Open Heaven 17 September 2020:
[Thursday] – Becoming An Exemplary Leader I
BECOMING AN EXEMPLARY LEADER I – Thursday
September 17th 2020
Memorise: And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick,
and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for
mortar. Genesis 11:3
Read: Genesis 11:1-4 (KJV)
11 And the whole earth was of one language, and
of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they
found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn
them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose
top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered
abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Bible in one year: Ezra 1-3, Hymn: Sing hymn 30
”…Go
to, let is make brick, and burn them thoroughly…”
Genesis
11:3
Open Heaven 17 September 2020 – Becoming An Exemplary Leader I
Naturally, humans search for leaders and role
models. For example, anyone who wants to become a great footballer would begin
to study whoever is the greatest in the sport at that point in time. He would
find out his diet, where and how long he practices and all there is to know
about the fellow.
Unfortunately, few people have exemplary
leadership qualities today. You can’t do things the usual way and expect people
to follow. Innovate; you have to go beyond the ordinary to be called’
extraordinary’.
Open Heaven 17 September 2020: [Thursday] – Becoming An Exemplary Leader I
No aspiring footballer will make a role model
out of a striker who only scores goals occasionally. However, the one who
scores goals occasionally. However, the one who scores hattricks regularly will
be a leader to many. You must show results that are far greater than the norm.
In Genesis 11:3, the leaders of these people
were innovations. While everyone else used stones to build, they decided to
make bricks. While everyone else used mortal, they used slime. The leaders in
this story asked the people to take up a seemingly impossible task of building
a tower that would reach heaven, yet no one argued. They trusted that if those
leaders could come up with innovations like bricks and slime, they could lead
them to achieve their aim. So for the followers, it was not a question of
whether the goal was achievable or not. They though “I must be part of this
great feat.”
Open Heaven 17 September 2020 Thursday: Action Point
You shouldn’t plead for loyalty. People
aren’t following because they cannot see anything special about your
leadership. Some are even doubting if you can really achieve your goals.
To be a leader, always think outside the box.
Don’t think in terms of limitations, think in terms of solutions. Ask the Holy
Spirit to give you new ideas that can bring
about major improvements and innovations.
Action Point
You want to be an exemplary leader? Go beyond the ordinary always.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
one of the largest evangelical Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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