GREAT LEADERS KNOW WHERE TO FOCUS!

Team:

Where does sin come from? Where does temptation come from?

Have you ever wondered about the Devil and what happened many years ago? Have you ever wondered why there is evil and hate in the world?

GREAT LEADERS FOCUS ON GOD THEN OTHERS.

Here in Isaiah 14 we get some insight.
Here is what happened many years ago.

"How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star (Lucifer or Satan) son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!

You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain, I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'"
Isaiah 14:12-14

Notice how Satan kept saying, "I will" over and over.

Satan wants us to take our eyes off of God and focus on ourselves. Think about all the magazines out there. What do they focus on? They focus on self or the
"I will."

GREAT LEADERS FOCUS ON GOD THEN OTHERS.

Satan is a created angel. There are three angels named in the Bible that we know about: Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer.

Lucifer or Satan convinced one third of the angels to follow him and try to take over heaven.

The very instant this thought came into Satan's heart God took action and threw him and one third of the angels out of heaven.

Where did God send them? He sent them to earth. The first target was Adam and Eve. He tempted Eve with the same sin that got him thrown out of heaven. "You can be like God." He was also saying, "You can be as God ruling over your own planet if you take this drug."

Now many years later we are still affected by what happened a long time ago. Even in Gen 3:15 God provided a way out of this mess. He promises to send a Savior to take away all the sin Satan created.

The Savior is Jesus.

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." 1John 4:4

Let's focus on God, then Others. The Word says He will give us perfect peace when we fix our eyes on Him.

GREAT LEADERS FOCUS ON GOD THEN OTHERS.

Just Go!

Finish Strong!

Rick

Sep 13 Readings - ISAIAH 12:1-14:32 | 2 CORINTHIANS 13:1-14 | PSALM 57:1-11 | PROVERBS 23:9-11