CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD LEADER Wednesday - September 28, 2005
“Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.” – 2 Chronicles 9:8
On February 12, 1959, author and historian Carl Sandburg addressed the U.S. Congress on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Calling his speech “Man of Steel and Velvet” Sandburg gave tribute to America’s sixteenth President. Here are some excerpts from his speech:
“Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as a rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect…
While the war winds howled, he insisted that the Mississippi was one river meant to belong to one country…
While the luck of war wavered and broke and came again, as generals failed and campaigns were lost, he held enough forces… together to raise new armies and supply them, until generals were found who made war as victorious as war has always been made, with terror, frightfulness, destruction… valor and sacrifice past words of man to tell.
In the mixed shame and blame of the immense wrongs of two crashing civilizations, often with nothing to say, he said nothing, slept not at all, and on occasions he was seen to weep in a way that made weeping appropriate, decent, majestic.”
In all aspects of life, the Lord raises up leaders over us. Today in prayer, thank the Lord for the good leaders that He has brought in your life and let some of those leaders know that they encourage you in your walk with Christ.
“Leadership in the Church is different from leadership in the world. To follow Jesus means to become a servant. To become a servant means to become a leader.” – Roddy Chestnut
God’s Word: “Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” – Acts 6:3-4
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail
DEVOTIONS IN THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, CHRONICLES AND KINGS
On February 12, 1959, author and historian Carl Sandburg addressed the U.S. Congress on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Calling his speech “Man of Steel and Velvet” Sandburg gave tribute to America’s sixteenth President. Here are some excerpts from his speech:
“Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as a rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect…
While the war winds howled, he insisted that the Mississippi was one river meant to belong to one country…
While the luck of war wavered and broke and came again, as generals failed and campaigns were lost, he held enough forces… together to raise new armies and supply them, until generals were found who made war as victorious as war has always been made, with terror, frightfulness, destruction… valor and sacrifice past words of man to tell.
In the mixed shame and blame of the immense wrongs of two crashing civilizations, often with nothing to say, he said nothing, slept not at all, and on occasions he was seen to weep in a way that made weeping appropriate, decent, majestic.”
In all aspects of life, the Lord raises up leaders over us. Today in prayer, thank the Lord for the good leaders that He has brought in your life and let some of those leaders know that they encourage you in your walk with Christ.
“Leadership in the Church is different from leadership in the world. To follow Jesus means to become a servant. To become a servant means to become a leader.” – Roddy Chestnut
God’s Word: “Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” – Acts 6:3-4
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail
DEVOTIONS IN THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, CHRONICLES AND KINGS
posted by Devotional E-Mail | 5:50 PM
<< Home