A leader is a witness

A leader is a witness
by Joel Howard

"Behold I made him a witness to the peoples, 
a leader and commander for the peoples." - Isaiah 55:4 (ESV)

A leader bears witness

I dreamed of this:

I dreamed of my first time preaching

One day, it could be

I saw in the Spirit

A cloud of rain full of revival

God intended to come pour out

I stood at the podium

Fumbling, undone

But the important was not my words

Of eloquence and excellence

But the bearing of witness

To the Spirit who, desirous 

Would eagerly give us

Rain to undo us

Fill us, renew us

If God in me would have

A simple, pure witness:

"This is what God does!"

I stood there, admitting

God - is here, desiring

Will you receive him?

Leaders don't make things

Don't recreate things

Leaders, once standing

Hearing His commanding

Then are witnessing

Confessing, Him-pointing

Granting all chances

To hear what God wills

Make me this leader

A seer, confirmer

Gazer, beholder

Then publisher, teller

Messenger to her

Whom God has betrothed to 

Himself

I? a witness

Of God's constant bigness

I? just a witness

Him? He first in this