TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN

TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Holy Ground


Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 
Exodus 3:5 (ESV)

And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Joshua 5:15 (ESV)

Moses and Joshua had moments, before they were to lead the people into the impossible, when they met with God. These meetings were similar in that both needed to remove their sandals to acknowledge the fact that they were standing on holy ground. 

God, for some reason, wanted them to understand that the instructions given to them were from God. This was different from the counsel of man. This counsel was such that it would set them on a sacred leadership journey where their ultimate strength would come from the fact that they once stood on holy ground and listened to God. 

Their strength would not come from their people, but from the words of God, alone. 

Somethings will never change. Leaders today who gain leadership from men alone will lack the strength, courage, and wisdom to lead correctly. Every successful leader, at some point, needs to hear and acknowledge God’s instructions for them.

Mission statements crafted by committees are helpful, but they often lack the power and authority of God. Mission statements can be crafted by pagans and believers alikeand if repeated enough, can become sacred in the minds of many. 

Attempting to build the “church” without leaders who have had to take their sandals off makes operating a church similar to managing a secular business. In the end, you may affect many people, have large numbers, and look like a dominant force for good, when, in reality, you have been a failure for transforming large numbers of people, and accomplishing a stated mission statement could easily honor the people and the statement more than God.

Those who meet with God stand in awe of Him. Those who listen to Him attempt and accomplish the impossible.

We need to have leaders who spend more time on the holy ground and less time in committee meetings. 

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