Monday, May 23, 2016
He gives food to those who fear him, he remembers his covenant forever. (Psalm 111:5)
Matthew,
Chapter 21, verse 46:
46 And although
they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they
regarded him as a prophet.
They also feared
the crowds because of Jesus. Fear is
a natural reaction and when we fear
something we naturally do one of five things. We either: fight, run away, do
nothing, compromise or grow. The whole of the bible are stories of people both
good and bad making choices. Some of people’s choices were good and some were
evil; but it was always the spirit of God that urged men to make choices that
caused growth in humankind; to create a Kingdom of God on earth.
Both John the Baptist and Jesus were marked by the
priests and elders for death because they threatened their power over the
people which they feared. Like
savage beasts they killed anything that got in their way.
According to John Maxwell[1]
leaders lose their right to selfishness and must take the lives of others into
account before their own. They must testify to the truth and tell people what
they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. They must tell people
where they have to go to grow the Kingdom and not where they desire to go.
Christ came not only to restore the Israelites but
all of mankind into His Kingdom: The Kingdom of God. Leaders in the Kingdom
must fear not and lead from principle rather than from reaction.
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