DAY 9 UNTIL REVIVE

DAY 9

"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1).

Spiritual Leadership - What does it take?

Put yourself in Moses' shoes (or sandals). Here was the "Prince of Egypt." A favorable "son" in the eyes of the Pharaoh. A conquering hero who was in line to be the leader of Egypt. But in a rash of events discovered that he was a servant rather that a king. He went from fine linens to sack clothes. He went from gourmet meals to bugs and plants. From nobility to nothing. But he discovered himself in God's eyes and thus starting the initial phase of delivering God's people and taking them to the promise land. Moses discovered not only servant leadership, but also spiritual leadership. Consider these points:

1. Genuine humility and spiritual leadership is attractive.

True spiritual leadership, with a spirit of humility and service, will cause people to follow you because they want to, not because they have to. People want to follow a person who serves alongside them and sets an example for them. Perhaps the Apostle Paul sums it up best, when he said “"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1).

2. Spiritual leadership insists on humility.

Humility is the attitude that puts others ahead of you, that considers others more important than yourself. It was said of Moses, the leader of over one million Israelites, "Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth" (Numbers 12:3). Thinking too highly of yourself prevents you from genuinely caring for others. Humility enables you to serve others wholeheartedly and thereby set an example that others will follow. Spiritual leadership also requires integrity. People do not want to follow a person they do not respect. Speaking to servants, Ephesians 6:6-8 reads, "Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free."

3. Finally, spiritual leadership demands honesty. People are repulsed by a person they cannot trust to tell the truth. Proverbs 16:13 teaches us, "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth."

Daddy, I pray that I might be able to humble myself to the point of Moses' example and follow your will in spite of the odds. Your ways are better than any of mans ways.

Your son,

Jody