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Numbers chapter 20 verse 12 may be one of the most sobering verses at least in the first five books of the Bible. The Lord said to

Moses and Aaron because you did not believe in me to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel.

Therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land I have given them.

The story into the land I have given them.

The story here is God's people grumbling complaining yet again before God, before Moses and Aaron.

And yet Moses and his response,

instead of doing what God said to do, and speaking to the rock to cause water to come out, he strikes the rock.

We see an anger in him, taking things into his own hands kind of leadership that does not

regard God as holy in the eyes of the people that disobeys God's word and as a result after all that

Moses is done in so many ways since the beginning of the book of Exodus to lead God's people.

Here we see Him falter and the result is he will not go into the promised land.

I read this and I think about leaders among God's people today. I think about leaders in the church. I think about

my own leadership in the church. I think about other pastors. Think about anyone who has influence over others, a husband in marriage, a mom and dad in parenting, just in any leadership roles we have we are

accountable for showing the holiness of God to those we lead for believing the word of God and obeying the word of God not

taking things into our own hands. So I'm compelled to pray for leaders and for those of you

were listening who are leaders to pray for ourselves

and then just to pray for leaders around you,

pray for other leaders.

I'm compelled to pray for others who lead alongside me in church and ministry and in different ways.

So God we pray, we pray as leaders and four leaders. Please help us to believe you, to obey your

word and to honor you as holy before those whom we lead.

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