Hopefully this title caught your attention. It should have. The reason that it should have is that this subject affects every person on this planet. The measure of a godly man is in the leadership he provides. And the leadership he provides is measured by the quality of leadership he provides. And, the quality of leadership he provides is measured by its resemblance to the marks of the Holy Spirit producing likeness to Jesus Christ.
What needs to be said is that there are men who, naturally, are willing to fight the battle of leadership and they are equipped uniquely for that role. However, in the end, the resemblance of the leadership he provided was likeness to himself. That will not do.
A godly man does not want people to resemble himself. The godly man demands, expects, prays for, resemblance to Jesus Christ. The godly man does not think to himself, “I hope that people will follow me.” The godly man thinks to himself, “O, I wish that God would give them a heart to follow Jesus Christ!” The result and the methodology are very different.
The result of the second one is that Jesus is glorified in all His glory. His humanity is seen replicated in the godly man and in the leadership he provides. The direction that a godly leader takes those who know Christ is the direction of obedience to the Father by means of knowledge of the Word of God.
The methodology of the one who leads people towards Jesus Christ is that of hearing the Word of Christ in order that faith will be produced. It is the Word of Christ that produces faith in the heart of those who are His. The means, then, of glorifying Jesus Christ is to display Him through proper handling of His Word.
The overarching affect, then, is that Jesus is exalted in deed and in truth.
The effect of those who are not doing this, is a devastation of lives attempting to be dependent upon the man.
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