From Nashville, Pastor Kevin Yorke made a long trip
He spoke to us today on the topic of leadership
The world faces many leadership crises, Kevin did say
Leadership involves being a catalyst for change every day
We can be catalysts for both physical and spiritual change
Especially in those places which have some values strange
He referred to the book of Judges and Deborah
She was a unique judge who is viewed with awe
The Israelites cried to the Lord for help one year
Because Sisera's oppression had them living in fear
Commandments from God she did the mighty Barak instruct
But due to a lack of faith, true leadership and honor he ducked
She accompanied Barak to battle, but with him was quite candid
Deborah prophesied that to a woman Sisera would be handed
This shows that God often chooses unlikely people to lead
There are many examples of this in the Bible we do read
The first step of being a leader, Pastor did not make us guess
He said that God taps us because we are going to say yes
Nonetheless, he said, it is never easy to lead
But God is there, just waiting for us to proceed
This is in contrast to several of the Israelite tribes
Whose unwillingness to fight led to Deborah's jibes
Pastor added that when leaders lead, not all will follow
When we say yes, we will be let down by some we know
But when we lead and are in trouble, God will intervene
As with rain that stopped Sisera's chariots in that scene
Godly leaders will give God the glory, as a matter of course
And give credit to others, even if they were a weak force
By saying yes to God, we are chosen to lead
The talents He has given us are all we need
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