Key Verse: “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder… humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God.” — 1 Peter 5:5-6
DEVOTIONAL
God has established spiritual leadership in the Church for guidance, protection, teaching, and correction.
Many believers desire God’s direction but reject the leaders God places in their lives. Yet Scripture teaches us to be humble and submissive. It means having a teachable spirit and respecting God’s order.
Church leaders help believers grow spiritually by:
- Teaching sound doctrine
- Providing correction
- Offering counsel
- Encouraging accountability
- Protecting believers from deception
God often speaks through spiritual leadership to guide His people into maturity and stability.
Remember: God actively pushes back against the proud, but He pours out grace upon the humble.
Reflect on your attitude toward spiritual leadership.
- Are you teachable?
- Do you value spiritual counsel, and humbly receive correction or do you become defensive or critical?
- Pray for your pastors and spiritual leaders.
- Choose to pay full attention when leaders are giving you counsel or correcting you. Prayerfully consider their counsel and take the appropriate actions.
Prayer Points
- Lord, give me a humble and teachable spirit.
- Protect me from pride and rebellion.
- Use godly leadership to strengthen my life.