DCLM Daily Manna 5th February 2022 | Accountability Counts
Welcome to Deeper Life Daily Manna Devotional for Saturday 5 February 2022, written by Pastor W.F. Kumuyi. May the Lord Almighty bless you as you study and pray! Kindly share with other people.
DCLM Daily Manna 5th February 2022 | Devotional
TOPIC: ACCOUNTABILITY COUNTS
TEXT: Nehemiah 7:70-73
KEY VERSE: “And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.” – (Nehemiah 7:72)
DCLM Daily Manna 5th February 2022 | MESSAGE:
Thomas Paine, an English-born American political activist, said, “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody”. Today, the major problem of many countries is leadership. Most of those elected into positions of authority in many countries end up not being accountable to the people who gave them the mandate and act as overlords.
In our text, the leadership of the returned exiles under Ezra made it a point of duty to document and account for the contribution of everyone in support of the work. He first captured the contributions made by “some of the chief of the fathers”. He singled out contributions made by the Tirshatha, which was prominent; and then gave accurate records of the rest, which the people gave.
There is need for accountability in the house of God. We must not follow the way of politicians in leadership, which gives room for murmuring and ill feeling in society. God’s house must be free from murmuring and suspicion by members. Therefore, leaders ought to be transparent in lifestyle and in accounting for the use of Church resources. To achieve this, leaders should always display competence, transparency and sincerity in getting and disbursing resources.
If it mattered in the Old Testament, it also matters now. Much can be learnt from the cooperation, commitment and willingness of the Jews. We must not neglect the least contributor in any project in the household of faith. Everyone and every contribution counts!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Accounting matters to God; it should matter to us.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 13-16
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