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Lead Like Joshua
by
Rev Kong Hee
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do
not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with
you wherever you go.
-Joshua 1:9
(1) Courage. Seventeen times, the Bible says, "Be of
good courage!" Therefore, having courage is a very good
thing. The primary plot of the devil is to bring discouragement
to a leader, that is to take courage out of your heart. If he
succeeds, then he has trapped you in a place of weakness,
despair and hopelessness. Your vision would soon disappear.
What is courage? Courage is teh capacity to do what is right
even when it is unpopular. As such, courage relates to the
integrity of character. A courageous person will do what is
right in the midst of opposition and mockery, even when there
are no perceived benefits to him at all. When you do what is
right--simply because it is the right thing to do--that
is courage.
(2) Boldness. Someone once counted that 365 times, the
Bible says, "Fear not!" In other words, in every single day of
the year, a leader must never be afraid. To be bold is to have
confidence. David says, "Though an army may encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in
this I will be confident" (Ps. 27:3).
Even under house arrest in Rome, paul preached "with all
confidence" (Acts 28:31). The Bible says, "Therefore do not cast
away your confidence, which has great reward" (Heb. 10:35).
Courage relates to character, boldness relates to your
personality. Have a confident personality and be secure in who
you are.
(3) Strength. Again and again, Joshua was exhorted to be
strong. Strength is the ability to stand up on your feet
whenever you are knocked down. There are many confident and
charismatic people who are not strong. Whenever they are hit by
a crisis, they wilt away without having the ability to bounce
back to life.
(4) Wisdom. Proverbs constantly speaks of knowledge,
understanding and wisdom. Knowledge is the getting of
information. Understanding is the analyzing of
information. Wisdom is solving the problem. Proverbs
says, "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom"
(Prov. 1:7). A leader must be wise.
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