Leadership Armour Pt.1

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Prayer Culture 
《Inspirational Saturday》》》》》

Series: Leadership Armour  Pt.1


Dear friend ;☛Pray God-Sized Prayers
Pray for leadership
 Leadership is defined by results, not attributes. Very sensitive, Leadership is influence and Sad enough, the society we have found ourselves has produced a vast population of individuals skilled in all the techniques of maneuvering into positions but lacking knowledge of the underlying requirements of leadership hence, deficient in the ability to stand up to responsibilities.

John Maxwell, leadership expert said that " a great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion not position "
Everything rises and falls on leadership. If a business is well-led it tends to do well. If a church is well-led it usually flourishes. If a nation is well-led it will most often prosper.
From Our Focal Scripture;
After Sisera had ‘cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help’ (4:3). Sisera’s mother looked out of the window waiting for Sisera to return. She cried out, ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a woman or two for each man’ (5:30). We get a hint here of how Sisera treated the people of God.
In answer to their God-sized prayer God raised up an outstanding leader. Deborah was both a spiritual leader (a ‘prophetess’) and also a political leader. She was ‘leading Israel at that time’ (4:4). She was a charismatic leader whose presence was so valued that Barak says to her, ‘If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go’ (v.8).
Interestingly, it is another woman, Jael, who finally finishes off Israel’s oppressor (v.21).
Both women and men can make outstanding leaders. What matters is not gender but that leaders actively lead: ‘When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves – praise the Lord!’ (5:2,9).
Deborah and Barak gave God the glory (vv.1–5). Again, Joyce Meyer points out that God ‘chooses to use and promote those who know they are nothing without him and who give him the glory and the credit for all their accomplishments. Every time you have a success in your life, remember to give God the glory’.
The way in which God answered the prayer of his people was to raise up wise and humble leadership. As a result, ‘the land had peace for forty years’ (v.31c).
Deborah prayed that those who loved the Lord would be ‘like the sun when it rises in its strength’ (v.31b) – bringing warmth and energy; strong, bold and fearless.
Note: We are taking our time to pray for leadership in our society, at least your one hour fervent and effectual prayer will make a change, don't forget you are a leader, pray for yourself as well to always yield to the Holy Spirit leading so that you can lead with evidence under God.
Lord, I pray today that I would be ‘like the sun when it rises in its strength’ (v.31b). May I bring light in a dark world; may I show people the way.
Verse of the Day
‘I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings…’ (Psalm 57:1).

©  E~Mike ✍

Location: Yenagoa, Nigeria

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