“Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of My God and for His service.” Nehemiah 13:14
“Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of Your steadfast love.” Nehemiah 13:22b
“Remember me, O my God, for good.” Nehemiah 13:30b
Is leadership easy? Should anyone ever desire to lead people? Do people choose to be leaders because they desire power? Through the eyes of the world it is important to be a leader because it will add to what you have and it will help you to get more. What is Biblical leadership? In Nehemiah 13 we get a glimpse of a true leader. In this chapter the people of Israel have fallen back to the ways of their fathers while Nehemiah was absent from the city. Nehemiah had his eyes open to the evil that the people in Jerusalem were committing and he chose to take action.
The presence of Nehemiah was inspirational to the people of Israel. Why is that? Nehemiah was willing to follow God and tell the people of Israel how they were sinning in their actions. What was Nehemiah’s source of strength? He was totally dependent upon God for His strength to lead the people of Israel. Nehemiah could have a firm hand and make the necessary changes within Israel because of his total dependance upon God. Leadership today has not changed since the time of Nehemiah. Leaders today need to ground themselves in God because as time spent clinging to God with all of their heart, mind, soul, and strength will produce great fruit among the sheep that they lead.
