CHAPTER 4
EXAMPLES OF HONEST LEADER
In Biblical history there was a great leader of Israel who
was well known for his honesty and integrity, Samuel. Evens since his
childhood, Samuel’s life was consecrated to the Lord. He was kind, generous,
obedient, and respectful[1]. The
bible says “And the
child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the LORD and men” (1 Samuel
2:26, NKJV). This childhood life has shaped his character that he applied in his
leadership later.
Samuel was a perfect example of a leader who had honesty
character in his leadership. Along of his leadership as a judge for Israel he
witness before the Lord and human that he reigned honestly. When he ended his
ministry and leadership, he said: "Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and
before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or
whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received
any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you." And they
said, "You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken
anything from any man’s hand." (1 Sam 12:3-6, NKJV). What a strong witness
Samuel had in his leadership that all people of Israel acknowledge his honesty.
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B.
Example of Honest Leader from Modern Character
Throughout the history of the world there have been
many great leaders. They were strong in Character. From United State of America
we have several, such as Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the Roosevelt became
presidents; others like Franklin, Webster, Anthony, and King made a dramatic
impact on mankind without reaching the White House. Who is consistently ranked
as the greatest leader and what characteristics he was known to have?
The C-Span survey of
Presidential Leadership consists of rankings from a group of presidential
historians and "professional observers of the presidency" who
ranked presidents in a number of categories initially in 2000 and more recently
in 2009. With some minor variation, both surveys found that historians consider
Abraham Lincoln,[2] George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt the three best presidents.[3] In addition, an ABC News poll about
presidential greatness, taken 16–20 February 2000, asked 1,012 adults in the
US, "Who do you think was the greatest American president?"[4]. Furthermore a Washington
College
poll about presidential greatness, taken February 11, 2005, asked 800 adults in
the US, "Thinking about all the presidents of the United States throughout
history to the present, who would you say was America's greatest
president?"[5] As the result of those
three survey, Abraham Lincoln was regarded as the greatest president of the
United States.
What traits or characteristics are known from the life of
Abraham Lincoln that he was known as the greatest president of USA throughout
her history? Abraham Lincoln was known for his honesty and integrity, hence the
stereotype “Honest Abe”[6]. Abraham Lincoln
is honest, capable and friendly to the constitution. One of the strongest in
favor of the election of Lincoln to be president is his honesty. [7]
[1]White Ellen G., The Story of patriarch and Prophets , (California Mountain View, Pasific Press Publishing Association, 1958), p.57331.
[2]http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/16/presidential.survey/
[3]http://legacy.c-span.org/PresidentialSurvey/Overall-Ranking.aspx
[4]http://www.pollingreport.com/wh-hstry.htm
[5]http://www.pollingreport.com/wh-hstry.htm
[6]Roger Billings,Frank J. Williams. Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of
America's Greatest President. (The university press of Kentucky, 2010)
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