Sylvia Gunter: Biblical Leadership Qualities

This week's prayer devotional from Sylvia Gunter.

All leaders are under the scrutiny of the media as never before. They have always been under the holy scrutiny of our holy God. The challenges in the days ahead will require God-molded and God-directed leadership. Pray all whom God chooses and enables to lead this nation. Pray that all leaders, both spiritual and secular, will be growing in these Biblical leadership qualities. The need is so evident.

Pray for all in authority in governmental, church, and economic positions to be men and women of...

Righteousness and blamelessness like Noah. Gen. 6:9
Faith like Abraham. Rom. 4:18-21
Wisdom like Joseph. Gen. 41:33
Meekness like Moses. Num. 12:3, 7b-8
The fear of the Lord and trustworthiness like the leaders Moses chose. Exo. 18:21
Being sent by God like Miriam. Mic. 6:4
Courage like Joshua. Deu. 31:6
Wholeheartedness in following God like Caleb. Josh. 14:8-9, 14
A heart of intercession for the people like Samuel. 1 Sam. 12:23
Perseverance like Job. James 5:11
God's validation like David. Isa. 55:4
Capability like Ezra's leaders. Ezra 7:28b, 8:16-18
Prayer life like Nehemiah by which the hand of God was on his leadership.Neh. 1:4-11, 4:4,9; 6:9, 14; 9:6-38; 13:14, 22, 29, 31.
Integrity like Daniel. Dan. 1:8
Servant heart like Mary. Luke 1:38
Submission under God's authority like the centurion. Mat. 8:9
Insight, not like the blind guides. Mat. 23:16, 15:14
Honesty like Nathanael. John 1:47
Evidence of having been with Jesus like Peter and John. Acts 4:13
Being filled with faith and the Spirit, with God's grace and power like Stephen. Acts 6:5, 8, 10
Certainty of God's choosing and commissioning like Paul. Acts 9:15-16, 26:16-20
Genuine interest in the welfare of others like Timothy. Phi. 2:20

       Bless your leaders, asking God to shape them into a Christ-like leader...

with a shepherd's heart like our Shepherd. Jer. 3:15, 23:1, 4; Heb. 13:20-21
with total submission to our Father. Mark 14:22
with a pure heart. Mat. 5:8
with total grace and truth. John 1:14, 16
with complete obedience. Phi. 2:5-8
with willingness to suffer. Heb. 5:8
with compassion. Mat. 9:36

 

    Jesus perfectly exemplified all of these leadership qualities and more. Study the perfect leadership of Jesus, on whose shoulders is the government of all God's kingdom.