Leadership Connections

One might wonder why all the connections to Jesus born in a city called Nazareth and a man called Abraham from a city called Ur of the Chaldees? So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. Matt 1:17 God does nothing by chance; so, we might ask ourselves are we at a fourteenth generation point now as the world is focused upon Iraq or Babylon, again. Are we blaming men and nations for something that may be the hand of God, at work? Do we understand that God has placed Abraham as the father of many? The He (God) brought him (Abraham) outside and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them. And He said to him, so shall your descendants be. And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. Then He said to him, I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” Gen 15:5-7 As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendents after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to God to you and your descendents after you. God was in the process of making a leader but the primary factor for success was placed in Abraham"s ability to have faith in a God who led him.

Leadership lesson # 1 to be a Godly leader, which means being a highly effective leader, one must learn to listen not to others but to God first, then turn and listen to others as you meet their needs by hearing God"s heart for them.