A True Leader Leaves A Legacy

I would first like to start off by thanking you for taking this time to read what I have written. I hope it's something that will edify, challenge, and impact your life. That you would draw closer to God and become the Man or Woman He desires for you to be. To not only impact other peoples lives in the "now", while you are here, but also to affect generations to come by the legacy that you will leave behind. You are destined for greatness!

I found it very interesting, while reading the Old Testament, in the book of Judges, that almost every time a great leader died, Gods people, the Israelite s, turned away from God to worship and serve idols. When this happened, God handed them over to their enemies to become captives. Eventually, the Israelites acknowledged their sin, and in distress, turned back to God, pleading for Him to deliver them.

The reason why it seems that this happens often is because the leader fails to leave a legacy behind. Focusing only on the "now" instead of the FUTURE, which is the problem in our society today. There are only a few leaders that left a legacy and made a huge impact that I can think of that affected generations, such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Paul.

Now Joshua, after Moses imparted into him, he didn't impart or leave a legacy to anyone. As well as Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Tolar, and Jair. After each one of these men died, the people turned away from God.

But what really caught my attention is that in Judges 10:10-16, when the people cried out to God, acknowledging their sin so that He can deliver them from captivity, God reminded His people of all the things He had delivered them from and then goes on to say, " You go cry out to your idols in which you have chosen, let them deliver you. For I will no longer do so." Even after saying this, in verse 16 it says, "and His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel."

His love is so amazing and great, beyond what we can ever imagine. Even at that time, under the Law, when God was angry with them, He could no longer endure their misery and delivered them because of His love. It goes to show you that nothing can separate us from His love and that He desire His people to live a bless and prosperous life. Thank God He promised never to be angry with us because we would be in a whole bunch of trouble! Lol! Think about it, you know that saying, "Where would I be if it wasn't for my God?" Where would you be? We can make a long list of possibilities where we would have ended up. But thank God for His grace and love, that He saved and delivered us from the law and the slavery of this world.

I challenge you to meditate on the love and goodness that He has shown in your life. Knowing that we didn't deserve it, let that compel you to run with the vision, pursuing God in becoming a Minister of Reconciliation and of Power. Don't only be concerned with the "now", but impart into someone's life and leave a legacy that will impact your children and your children's children, family, friends, and future generations to come that have been established through our Lord Jesus Christ, according to His plan and purpose for your life. For you have been called for greatness that will affect generations to come and for people to remember!

John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to my Father." He has proven it through His disciples in the day of the Pentecost and through the Apostle Paul, that even to this day, people are being impacted of the works and message they left behind that's inspired by God and He can do it with you also but do you believe?

What is the message and legacy you will leave behind?

Be Blessed