Wise Leaders Start Well

Finishing well is crucial in life and ministry, but it also matters how you start. Of course, the Scriptures include many cautionary tales of good starts and disastrous ends. Think of Solomon, Israel’s wisest king, whose heart tragically turned from Yahweh. Or Paul’s sidekick Demas, who fell in love with the present age. Or the Ephesian church that left their first love. As Ecclesiastes 7:8 reminds us, “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.” Certainly, a chorus of biblical counselors