Ephesians 4:11-12
King James Version
11 And he gave some, apostles;
and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ:
SPIRIT gave me an idea today.
We shall dismantle the usual boats.
Time for a new kind of president.
We challenge you to forget ALL you've been taught about POLITICS.
We challenge ANY, and EVERY, presidency.
We challenge ANY, and EVERY, form of leadership.
Starting with the question:
What can we liken
presidents of countries to?
Whether you're running for office, or are already president of a nation, you must consider this:
Presidents can be like "deacons".
A deacon is a cleric "below a priest".
Of course, I expect lots of protest.
An uproar would be mild.
Precisely it.
Now, imagine this:
You are running for office.
Maybe president of the United States.
That makes you a "deacon".
Oh, but who is "priest"?
JESUS, of course!
Hebrews 3:1
King James Version
3 Wherefore, holy brethren,
partakers of the heavenly calling,
consider the Apostle
and High Priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus;
Who else has the HIGHEST "office" anyway?
Is it man, or GOD?
Hebrews 3:4
King James Version
4 For every house is builded by some man;
but he that built all things is God.
You will become a DECENT president if you can accept TWO things:
1. You are to be "deacon" -- second in command.
2. JESUS is HIGH PRIEST -- FIRST in command.
Which He is, anyway.
Now, consider the duties of a deacon:
1 Timothy 3:8-13
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8 Likewise must the deacons be grave,
not doubletongued,
not given to much wine,
not greedy of filthy lucre;
9 Holding the mystery of the faith
in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved;
then let them use the office of a deacon,
being found blameless.
11 Even so must their wives be grave,
not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife,
ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well
purchase to themselves a good degree,
and great boldness in the faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
You can be "bishop", too, if you like:
1 Timothy 3:2
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2 A bishop then must be blameless,
the husband of one wife,
vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,
given to hospitality,
apt to teach;
EXCEPT the HEAD Bishop is JESUS, just so you know.
1 Peter 2:25
King James Version
25 For ye were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto the Shepherd
and Bishop of your souls.
The FIRST rule of leadership?
LOSE that ego.
Matthew 20:27-28
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27 And whosoever will be chief among you,
let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
and to give his life a ransom for many.
The SECOND rule of LEADERSHIP?
Become born again.
John 3:3-7
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3 Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him,
How can a man be born when he is old?
can he enter the second time
into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
When you're born again, all else follows.
You'll be done with things of the world.
But you'll begin truly serving GOD.
In FULL acceptance of His will.
The born again is a SERVANT of CHRIST.
He is not a servant of men.
1 Corinthians 7:21-23
King James Version
21 Art thou called being a servant?
care not for it:
but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
22 For he that is called in the Lord,
being a servant, is the Lord's freeman:
likewise also he that is called,
being free, is Christ's servant.
23 Ye are bought with a price;
be not ye the servants of men.
Chaos, and corruption, comes from serving corrupt men.
You always reflect who you serve.
SERVE GOD, instead.
Can women be president/deacons?
Click here for a Scripture response.
Again, that will raise a ruckus.
Doesn't matter.
GOD's gospel is a NONNEGOTIABLE gospel.
That's all we care to uphold.
There are many presidential elections going on everywhere in the world.
Conducted in man's usual manner:
-- cheating involved
-- inability to accept defeat
-- creating flimsy platforms
-- offering false promises
-- never delivering what's been promised
-- eliminating other candidates, by any means
It's all lies, deception, greed, vanity, lust for money, and power.
Surely, we've had enough of that.
That's why it's time to "re-educate" ourselves.
Time to do it the BORN AGAIN way:
How would GOD want us to be?
How should we conduct ourselves?
How are we to love others?
What are GOD's commands?
What is GOD's will?
All the answers are in Scripture.
SPIRIT led me to the EXACT verses.
He took my understanding to another level.
We got creative, the BORN AGAIN way.
Thus, this post.
So, we challenge anyone, and everyone running for president, to think, and act, like a "deacon".
JESUS is HIGH PRIEST.
You are His subordinate.
You will have to follow His commands.
John 14:15
King James Version
15 If ye love me,
keep my commandments.
John 15:8
King James Version
8 Herein is my Father glorified,
that ye bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples.
1 John 5:3
King James Version
3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments:
and his commandments are not grievous.
Can you embrace that?
If you could, you'd be a WONDERFUL leader.
Whether you aspire to become president, or vice-president.
CEO, CFO, CIO, manager, whatever.
GOD's principles remain the same.
He comes FIRST.
EVERYTHING is for HIS GLORY.
I stand by this post 100%.
John 3:30
King James Version
30 He must increase,
but I must decrease.
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