Moulton Baptist Church
Many times we want to measure our effectiveness as leaders by the number of lives that have been touched by God through us. Paul challenges us to have a greater measuring standard for our ministry. “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2).
God’s use of you as a leader to bless the lives of others is indeed a great blessing. The most excellent blessing comes when God uses you as a leader to build up leaders who will in turn teach others. Everyone wants to feel important and needed, and leaders are no different. However, we must be careful not to allow the feeling of importance slip into convictions of being irreplaceable.
The wise Christian, like Paul, realizes that our greater responsibility is to help raise up leaders to take our place. Leaving a legacy is investing our time and resources into helping build leaders that God will be able to use to do even greater things for His glory. Whose life are you pouring yourself into so they can continue the mission?
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