Lead by serving! Matthew 20: 25-27

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Well, how was your weekend? Filled full of activity and God filled fun? Leadership, just what is leadership? When 2 or more are gathered 1 will come to the forefront as the leader. In a group, someone may challenge the leaders ideas or suggestions, yet it remains there is one leader.

Yesterday I observed 2 people on jet skis shooting across the choppy water. As they ran parallel they reached a spot where one went left, the other right. The one who went right made a complete circle and headed back to the one who went left. So, who was the leader? The one who went left or the one who went right?

Jesus gave us a new perspective on being a leader.

Matthew 20:25-27 "But Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.'"

Instead of using people, we are to serve them. Jesus' mission was to serve others and to give his life away. A real leader has a servant's heart. Servant leaders appreciate others' worth and realize that they're not above any job. If you see something that needs to be done, don't wait to be asked, take the initiative and do it like a faithful servant.

So, who was the leader on jet skis? The one turning right or the one turning left? Many times people don't see serving as leading. Lead by example - you may be the only Bible someone sees today. SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS! Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny