Power of a Righteous Leader

Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse. Proverbs 8:6-8 Leadership is a gift and the righteous will be destined to rule over the others when the reign of terror ends. All the leaders of our Churches will also be destined to be accountable before God for everything which they did while they had been on earth. The world we live in is controlled by the vices of selfishness, rebellion and arrogance but the faithful members of the Church of Christ shuns all that is evil. The number of corrupted leaders who are hungry for power, money and fame will keep on increasing because of the influence of the world. When we rise to a level of prominence, our attitude changes and our minds becomes perverse and evil. It is not surprising to see that many of our leaders are not only dead in their sins, but their children also suffer because of their sins. The Word of Life states “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful ( 1st Corinthians 4:2 ). We become what we are because of God’s purposes in our lives. We often err by abusing our gifts, talents and resources. Whatever is gifted unto us should be used well for His glory. And if we are bestowed with he gift of leadership, it is up to us to make the best use of it. Every spiritual leader should follow the virtues of the spirit. Truth is, many of us often show favoritism to those who are close to us. This attitude has to be done away with if we truly want to please God. If w4e are leaders working for God our lives should also reflect the very nature of Christ. The Word of God says “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you (Hebrews 13:7). The objective of the above verse is solely to depict the importance of leadership and the consequences of abusing our authority and power. Every leader of our church should be upright in all their walks of life and their stance as “Servants of Christ “should be further strengthened by their life of humility and devotion. The power of a spiritual leader lies not in the position he or she holds, but by the life of faith that they live. God said in His Word that everyone should desire the good things that comes from God. Something we have to be aware of is that we will never be effective if the fruit of the Spirit is amiss in our lives. (Galatians 5:22 ) We should always desire to be at the top for God. The simple logic is that if we serve a Holy God, we should be Holy ( 1st Peter 1:16). The eyes of God are upon all the leaders who reads this. May the love of God be in all of our leaders that the nature of God can be reflected in our lives. The Church of Christ stands with you and we pledge to live by the truth. The power of Christ is here. Receive it. Ambrose.J. Chakre