Don't lord over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
Every Christian is a leader, particularly to those who don’t know the way or are new to the body of Christ. In Luke 6:39 Jesus gave the following illustration: "What good is it for one blind person to lead another? The first one will fall into a ditch and pull the other down also.” As a Christian, you've been commissioned by the Word of God to lead people living in darkness to God’s marvelous light and one of the best ways to achieve this is to lead by being a good example. Don't lord over people with orders and demands on how to have a good Christian walk. 1 John 1:7 says, “But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.” Your good example can lead the lost to salvation in Christ. Can you think of a time when your good example had an impact on someone who was lost? Can you think of a time when your bad example yielded regrettable results?
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