There Is No Spiritual Leadership Apart From The Fullness Of The Holy Spirit
The Mt Kenya Times 
After the forty years of wandering, it came about on the plains of Moab that, according to Numbers 26:65, “not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneth and Joshua son of Nun.” It was time for Joshua’s commissioning: “So the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight’” (Numbers 27:18,19, NASB).
Notice that the Spirit, capital S — that is, the Holy Spirit — was upon and in Joshua. He had the indispensable qualification for all spiritual leadership. J. Oswald Sanders says: “Spiritual leadership is not a matter of superior spiritual power, and it can never be self-generated. There is no such thing as a self-made spiritual leader.”9 The New Testament agrees:
“Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” . . . They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. . . . (Acts 6:3, 5)”
There is no spiritual leadership apart from the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it follows that if we aspire to leadership in the Church, we must be full of the Holy Spirit. Practically, this means that we must continually confess our sins, keep ourselves in God’s Word, and continually submit to God, asking the Spirit to fill us. The telltale sign of this will be that we effervesce Christ (Ephesians 5:17-20). As we walk and serve in the Spirit, the Spirit will ordain us to specific tasks in the Church, and these will be tasks of leadership at all levels, be it waiting tables or heralding the gospel.
SELAH! GLORY BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY. SHALOM
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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