GODLY PATTERN FOR LEADERSHIP

I made a futile attempt at registering and obtaining my voters card on Friday. The crowd was much and disorder was in the air. It is my decision to be there early this morning. This nation is ours and the counsel of God for it must stand in Jesus name.

Looking into my Bible recently, I saw something very interesting. Jethro, the father in-law of Moses had gone to visit him in the wilderness on their way to Canaan. He watched how his son in law sat down to judge the people’s matters from morning till night. “This young man will cut short his life if he does not learn the principle of delegation,” he must have said. He counseled Moses in Exodus 18:21. It says, Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness : and place such over them to be rulers of….

Choose able men, Jethro said. Tell me what ability for leadership there is in a man who is seventy years and above? When God chose men for leadership in Israel, He chose men who were in their prime. Both King David and Joseph ascended the thrones in their early thirties. Never forget that our God is the God of knowledge.

Proverbs 20:29 says that the glory of young men is their strength. Check 1 John 2:14 also. It says, …I have written unto you, young men, because you are strong.

Young men are strong and strength is needed for good governance. Beyond that, I believe that the main reason why our God of wisdom placed young men in leadership in Israel is found in Joel 2:28. Here, we are told that while old men dream dreams, young men see visions. We need visionary young men for leadership in this nation. Never forget that the Word of God tells us that where there is no vision, the people perish.

You can see why we must not fold our hands. In addition to praying earnestly for this nation, we must ensure that we vote for the Davids. The Josephs must come to power with strength, vision and Godliness. Enough of Sauls in this nation.

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Have a beautiful week.

Ngozi Okure.