Take Responsibility and Give Account

by Pastor Dag Heward-MIlls

What you must realize is that every leader will give account for what he or she is doing.  Are you ready to account to God for the sheep he gave you?  Jesus kept on saying that he had lost none of the sheep except the son of perdition.  Paul kept saying that he would have to give account.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:17
Leadership is a great responsibility.  I remember years ago, I watched as several heads of state and ministers of state were executed by a firing squad. It was pathetic to see important people being humiliated and murdered.  The ordinary citizen in his home received no such treatment.  This was because the ordinary man had not taken up the responsibility of ruling the country.  However, those who had taken up responsibility had to pay with their lives.
If you are conscious of the reality that you will account for your leadership you will discover that you will become a better leader.  Always remember that the day of accountability is coming.  This will make you do the right thing.  I am constantly aware that I will give account for the call of God on my life.  I know that I will have to account for the sheep in my churches.  This is why I make great efforts to look after them.
Are you a leader?  Are you constantly thinking of your day of accountability?  Please do!  You will be transformed into a natural and effective leader.