LEADERSHIP
Hosea 4:13b-14
"Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your brides commit adultery. I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go apart with harlots, and offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot. Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled."
In God's great scheme of things, He has ordained that men be the leaders, whether in the family, the church, or the nation. Men are given responsibility to set an example of righteousness. But when they themselves live ungodly, can you expect their followers to do differently? I don't think that this means that the followers who sin in ignorance are absolved of responsibility. They will suffer consequences for sin – "be trampled" – even though they lack of understanding. But the men who lead them into sin will face a stricter judgment. Lord, help me to lead my flock in paths of righteousness.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Men are given the awesome responsibility to lead their followers in the paths of righteousness.
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Have a leading/following day. Love you.
Hosea 4:13b-14
"Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your brides commit adultery. I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go apart with harlots, and offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot. Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled."
In God's great scheme of things, He has ordained that men be the leaders, whether in the family, the church, or the nation. Men are given responsibility to set an example of righteousness. But when they themselves live ungodly, can you expect their followers to do differently? I don't think that this means that the followers who sin in ignorance are absolved of responsibility. They will suffer consequences for sin – "be trampled" – even though they lack of understanding. But the men who lead them into sin will face a stricter judgment. Lord, help me to lead my flock in paths of righteousness.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Men are given the awesome responsibility to lead their followers in the paths of righteousness.
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Have a leading/following day. Love you.
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