Archive for November 18th, 2009

Who do you depend on most, God or self? (96-3)

Written by Barry-Werner on November 18th, 2009. Posted in 2 Samuel, Dependence on God, Isaiah, Leadership Principles, Old Testament.

God-honoring leaders will err toward dependence on God rather than self-reliance. Read 2 Samuel 22.

King David was one of Israel’s, and history’s greatest leaders. He was selected by God to be Israel’s leader and even though he had temporary lapses in judgment and made some poor leadership decisions, in his inner, hidden, deeper, secret thoughts, David never questioned where his ability to lead came from. The following are selected thoughts David writes in a song featured in 2 Samuel 22 concerning his deliverance from the hand of his predecessor Saul and the hand of his enemies:

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