When a Leader Sins I

Tuesday 5 June
READ: I Samuel 28:1- 20
MORE LESSON: I Timothy 2:1-4

Somebody once said that, the leader's sin, is a leading sin. Saul disobeyed God and the entire nation of Israel suffered t h e consequences. God sent Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites but he sparred the best of the animals and Agag the king,
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? 1 Sam 15:18-19.
And the Spirit of the Lord departed not just from Saul but also from the land of Israel. This was evident in the fact that they were defeated when they went to war against the Philistines (1 Sam. 28:19). A leader must be very careful because the consequences of his sins do not just affect him alone but also on the people he is leading, and sometimes the consequences are even trans-generational.
When a leader sins, he should quickly ask God for pardon rather than try to justify his action. When Samuel the prophet rebuked Saul for not obeying the Lord, rather than confessing and seeking for pardon, Saul tried to justify himself and even shifted the blame to the people. And Saul said unto Samuel,
Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal: I Sam. 15:20-21.
The leader cannot blame the people for causing him to sin because he is the one that has the instruction of God. His subjects are meant to follow him.
So as leaders, we must resist the urge to shift blame to our subordinates when things go wrong. The sign of good leadership is to accept wrong when it happens; after all, no leader is born an angel. This way we become examples of righteousness; David was a wonderful example in this. When confronted by the prophet about his wrong doing with Beersheba, he declared, ‘I have sinned’. Then the prophet declared, ...The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die: 2 Sam. 12:13. Followers however should not take pleasure in seeking the fault of their leaders or accusing them. We owe God prayers and support for our leaders at all times.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that as our leaders lead the people they shall not fall into sin.
* Pray that the power of God will keep and preserve every leader in God’s will.
* Pray that no pressure or trail will overcome their faith.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: By fire, I break every chain of limitation and average life off my destiny this month, in the name of Jesus.