The drumbeat of Righteous Leadership may wear thin sounding monotonous and irrelevant. But here's the reason it is so important to have folks at the helm - school, family, state or national level - that are honorable:
We rule/govern from our Core. Who we are when nobody is looking is Who We Are. And it's Huge!
If the middle finger is the trigger finger, it could be argued that we have a hairthin temper. Will that translate into decisions throughout the day both at work and home? Of course. Does it matter that the elected city treasurer shows disdain for his wife by cattin' around? Can he be trusted to care about my money when he doesn't seem to care about his bride? Probably not.
If our behind-closed-door habits are questionable, our upfront decisions will be also. We rule from Who We Are. Period
David the ShepherdBoy was in the back forty tending his father's sheep when Samuel the Prophet came to town ready to anoint the next Israelite King. After Jesse paraded seven of his eight sons before Samuel, the prophet asked, "Are these the only sons you have?" "Well there is the youngest one watching the sheep" but he's not much. "Bring him!" declared Samuel. While no one but the Great Shepherd was looking in the outlying field, David was faithfully serenading the flock with his praise-filled harp. He was a singing sheep-watcher on the outside but there was a King in his core.
"Man looks on the outward appearance but I look at the heart," saith the Lord. That's the final word on what's important ~ the heart.
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