Old Testament Leadership Principle
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Deuteronomy Principle: God commands us to follow his word. Key Verses: “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you” Deuteronomy 4:2. Explanation/Illustration of the Principle The chosen people are given the Ten Commandments before crossing over into the Promised Land. His salutation reminded them of the things that happened in the dessert. Moses encouraged them to obey God and God would help them, but if they chose not to, they would suffer the consequences. Our nature as human beings is to look to God when things are getting tough, and to brush God aside when things are going well. Although we are no longer under the Old Testament law, we are still responsible to acquiesce to the will of God in our lives. Simple submissiveness brings blessings, and sin has its own outcome of actions. “All human beings dream of freedom: it is our great hope and our chief ambition. We want to be free of all outside influence; we want to be so free that we can do whatever we please. Our yearning is so great, we sometimes fool ourselves into thinking we are more free than we are.”5
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P. Jensen, (2004). The Good News of God's Wrath. (Cover story). Christianity Today, 48(3), 45-47.