A WORD IN DUE SEASON

Saturday, May 12th, 2018

A People Developer 2.

"When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, 0 Lord."
Luke 5:8

Our opening scripture shows us the words Peter said to Jesus the first time they met.
Peter felt unworthy of the Master and said to Him, "... Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, 0Lord."When Jesus heard these words from Peter, Luke 5:10 (MSG) shows us His response, "... Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear. From now on you’ll be fishing for men and women. ""What do we learn from this? We learn that as leaders we 
have a responsibility to help those we lead discover, develop and display their God-given potential. It was through association with Jesus that Peter discovered his purpose and became an Apostle and mighty works were done through his hands to the point that the Jews had this to say about him after he had been well trained by Jesus ''Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. “Acts 4:13. Being under the leadership of Jesus turned ignorant men to superstars.

David was also that way as a leader; he was able to help men who seem to be nobody's become men with purpose and mighty men. They came to him without any prospects but he developed them until they began to display their God-given potentials. This was how they came, “… all who were down on their luck came around - losers and vagrants and misfits of all sorts. David became their leader. There were about four hundred in all." 1Samuel 22:2 (MSG). After being trained, these same men became mighty men You will see that in 2 Samuel 23:9-39.

Therefore, as a leader, don’t give up on anyone God has given to you but instead remain committed to helping them discover, develop and display their God-given potential.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that You give me wisdom to relate appropriately with everyone within my sphere and to train them effectively to become exceptional in what they do, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Mark 3:13-15 (MSG), 1Timothy 4:11, Philemon 1:10-19

Doing the Word.
Remain committed to raising and training those God has given you if you are a leader.