Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies (Isa. 6:5).
Endless
discussions take place in Christian circles on the qualities and
qualifications necessary for people who have to take leadership
positions in groups or congregations. Various systems are used to train
people in providing effective spiritual guidance to Christian
communities.
Isaiah's vision and calling show us the three
fundamental qualifications. First, he had a vision of God. He could say,
"Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies." Direct
knowledge of God in which the person involved knows without a doubt that
he met with God, is decisive.
Secondly, Isaiah saw himself
exposed in all his human weakness, fallibility and sinfulness. A crucial
part of spiritual leadership is realistic self-conviction and the
consciousness of human weakness.
Thirdly, Isaiah knew that he
had been forgiven and accepted by God. He could go to the people with
self-confidence that was not born of his own achievements and
competence, but of humility that came from the knowledge that he was
dependent on God's grace. He would serve, knowing that he was nothing in
himself and that God was everything.
Whoever is a servant of
the Lord, or wishes to be His servant, needs this inner equipment. You
must meet God face to face, and know that God has accepted you in spite
of all of your weaknesses. These are the qualities every Christian
believer should work on.
Don't ask for an easier life;
ask to be a stronger person. Sometimes you just have to take a leap, and
build your wins on the way down.
~ Kobi Yamada ~
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