Daily Devotions: Leadership When People are Afraid - January 31, 2025

"Sometimes as a leader, you cannot listen to people's words. You have to listen to people's hearts." Today, as Pastor Sumrall reads from Exodus 14:10-14, he teaches us that leadership entails compassion in our end. When fear envelopes people entrusted to us, we have to listen to them intently without grudge and blame.

Exodus 14:10-14 NLT
As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’”
But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”