Leading....when I hear this word I normally think of the person that stands in front and directions the affairs of others. Now this could be in war, church, business or just life in general, but I'm not so sure anymore. The question that makes me wonder about leading is not what are they leading but how are they leading. This is a much more important and necessary question to me at this point in my life and for the greater calling of the Church in general. I am really learning a lot about this cause of the wonderful lady God has placed in my life and trying to lead her right. All this said, Y'shua lived on this earth from a place of service and humility. I, as many have and do call Him, the suffering servant, from what Isaiah chapter 53 lays out for us.
But at this point I want to look at what the gospel of Mark says in chapter 10 verse 42-45,
"And Jesus called them to him and said to them, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. but it shall not be so among you. but whosoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for many."
Y'shua touches on a subject that I think we all should be looking at. Leading out of serving not leading out of position or power. The gentiles had a very interesting easy of leading and being placed in leadership. They would buy there leadership and there authority was one that they put themselves into and not from a place as Y'shua mentions as leading from the side (my words from the title). The Romans would be in power by paying a high price to Ceaser and so on. Just previous to all the text above says two of the disciples as Y'shua about being seated at His right and left in glory. Y'shua basically asks them if they think they can really life and deal with that as they say they can and Y'shua affirms them in that and there calling for His kingdom.
The thing is that James and John both want a place of position by asking for it. This is not much unlike the gentiles who buy there position and then lord over people as a means of power and position. Y'shua then rebukes all the disciples in what leading really look likes. He says the above text not only in love but in rebuke of James and John and there desires to be in glory. If you want to take Y'shua literally then death for others is true leading. Giving your life in buying others life is leading. Service I don't think is a strong enough word but death to bring life is necessary.
Now Y'shua preludes his words of his life as a ransom for many to being servant of all means greatness in the kingdom and that's true leadership. To lose all ideas and thoughts about leading by position and power by following in out Lord's example of humility in service and death of self to bring life into others. Now in my life this has been a challenge but a joy at the same time, for I've seen God do some really cool things in submitting to this but also death to my wants and desires and thoughts about leading have been tough and not fun.
I've had to learn what it means to die to self so that God my live through me (Romans 6:10). My Lord Y'shua's life was one that dies so that life may come. I pray and hope that some how I move into leading in the church and my relationships in this manner and for you also.
......your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.....
But at this point I want to look at what the gospel of Mark says in chapter 10 verse 42-45,
"And Jesus called them to him and said to them, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. but it shall not be so among you. but whosoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for many."
Y'shua touches on a subject that I think we all should be looking at. Leading out of serving not leading out of position or power. The gentiles had a very interesting easy of leading and being placed in leadership. They would buy there leadership and there authority was one that they put themselves into and not from a place as Y'shua mentions as leading from the side (my words from the title). The Romans would be in power by paying a high price to Ceaser and so on. Just previous to all the text above says two of the disciples as Y'shua about being seated at His right and left in glory. Y'shua basically asks them if they think they can really life and deal with that as they say they can and Y'shua affirms them in that and there calling for His kingdom.
The thing is that James and John both want a place of position by asking for it. This is not much unlike the gentiles who buy there position and then lord over people as a means of power and position. Y'shua then rebukes all the disciples in what leading really look likes. He says the above text not only in love but in rebuke of James and John and there desires to be in glory. If you want to take Y'shua literally then death for others is true leading. Giving your life in buying others life is leading. Service I don't think is a strong enough word but death to bring life is necessary.
Now Y'shua preludes his words of his life as a ransom for many to being servant of all means greatness in the kingdom and that's true leadership. To lose all ideas and thoughts about leading by position and power by following in out Lord's example of humility in service and death of self to bring life into others. Now in my life this has been a challenge but a joy at the same time, for I've seen God do some really cool things in submitting to this but also death to my wants and desires and thoughts about leading have been tough and not fun.
I've had to learn what it means to die to self so that God my live through me (Romans 6:10). My Lord Y'shua's life was one that dies so that life may come. I pray and hope that some how I move into leading in the church and my relationships in this manner and for you also.
......your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.....
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