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Discipleship Focus: Authority
Authority: Our calling. This comes from God as king.
Because He calls us as His representatives, He gives us authority to go and do
His will.
As a spiritual leader, I am always impressed with Moses in these
opening verses. It doesn’t matter how
often I read these verses and how many times I hear these words. Moses just impresses me when he says, “Wait,
let me consult the Lord, and I’ll get an answer.”
I think this answer does three things. First, it should remind the people that Moses
does not have the answers. He’s not
God. Second, it puts humility on
display. Moses does not need to have an
answer for everything. Third, it models
true authority. Moses is the leader
because his authority comes from God.
Going to consult God reinforces this behavior.
When we lead out of our own authority we have no guarantee of
success. We don’t even have a guarantee of
saying what God wants us to say. But
when we lead out of humbleness before God’s authority we can make progress in
His ways. Life should be about Him and
doing His will rather than us having all the answers.
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