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Keeping On The Cutting Edge
Part 2

The LORD answered Moses, "Walk on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go." Exodus 17:5

There are two stages you must go through as a leader: Stage 1. Spending time with your people! For 400 years Israel had been leaderless. They had no identity. They had a slave mentality. So Moses walked amongst them because sheep gain confidence by smelling the shepherd and rubbing up against him. Pastor, if you’re afraid to get close to your people, maybe you’ve too much to hide. When people feel loved, they listen better because they feel like a family. Stage 2. Getting out ahead of your people! How do you know when it’s time to move to this stage? Listen: ‘‘the people murmured against Moses’’ (Exodus 17:3). Why? Because there was no water and thirsty sheep always complain. When the murmuring starts you’ve probably spent too long socializing. It’s time for transition! Listen: ‘The Lord said unto Moses, ‘Go on before the people, smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it’’’ (Exodus 17:5-6). When you stop trying to fit in and get out ahead of them, God will give you supernatural resources equal to the challenge. No vision is ever stopped by lack of finances, only by a lack of faith, courage, and a willingness to get out on the cutting edge and discover that God can ‘‘supply all your need according to His riches in glory’’ (Philippians 4:19). According to what? His riches! that are waiting for the one who is willing to get out of their comfort zone and claim them. Is there a message here for you?

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Help me to stay connected with you and be a shapeable lump of clay that you can continue to mold and shape. In Jesus' Name, Amen