DEBORAH: AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN-LEADER
Wise Leaders are rare. They accomplish great amounts of work without direct involvement because they know how to work through other people. They are able to see the big picture, which often escapes those directly involved, so they make good mediators, advisers, and planners. Deborah fit this description perfectly, she had all these leadership skills and she had a remarkable relationship with God. The insights and confidence God gave this woman place her in a unique position in the Old Testament. Deborah is among the outstanding women of history.
Her story shows that she was not power hungry. She wants to serve God. Whenever praise came her way, she gave God the credit. She didn’t deny or resist her position in the culture as a woman and wife, she never allowed herself to be hindered by it either. Her story shows that God can accomplish great things through people who are willing to be led by Him.
Deborah’s life challenges in several ways. She reminds us of the need to be available both to God and to others. She encourages us to spend our effort on what we can do rather than on worrying about what we can’t do. Deborah challenges us to be wise leaders she demonstrates what a person can accomplish when God is in control.
Lessons from Her life:
- God chooses leaders by his standards, not ours
- Wise Leaders choose good helpers.
- Women are not exempted from leadership.
Key Verse: ‘’ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth she judged Israel at that time’’ (Judges 4:4).