We who wants to be VIP-Leaders in the community of God should always seek to be the connecting link between God and His people. We want those who we lead to see God’s authority in us as we lead them.
Having said all that, now let us be great leaders in the powerful kingdom of God which we are heirs of through Christ Jesus. Let us develop love for God and be a generation of leaders that are after God’s heart, a generation of leaders who submit to God’s rule as king over all. As Moses the greatest prophet of all time was a representative of God’s authority on earth, let us desire this from God as well. We are commissioned to be leaders who represent God’s authority, let us be like God, reflecting His as a leader.
I hope you find this post a blessing to you as you look forward to being that VIP-Leader for God’s chosen generation. May it build you up for God’s glory, may it help you in the expansion of His greatest kingdom. From time to time I will be writing posts that will help you become a VIP-Leader in the Christian Community, do don’t miss a post.
Because of His love, I am a secured package,
Rumishael Ulomi
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