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MY AFRIKA

LEADERSHIP

RESPONSIBILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY

By: Samuel Phillips

s long as a man has then narrow it down to how lack of me into their houses.’
breath in his lungs and the true heart of responsibility and “So he called every one of his mas-
talent in his heart given accountability has been the major ter’s debtors to him, and said to the
Ato him by God, he is barrier to a better Afrika. first, ‘How much do you owe my
a leader; irrespective of whether master?’ And he said, ‘A hundred
he is known or not, ever seen or I will use a very profound proverb measures of oil.’ So he said to him,
never seen. He bears in his heart that Jesus used in Luke 16:1-12 and ‘Take your bill, and sit down quick-
that which instantly puts him in the thereafter break down a few things ly and write fifty.’ Then he said to
place of someone holding in trust for deeper understanding. another, ‘And how much do you
something of which his life will be owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred mea-
questioned by the One who gra- He also said to His disciples: sures of wheat.’ And he said to him,
ciously gave him such gift. “There was a certain rich man who ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
had a steward, and an accusation So the master commended the
It is expected that every leader- was brought to him that this man unjust steward because he had dealt
ship role is that of service and a was wasting his goods. So he called shrewdly. For the sons of this world
responsibility to the bigger picture. him and said to him, ‘What is this are more shrewd in their generation
And with that bigger picture comes I hear about you? Give an account than the sons of light.
accountability, for which reward will of your stewardship, for you can no “And I say to you, make friends
be given either for a job well done longer be steward.’ for yourselves by unrighteous
or a job well-deserving of shame “Then the steward said within mammon, that when you fail, they
and pain. himself, ‘What shall I do? For my may receive you into an everlasting
The Bible is loaded with various master is taking the stewardship home. He who is faithful in what is
proverbs that I believe are really away from me. I cannot dig; I am least is faithful also in much; and he
very important for our lives right ashamed to beg. I have resolved who is unjust in what is least is un-
now. I will use one such proverb to what to do, that when I am put out just also in much. Therefore if you
create context for this article and of the stewardship, they may receive have not been faithful in the unrigh-

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