MARK 3:14. “And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach.” BE WITH HIM. The Lord had plans for some special men, They had responded first when He called to them To leave what they were doing and to follow Him – The choice they made, made them different from then on in.
He called them aside from all the other folks That to them and through them His Word would be known. But before they could go out, they had to be shown The ways of God – those ways had to be made their own.
They came from different walks and works in life – A lot of people would have had a lot of strife – But when the Lord called them to be living lights, He had in His mind to send them out in His might.
Being with the Lord they would learn how He did things They would learn how to help others who their problems bring – They would learn how He prayed and how to make truth ring – They would lead others to understand their need of faith in Him.
After the Lord died and had gone back to heaven – The things they had learned they passed on to other men And down through the years other men lead others to Him – And the leadership process is repeated again and again.
“Heavenly Father, I have been speaking to these men about the role and work of leadership. They have the potential to lead others in Thy ways. I am not sure they want to. In these next days ahead as we study this subject, please give me wisdom to pass on some things that will help them understand the need of spiritual leadership and be willing to rise to that need and meet it. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”