Hi there to all. Born to Lead! Genesis 1; 26- 31 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. You and I were born to lead. Take a look at five observations based on Genesis 1; 26- 31 that suggest our God-given leadership potential; 1. Being made in God’s image means we were created to lead {v. 26}. After God says, “Let us make man in our image,” He says, “let them have dominion...” One way we reflect God’s image is by leading. 2. God come both male and female to have dominion {v. 27}. Both men and women have been given the ability and authority to lead. Leadership is not gender specific. 3. We are to rule over the earth, but not necessarily over each other {v. 28}. We were not directed to rule each other, but over the earth’s creatures. History is largely the story of how men and women have perverted their God-given roles by trying to rule each other. 4. All of us are to serve one another in the areas of our gifting and purpose {v. 29- 30}. God created everything for a purpose. Our general is to lead, but each of us should ask God, “Lord, what’s my specific purpose?” 5. Each person’s leadership is best exercised in his or her area of giftedness {v. 31}. When we discover our gifts, we will naturally lead in those areas where we are most productive, intuitive, comfortable, influential and satisfied. Blessed to be a blessing
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:10:56 +0000