The Role of Godly Leaders and Prophets

UV 3559/10000 The Role Of Godly Leaders and Prophets Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel ( heir to the throne of Judah) and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God ( Haggai and Zechariah) were with them, supporting and encouraging them. Ezra 5 v 2 Zerubbabel, before whom the mountains were made plain, was a descendant of King David. The mountains, implying huge challenges, were not flattened by natural or physical strength but by spiritual authority, power and prayer. Kings, today are a metaphor for leaders in different spheres of life. We might face several huge challenges in building the kingdom of God but we will be able to overcome by the grace of God. Leaders should never forfeit the grace of God by thoughtless lifestyle, by arrogance, by relying on their own wisdom and intellect, strength or connections. Our worldly adversaries will raise obstacles in our paths but the Lord will help us remove them, one by one. Leaders do not plough a lonely furrow. The Lord will send prophets to encourage and support leaders even as He sent Haggai and Zechariah to encourage Zerubbabel. Unlike Zerubbabel, we are not attempting to build a physical temple but even as Jesus referred to His own body as God’s temple, we are to build the temple inside of us. The Word and our actions in alignment with the word are the bricks and mortar we use to build this spiritual temple. There may be many irritants, obstacles, problems, barriers,setbacks but the Lord will enable us to face and remove these one by one. Whatever we build to honour God, we must have Jesus as its cornerstone who is connected to all we are, say and do. The entire edifice of our lives rests on Him. He is the foundation on which we build our lives as a testament of God. When we have this perspective, nothing we do or say is in vain. God plus us is infinite. God minus us is also infinite, implying that with God all things are possible for us, nothing is impossible. Without Him nothing is possible for us.