Delegated Responsibility by Randy Gladden
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At their encounter at the burning bush, God empowered Moses with the authority to fulfill his calling and leadership role. God is responding to the cry of His people. He wants them to know He is coming down to save. And He is sending Moses. Despite Moses' repeated protests of his inability, God is firm in His decision. God has empowered Moses to perform amazing feats to demonstrate God's saving power. His staff would be the instrument of his authority.
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At their encounter at the burning bush, God empowered Moses with the authority to fulfill his calling and leadership role.
God is responding to the cry of His people. He wants them to know He is coming down to save. And He is sending Moses.
Despite Moses’ repeated protests of his inability, God is firm in His decision. God has empowered Moses to perform amazing feats to demonstrate God’s saving power. His staff would be the instrument of his authority.
Through the demonstration of those miracles, God’s people were firmly ejected. And they didn’t go empty handed. They went out rejoicing with great wealth, and none were feeble.
But the rejoicing quickly turns to fear. They are against the Red Sea and Pharoah is pursuing them. Imagine the confusion, the uncertainty. God had moved mightily, and the reasonable expectation was that they would go in His blessing.
“Quit Crying to Me”
Despite their very real need, God doesn’t respond with action, but instructions. Stop complaining and get the people moving. Raise your staff and part the Red Sea.
When Moses used his delegated authority, God caused a mighty east wind to part the sea so they could cross on dry land. And when they arrived on the other side, God instructed Moses to complete the cycle by closing the sea by again using his staff.
It is a pattern we see repeated. God’s power is released when His leaders exercise the authority He delegated to them.
At Rephidim, God’s people are attached by the Amalekites. As long as Moses held the staff aloft, they were victorious.
God gave Joshua specific directions on how to battle at Ai. But then required Joshua to keep his spear pointed at Ai until the victory was complete.
All of which highlights how God delegates His authority to complete your life mission. To fulfill your calling and purpose in Him. But that authority now also becomes our responsibility.
Growing maturity is the recognition that in many cases God’s victory is waiting on our participation. The process of growing in the increasing reality of the authority that God delegates to us.
Every promise is a seed that contains the power of transformation, and each carries the authority to fulfill its completion.
Randy Gladden
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Earlier this week I spoke at a leadership conference for a group of pastors in El Salvador. These pastors face a lot of spiritual challenges in their culture: Drug addiction among youth, alcoholism, idolatry, and rampant witchcraft. But I had to tell these pastors that the biggest challenge to their churches is not something outside—it is something inside the church. One of the biggest enemies of revival is the spirit of religion. It could be the reason your spiritual life is stagnant. It could also be the reason your church isn't growing.
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There is a Third party in the Room. Yes, it is so sad to hear of all the testimonies of things going on. And now that there is controversy, everyone is trying to "manage it." But from a believing prophetic view, there is another message. The prayer stream got polluted and God started resisting hearing those prayers. I am not here to point fingers. I have been through my own traumas. And we can go looking for the "right person or persons" when in fact, there is no human who is. But there is another Person in the Room!
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We are continuing a section on tithing. And particularly THE ISSUE of "TITHING-UP." We have already talked about how it should not embarrass us or anger us to talk about proper giving. Jesus talked more about giving and stewardship than any other topic. As a matter of fact, Jesus talked more about giving money than He did about the Kingdom of Heaven. While tithing is not emphasized (or taught) in the New Testament, it was assumed. The early church were Jewish believers who practiced Jewish customs (Acts 2:5, 21:20). In other words, the Jews tithed! They didn't need to be reminded!
