May 15, 2013 Lead for the Lord

Read Hosea 5-6 Lead for the Lord Hosea 5:1 “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.” HAS God called you to be a leader? If you’re a married man, he has. If you’re a mother, he has. In truth, God has called each and every person who proclaims Jesus, “Savior.” to lead for the Lord in the Spirit of the Lord. But, do you? I know you feel ill-equipped to lead. I know you are afraid of leadership because it means responsibility, and leadership is a place to be criticized. Leadership means some people will not like you. But the truth of leadership is that leadership is must in the Kingdom of God. In this scripture today, lack of leadership has caused great sin in Israel. Mizpah and Tabor may have been sites prominent in the false worship of Baal that included child sacrifice. With both their civil and religious leaders hopelessly corrupt, the people of Israel were led into depraved darkness. They looked to their leaders for guidance, and they were guided only to destruction. And destruction is exactly where a nation, a community, a church and a family will go if they are led by godless leaders. God calls you to lead people to Jesus Christ. God calls you to lead people in his ways of truth and righteousness. He calls you to be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ who follows Jesus and leads people into Jesus’ truth. Feel unqualified? Then get qualified. Read, study and know the Word of God as if your nation, your community, your church and your family depend upon it. It’s True! A leaderless nation is only one generation away from destruction.