Beneath the Surface #10
July 12, 2008 – 12:37 pmBible reading: 2 Samuel chapters 5-7
Focus: Chapter 5, verses 3, 19, 20, and 21
Chapter 6, verses 9 and 21
Chapter 7, verse 11
Effective leaders honour those in leadership with them.
Godly leadership understands that God is at the center of every motivation and plan. This being so, God assures blessing and success in leadership (another time we can talk about what it really means to be successful. I am not referring to the world’s diluted understanding of success).
One of the dangers of anointed leadership is careless glory a leader may offer to God. A leader can make the grave mistake of losing sight of the mystery, the awesome and holy presence of God. There must always be a sense of the mysterious and indescribable presence of Yahweh. To put it another way, there must always be place for holy fear and awe.
The heart that desires to honor God receives honor from God. Of course, this is not to encourage one to honor, for honor. It is a challenge to honor God simply because he is.
I need to bathe in his mysterious, fearful presence while I seek to honor him in every decision and exalt him in every motivation.
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