"Whoever wants to be a leader among you, must be your SERVANT. Whoever
wants to be first among you must be the SLAVE of every one else."
What qualities do you look for in your leader? What is it that makes one person a great leader and another ineffective? Who have you made your leader, and how do you determine your allegiance and support? Why do you cast your vote for one person and not another? The One Truth Today tells us clearly that anyone wanting to be our leader has to be our SERVANT! If you want to be first among us you will have to be our SLAVE! Are our leaders listening to us today, and are they servants to the people? THE BEST LEADER, IS THE BEST SERVANT! Are you prepared to be a servant and a slave to the people? That is what defines a great leader!
Many rulers and leaders of the past like to Lord it over the people and they flaunt and abuse their authority. In fact the more despotic and harsh the leader is the more likely it is that they will not be a servant to the people and they definitely will not be their slave. These terrible leaders consider the people their slaves and their servants and they are not above tuning out the will of the people. We all know what happens to this type of leader. They fall, and great is the fall thereof. As Christians we need to follow a different path and lead people in a different way. That includes our family and community and every aspect of our social lives. We know the Word of God and it says that THE BEST LEADER IS THE BEST SERVANT!
The world has a different idea about leadership and may try to force its will and authority without the consensus of those they govern. They use deception and guile to achieve their goals that are most often not in concert with the will of the people. We have a right and a duty to reject that type of leader and to choose another that conforms to the principals and laws of God. They will fail and the truth will find them out in due time. If we ever have the chance to lead or govern we must always remember the Word of God. We have to be willing to be the SLAVE of the people and we must be the BEST SERVANT to those we lead.
