Monday November 16th, 2020
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25 Jesus called the apostles and said, “You know that the rulers of nations have absolute power over people and their officials have absolute authority over people.
26 But that’s not the way it’s going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.
27 Whoever wants to be most important among you will be your slave.
28 It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many people.”
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One may think the passage should have read “I have found a king,” but it says: I have found a servant.
God is looking for one who will be king, yet a servant.
In other words, the route to true leadership in any area of life is service.
Amongst the apostles, Paul was then most prominent.
His handkerchiefs healed the sick and cast out demons (Acts 19:12).
Yet, just after the shipwreck on the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1-10), it was he who went to fetch firewood for the people who were sitting around the fire.
Today, if you ask a Bishop to do the same, he most likely would feel offended and say “Don’t you know who I am?”
The hands that cannot labor cannot heal the sick.
If God will use you, you must step down from the exalted throne you placed yourself on and learn to serve.
When I became born again, I determined to do anything to serve God. One day, we needed to weed the Church headquarters. Although I was the most educated in the Church at the time, on the set date, I ensured I arrived first at the Church with my very sharp cutlass to cut the grass. The hands that cut the grass then, the God’s grace now heal the sick and raise the dead.
To lead is to serve.
Those who will lead must consider themselves as less that the least.
The lower you are, the higher your promotion.
The higher you place yourself; the louder the sound of the crash (Luke 14:11).
David is regarded as the greatest King ever in Israel; he was however, also known for serving. The one time he stayed back during a war landed him in trouble.
Incidentally, it all started from an exalted location in the Palace.
Once he realized his mistake, he continued going to war until the people compelled him to stop.
That is the kind of person God wants to empower.
Application – You want to become a true leader? Never see yourself as higher than those you are called to serve. That is how to go higher.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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