TOPIC : UNDERSTANDING LOYALTY
(Special edition)
LOYALTY OF A PROTEGE PROVOKES FRIENDSHIP
TEXT: JOSHUA 1:1-9
A superior upgrades a loyal protege into a friend
1. _A loyal servant excels._
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant - Mark 10:43, NIV. Service is the ladder to greatness.
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all - Mark 10:44. Service to people is the qualification to becoming their leader.
2. God confirms the words of a loyal servant.
That confirms the word of his servant - Isaiah 44:26. Elijah decreed before Ahab that rain wouldn't fall and God confirmed it because he was loyal to him.
3. A loyal servant succeeds his master.
Such was Joshua. When Moses was about to die he prayed for a successor. Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation - Numbers 27:16.
*And the LORD said unto Moses, Take you Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him Numbers 27:18.*
How loyal was Joshua to Moses?. When the Israelites were in transit to Canaan, Moses instructed Joshua: choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek - Exodus 17:9. Without any prior military training he obeyed.
Joshua always obeyed Moses without excuses and without complains. Loyalty is a product of absolute obedience.
Know this, you are a leader to only those you serve.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
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For further reading, Deuteronomy 31,32,33.
1 Thesalonian 3,4
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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