I was reflecting on these scriptures and my mind began to think about war (the battles of life) and the impact that we, as leaders, have on others lives.
Despite our best intentions and precise planning, not everything works according to the plan.
The scripture reminds us that:
“…For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required; and of him to whom men entrust much, they will require and demand all the more.” Luke 12:48 AMPC
The best leaders come to realize that we need help. That is why the example of Moses is so powerful because, even “the powerful” Moses, needed help and support to lead Gods people well. Selah
Moses’ sacrifice of intercession and overwatch all day during the battle seemed impossible in his own strength. Yes, Moses was acting on divine revelation and divine direction but he realized that he needed help and an abundance of grace to complete the mission.
Leadership is hard and we leaders are often misunderstood. Our decisions have consequences and are magnified but are often misunderstood. We are responsible and accountable for achieving results while we remain committed to higher ideals while serving as caretakers of our teams, communities and families.
We must pray and earnestly seek the lord’s guidance for revelation often during the discomfort of the battle and difficult decisions.
We can always find rest and comfort in the scripture as we are reminded: “BLESSED BE the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight– My Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.” Psalm 144:1-2 AMPC
But after the decision is made and necessary actions are taken, we often suffer in silence with the “what if’s”. For those moments, there can be solace in the Word: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 KJV
“In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].”Ephesians 6:10 AMPC
Rest in his promise: “Behold, I will stand before you there….”
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
“So Moses cried to the Lord, What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
And the Lord said to Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand the rod with which you smote the river [Nile], and go.
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at [Mount] Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, that the people may drink.
And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. [I Cor. 10:4.]
He called the place Masson [proof] and Meribah [contention] because of the faultfinding of the Israelites and because they tempted and tried the patience of the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?
Then came Amalek [descendants of Esau] and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
So Joshua did as Moses said and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the hilltop.
When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and when he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.
But Moses’ hands were heavy and grew weary. So [the other men] took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it.
Then Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other side; so his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
And Joshua mowed down and disabled Amalek and his people with the sword.
And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens. [I Sam. 15:2-8.]
And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord is my Banner; And he said, Because [theirs] is a hand against the throne of the Lord, the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
Exodus 17:4-16 AMPC
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