Status-Sensitive Senses
“You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?...For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.” Romans 2:21 , 24 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/rom.2.21,24.nkjv The metrics of responsibility is great when measuring the performance of a leader. However, a wise leader must be able to balance the demand for self-searching and the responsibility attached to being status-sensitive. It is always easier for a leader to be fully engrossed with the responsibility of gleaning the pages of the scriptures for lessons to teach others, while blotting out the demand of heaven on self’s insensitivity to the word of God. Therefore, Paul asked the status-sensitive Jews a heart-provoking question “You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself?”. Sincerely, and without the spiritual and deliberate concern for the welfare of personal soul, every leader at ho...