Self-Discipline: Jesus Teaches That the First Person You Lead Is You (Luke 4:3-10)

Extracted from The Maxwell Leadership Bible

Jesus faced three major temptations during his 40 days in the desert. The enemy approached Him and tried to entice Him through the following temptations:

1. Legitimate needs (v. 3): He tried to get Jesus to act apart from God in order to meet His legitimate needs.

2. Spiritual gifting (vv. 6, 7): He tried to urge Jesus to use His giftedness for self-profit or to draw a crowd.

3. Personal worship (vv. 9, 10): He tried to convince Jesus to get ahead by linking up with a power other than God.

Jesus teaches every leader that the first person you lead is you. We earn the right to lead others when they see us lead well in our own lives.

Comment:
Your personal testimony is the only real motivation to others to have you as their leader. You have to be seen to practise what you preach or simply said, you have to lead consistently by example.

Talk is cheap but action can sometimes be costly, at the risk to your time, health or well-being, money, position, promotion, etc. which you have to be prepared to take on and lose some of it when you lead. So, a leader has to be prepared for "personal loss" to oneself and a gain to others.