Lead by Example

1 Corinthians 11:1 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible if not my favorite. It simply states,

“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”

Quite possibly the boldest statement a leader could make, follow me, no matter what. This verse, however, calls a couple of things to my attention.

One, it calls accountability into play. By making a statement like this, it puts you in the spotlight. Everyone will be watching you to see how you respond in all sorts of situations. Knowing the eyes of so many will be on you, you will be more likely to think harder about what you’re doing and how you go about doing it.

Secondly, you have to chase after Christ. If you claim you’re going to live in the example of Christ, you need to know what that is. You can’t follow an example if you don’t have that example in front of you to follow. No one is asking for perfection, not even Christ, but He is asking you, and me, to chase after Him with all we’ve got.

As a member of the J6 Leadership team, you can’t expect anyone you lead to do anything you’re not willing to do. That includes bring your bible, read your bible, or pay attention during teaching times for just a few small examples for Wednesday nights. There are so many more things you need to lead by example every other day of the week. How you treat people, what you do with your time, energy, and money, and what you do with your alone time.

The challenge is for you to realize how many eyes are on you and think about what direction you are leading those people to. Are you leading towards Christ, or away?