Daily Devotional “Building a Leader With The Right Raw Materials”
Be different!
May 12, 2023
The twelve apostles included “Simon, who is called Peter” (Matthew. 10:2).
God can use your natural abilities as a basis for your spiritual service.
Peter is a good illustration of how God builds a spiritual leader.
He begins with a person’s natural traits and works from there.
Natural traits alone don’t make a spiritual leader—the person must also be gifted and called by the Holy Spirit to lead in the church and be a model of spiritual virtue.
But often God endows future leaders with natural abilities that constitute the raw materials from which He builds spiritual ministries.
That was certainly the case with Peter, who demonstrated the leadership qualities of inquisitiveness, initiative, and involvement.
Peter was always asking questions. In fact, the gospel records show he asked more questions than all the other disciples combined!
People who aren’t inquisitive don’t make good leaders because they’re not concerned about problems and solutions.
Initiative was another indicator of Peter’s leadership potential.
He not only asked questions, but also was often the first to respond when Jesus asked the questions (e.g., Matthew. 16:15-16; Luke 8:45).
Also, Peter loved to be in the middle of the action, even when it got him into trouble.
For example, we might criticize his lack of faith when he sank after walking on water, but remember, the rest of the disciples never even got out of the boat.
Peter was inquisitive, showed initiative, and sought to be involved.
How about you? Are you inquisitive about God’s truth?
Do you take the initiative to learn about Him?
Do you want to be involved in what He is doing?
If so, you have the raw material for spiritual leadership.
Continue to cultivate those qualities, allowing the Spirit to use you for God’s glory.
Prayer
•Pray for your spiritual leaders.
•Ask God for opportunities to lead others in the way of righteousness. Use every opportunity to its fullest.
Further Reading
Read the following verses, noting the kinds of questions Peter asked: Matthew 15:15; 18:21; 19:27; Mark 13:2-4; John 21:20-22.
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