Christian Devotional – March 26, 2023

Principles of Leadership, Day 29

What is the role of the leader? Read 1 Thessalonians 5:14.

Who are we call to lead? The answer is the distracted, the disheartened, the delicate, and the demanding. As we look at this verse here, we see the instruction to lead all of these people.

How are we going to help those who are distracted to maintain focus on their purpose in Christ? How can we encourage those people who are discouraged and don’t feel like they can go on with their purpose and Christ? How do we raise up and empower those people who feel they are too weak or delicate to do what God has called them to do? And finally how do we keep calm when surrounded by people who are constantly demanding something new and something different?

These four things encompass the bulk of the individuals that we find ourselves leading these days. When we take a look at those that we are leading, we need to understand how to recognize where people are at and then how to motivate them to continue to move forward with the purpose that God has for them? Leadership is about more than just telling people what to do. Leadership is about recognizing where people are at and helping them get to where God wants them to be.