Each morning for the past week, we have woken up to a very different world. Everything has changed so rapidly. Leaders are using terms such as “unprecedented” to describe the situations that they are trying to preside over. They are correct to be saying this, for in history, nothing like this has ever occurred before, with such widespread and varying affects on every aspect of life as we knew it. It is not possible for any country to ever recover from this one!
To those of us who are fortunate enough to be in a position to step back from it all for a moment, it is crystal clear that the situation that these leaders are presiding over is totally and utterly unsustainable for very much longer. The economic and human affects alone of all of this are already well beyond any possible description by words or any computation available to mankind.
So, let us all consider the leaders, at all levels, of our global society, who are hour by hour dealing with these changing conditions over which they have no control, making immense decisions with irreparable implications on their citizens and to the economies of each and every country in the world, while also at the same time, dealing with the opposition that always comes from a large percentage of the population that are never happy with any of their decisions.
The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will. Daniel 4:17,25,32
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Romans 13:1
This world will never be the same again. Your life will never be the same again.
From our aspect, let us all rest in Christ and comply with their orders as long as they do not cut across the commandments of our God, in particular the first four. We can all be very grateful indeed that Christ is our Leader; we take our orders from Him and Him only. He provides true Leadership. He will guide us, not only moment by moment personally as He abides in us but, He is the Head over ALL.
We will never be ashamed if we wait on Him.
Now let us consider this one!
A terrible storm of persecution was coming, just like a windstorm, that blew down every object that was standing. There was not a…to be seen (church member of the denomination). They, like the disciples, forsook Christ and fled. All who sought positions were never seen anymore. After the storm there was a calm. Then the…arose like a great flock of sheep that were without shepherds. They all united in earnest prayer for help and wisdom, and the Lord answered them by helping them choose leaders among them, who had never sought positions before. They prayed earnestly for the aid of the Holy Spirit which was poured out upon them, making them fully ready for service. They then went forth ‘fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners’ to give the message to all the world.
We are told that “it applied to the entire denominational world”.
You may have the desire to be a great leader and have even read the book “So You Want To Be A Leader” and other similar titles. Well, here in the quote above is an insight into how Christ will choose the leaders of His people in these closing scenes, as He “takes the reins into His own hands”. It sounds similar to “the last shall be first and the first shall be last”, and ”Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.
That is Leadership!
True leaders will be waiting, totally dependant of Christ every moment as He abides in them. Every move they make will be His move.
O the liberty of those who can be trusted everywhere, since their every step is but a movement of God's own, holy law - His will.
