Responsibility
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” (Luke 4:18-19)
Today’s Morsel: One of the things that some folks fail to understand is that you cannot delegate responsibility. You can only delegate authority. Responsibility comes with your authority. Once you are elected or placed in position of leadership, the effectiveness of how well you will do in that position, rests upon how quickly you understand the responsibility which comes with it. If you are a leader who avoids or is one that is fearful of confrontation, you will not lead effectively. Confrontation is a responsibility of leadership authority. If you are a leader who avoids telling others what to do for fear of them leaving the church, you will not be an effective leader. Responsibility is attached to your authority. When the religious leaders asked Jesus by what authority He did the things that He did, He simply asked them a question about the baptism of John the Baptist. His question was, was what John doing baptizing people from God or man? They said that they could not tell. To which Jesus reply neither will I tell you by what authority I do things. Both John the Baptist and Jesus understood their authority and they both knew the responsibility which came with it. That’s why they were not afraid of confrontation nor to tell others what they needed to do. Have you studied the responsibilities that came with your authority so you can be effective.
Sing: Be bold, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you. Be bold, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you. Do not be afraid, do not be dismay, because you’re walking in faith and victory, because you’re walking in faith and victory, because the Lord your God is with you.
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