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HOW TO LEAD IT
I believe very strongly that there are remnant leaders for this time. But what do these leaders look like?
The definition of remnant is “a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved.”
Honor is at the core of what a true leader must look like. It’s completely counterintuitive to what the world teaches. But it’s what Jesus taught throughout his whole ministry, through what Holy Spirit continues to speak to us. True leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. Jesus showed this example of creating more leaders in the most beautiful way. He didn’t micromanage the disciples. He let them watch, let them blunder, just like he does for us. And he did it with grace. So many amazing leaders were raised up through his ministry here on earth. And we are called to do the same.
Another mark of a great leader is that they are positioned with clear direction. They are instructed in the ways of the kingdom and they instruct others in that way. Leaders make disciples.
As leaders, we must be under the leadership of the Holy Spirit:
We become what we behold. Our life is moving in the direction of our strongest thought. Know the Who, then get the what.
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. – 2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP)
We must have courage to step into perfect love, as Christ has loved us, and it will cast out all fear.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. – I John 4:18 (NIV)
As leaders, we do not always have the power to control the situations we find ourselves in, but we will always have the power to surrender. We can’t always control our relationships, our health, the future or the church. Surrender is a daily choice that we can make.
Jesus teaches us the principle of respecting those who sat in Moses’ seat, even hypocritical Pharisees.
Matthew 23:2-3
“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So, you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.”
As Paul suggests in 1 Timothy 5:17, “Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.” When we see people, who are truly faithful and hard-working, who correctly teach God’s word, we should honor them twice as much.
We must first humble ourselves, then we give honor and respect. That’s why it is counterintuitive. Because the way of the world is to put oneself before others. To claw our way to the top on the backs of our fellow man. But Jesus taught us a different way, a better way.
John 12:26
If anyone serves me, let him follow me: and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, Him, my father will honor.
Hebrews 3:3-5
“Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future.”
You see, it’s God’s job to build the Church. It’s our job to spread the good news of the Kingdom. Get it? He is the one building. We are the messengers. We are the ones who have been called to spread the good news of His kingdom, of His righteousness. It takes a lot of the striving out of our everyday lives, doesn’t it? He’s painting the masterpiece that is the Church. Yes, we get to be a part of that. But we are here to simply be his heartbeat on the earth. And we do that through honor.
Hebrews 5:4
“And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.”
1 Peter 1:7 “These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”
1 Corinthians 12:26
“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”
2 Timothy 2:20-21 ESV –
“Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.”
We get to decide what kind of vessels we want to be by the way we live our lives. Are you going to choose to live your life for yourself? Or for God, surrendered to all that he has for you?
1 Thessalonians 5:13
“Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.”
1 Corinthians 4:10
“We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!”
1 Corinthians 12:23-26
“and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Luke 14:7-10
“When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
As we have been reading in the many scriptures about honor today, you probably noticed that honor and humility go hand in hand. When we seek honor for ourselves, we get humbled. But when we humble ourselves, when we serve – God honors us.
