{"id":7679,"date":"2018-09-06T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2018-09-06T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:44:53","slug":"excel-by-his-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=7679","title":{"rendered":"EXCEL BY HIS WORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAITH CAPSULE:<\/strong> Serve by the word of God to excel as a leader that is serving.<\/p>\n

1 Kings 12<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rehoboam was elevated when he became king after his father king Solomon. He was approached by the whole assembly of Israel saying, \u201cYour father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.\u201d (1 Kings 12:4) <\/em><\/strong>Rehoboam responded wisely when he asked the assembly of Israel to come back in three days. It is always wise to respond when responding with wisdom.
\nRehoboam responded with wisdom to inquire for positive not negative that could affect his position of leading the people. Rehoboam consulted the elders, \u201cAnd they spoke to him, saying, \u2018If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.\u2019\u201d(1 Kings 12:7) <\/em><\/strong>Have you been promoted to a higher position where you are expecting to serve the people or to be served by the people?
\nIt is better to learn from the word of God on how to serve.
\nIt is important to know that every position of leadership is to serve by serving the people first. Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith made it clear by example and in His word when He stated, \u201cAnd whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave\u2014 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.\u201d (Matthew 20:27-28<\/em><\/strong>) In the position of leader it is worthy to serve and gaing as leader that is received, serving to be served.
\nRehoboam did not receive advice of the elders but consulted the young men which grew with him. Rehoboam received advise as stated, \u201c\u2026speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, \u2018Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us\u2019\u2014thus you shall say to them: \u2018My little finger shall be thicker than my father\u2019s waist! And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!\u2019\u201d (1Kings 12:10-11) <\/em><\/strong>Rehoboam rejected advice of the elders but responded the young one\u2019s advice. Rehoboam\u2019s response to wrong advice was a fall in the beginning of his reign by not leading to serve his people through to the end of his reign.
\nEvidently, if anyone gives self to the word of God, keeping to the word of God is certain to gain and retain the presence of God.
\nIn all position as a leader, one that will lead by the word of God not by the word of world is certain to excel as a leader by serving and being served by his people. \u00a0Rehoboam as leader was a failure.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today:<\/strong> Ask for the grace of understanding to serve for God to be glorified in your life.<\/em><\/p>\n

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FAITH CAPSULE: Serve by the word of God to excel as a leader that is serving. 1 Kings 12 Rehoboam was elevated when he became king after his father king Solomon. He was approached by the whole assembly of Israel saying, \u201cYour father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your … Continue reading EXCEL BY HIS WORD<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7680,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7679\/revisions\/7680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}