True Leaders Are Accountable and Persist!!!!!

Genesis 1

We are walking in today:  True Leaders Are Accountable and Persist!!!!!

Witness pursue throughout the Bible:  H7291 radaph--to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue; to follow after, aim to secure

1 Samuel 7:11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued H7291 the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.

The Torah Testifies.............................
 Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued H7291 them unto Dan.


The prophets proclaim...............
 1 Samuel 30:8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue H7291 after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: H7291 for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.


The writings bear witness.............
 Psalms 18:37 I have pursued H7291 mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

ATTITUDE #7 ACCOUNTABILITY

Authority is 20 percent given and 80 percent taken. -Peter Ueberroth

The spirit of true leadership always possess a sense of accountability and responsibility. True leaders readily embrace submission to authority and are conscious of their stewardship of the trust given to them by those whom they serve. The spirit of leadership seeks to be faithful to the sacred trust of the followers rather than doing what will please the leader.

I want to address a potential danger that leaders fall into and what we can do to prevent it. As I said earlier, the key to good leadership is the power to influence through inspiration, not manipulation. The danger of leadership is its potential for wielding power without answering to anyone else. Dictatorship and tyranny occur in the absence of a leader’s submission to authority. The protection of leadership, therefore, is in a voluntary submission to a trusted authority. The spirit of accountability is the active manifestation of submission to authority.

ACCOUNTABLE TO WHOM?

Let’s begin by clarifying to whom the leader must be accountable:

1. Himself (his conscience)
2. The primary stakeholders
3. The general family of humanity
4. The Creator, as the ultimate authority


All true leaders are aware of their responsibility to higher authority. Particularly in relation to the Creator, they are aware that they are accountable before The Most High for their words and actions.

LEADERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

A true leader is always conscious that he is not a law unto himself but should uphold established laws and treat others with respect as people made in the image and likeness of the Creator. He also listens to the advice and input of credible authority.

WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY?

In a nutshell, accountability is giving a reckoning for one’s conduct and reporting on one’s progress. It is also an admission of motives and reasons for taking certain actions.

THE ACCOUNTABLE LEADER

In Paul’s letter to the people of Philippi, he explained that Yeshua was willingly accountable to the Abba when he was on earth. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of  Yeshua: who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with The Most High something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

A TRUE LEADER IS ALWAYS CONSCIOUS THAT HE IS NOT A LAW UNTO HIMSELF.

Yeshua continually referred to his accountability to the Abba, making statements such as “My food...is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work” and acknowledging the Father’s affirmation of his leadership: “The very work that the Abba has given me to finish, and which I am
doing, testifies that the Abba has sent me.” “On [the Son of Man] The Most High the Abba has placed his seal of approval.” In developing the spirit of accountability, we can have no better example than his.

HOW TO BE ACCOUNTABLE

The following are some guidelines for incorporating accountability into your life:

• Commit yourself to be accountable to your personal convictions.
• Establish the Word of The Most High as your final judge and authority.
• Appoint and submit to a group of tested, respected, credible, and mature people for advice, correction, rebuke, and instruction.
• Choose friends who are committed to the high standards of the Word of The Most High and give them the right to judge you by it.

Perhaps the best advice for being accountable is the following, which Paul wrote to the first-century church at Colossae:

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for The Most High, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the The Most High as a reward. It is the The Most High Yeshua you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is
no favoritism. To manifest the leadership spirit hidden within you, you must embrace the attitude of accountability. Always be conscious that you are responsible to those below and above you for everything you say and do. Be cognizant that whatever you do as a leader may be personal, but it is
never totally private. Your ultimate accountability is to the Creator of all leaders, who knows the thoughts and attitudes of your heart.


ATTITUDE #8 PERSISTENCE

Change is inevitable; growth is optional.
All true leaders cultivate the attitude of persistence. The spirit of leadership never gives up until it achieves its goal. It is a spirit that never quits.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not—nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not—unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not—the world is filled with educated derelicts. Persistence and determination, however, are powerful forces. Persistence is the product of faith that is generated by a purpose. It is:

• the power to hold on, in spite of everything.
• the power to endure.
• the ability to face defeat again and again and not give up.
• the knack for pushing on in the face of difficulty, knowing that victory is yours.
• taking pains to overcome every obstacle and to do what is necessary to reach your goals.

Leaders persist because they have a firm grasp of their purposes, know where they are going, and are confident that they will arrive there. Their persistence is a manifestation that they hold a conviction about their futures based on the visions they have been given for their lives. True leaders believe that the attainment of their purposes is not optional, but that it is an obligation and a necessity, so they would never think of giving up.

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP IS A SPIRIT THAT NEVER QUITS.

Yeshua told a wonderful parable that gives us a perfect picture of persistence. It is recorded in the gospel written by Luke, the first-century physician:

In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared The Most High nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.” For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, “Even though I don’t fear The Most High or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not The Most High bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

This parable illustrates the power that persistence can have in accomplishing what we truly desire. At another time, Yeshua told a similar parable that encourages us that success comes to those who persist—not only in the natural realm, but in the spiritual realm, as well. Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.” Then the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed.

I can’t get up and give you anything.” I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

As you develop the leadership spirit of persistence, remember these truths about the nature of your Creator and his own persistence in carrying out his purposes for you: (1) The Most High is faithful; (2) The Most High does not lie; (3) The Most High has established his Word; (4) your purpose is
already completed in him; (5) The Most High delights in you and considers you his child. Here are some encouraging and thought-provoking sayings about the value of persistence:

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. —William Feather

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.—Napoleon Hill

All great achievements require time.—Anne Frank

Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.—Conrad Hilton


It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
—Claude M. Bristol

Success is failure turned inside out.—Anonymous

If you have stumbled in pursuing your purpose, start again, make new plans to take the place of old ones that aren’t working, and stop only when you are finished!

Shema selah now is the time for accountability and persistence in the things of the Most High, our Just Judge!!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1983169615094478/?l=8906241760945162646