Recently about spiritual maturity from Pastor Joey we did learn
Obedience, the ability to feed self, and being trained to discern
Identifying with the lost world and wrestling with God’s truth
Implying that spiritual maturity applies to seniors and youth
Joey based his sermon on Genesis nineteen, one to sixteen
Lot was a leader, for sitting by the city gates he was seen
He rose to meet angels, taking initiative and being persuasive
But he was clueless about the judgement God was to give
Because leadership and spiritual leadership are quite different
Lot could not convince the city folk to respect the angels sent
John Maxwell wrote a book about five levels of leadership
Position, permission, and production are the basics to equip
People development and then to the pinnacle is the ascent
Because of who leaders are and what their actions represent
Lot struggled because he only had a leadership position
Unable to convince the townspeople about their condition
As we are all sinners, other people we should not judge
We all need God’s mercy and many a truthful nudge
We should thus follow God, who is a leader at the pinnacle
His truth, mercy, love, and grace are anything but cynical
He has shown His love in actions for everyone on the earth
Because He is God whose power and love have no dearth
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