The Law of Succession

Reflecting on This Subject " Successful Transition of Power" I am seeking wisdom and praying for our political, Religious and Spiritual Leaders for clear understanding of the LAW OF SUCCESSION; I am so concerned with Churches, Countries, Corporations and Organizations built on People’s Names and Personas instead of Learning how to Delegate Power and passing the baton on Next Generation. What do you think?

While reflecting on this quote, there is a great mixed emotions in my heart, we talk about this subject on “successful transition of power” because I could see how some countries, like the United States had peacefully transitioned on the 44th presidential election, meanwhile in many countries around the world leaders are still holding onto power and refusing to have democratic elections where people would express their freedom by selecting a candidate of their own choice. Dictatorship and Unitarian government systems are still modeling and envisioning most of our political leaders, seeking only their own interest and gains. We all know how lack of succession becomes most challenging among political, religious and spiritual leaders. The ineffectiveness on the matter of successful transition of power has demonstrated the lack of training, the lack of willingness and the lack of good heart. Most of African politician leaders, especially presidents of different countries do not allow official electoral vote, because they want to rule over the people. A few weeks ago, one of the central countries in Africa, Gabon lost their president who had been in power for almost 41 years, Omar Bongo’s death had astonished his own people, and leaders of the countries, the man had changed the constitution of the country for his own gain, after his death the country still not being able to vote for the next president, although I am not in denial the fact that the country is now led by an acting president but we can see how far behind the country was prepared for the replacement of the president.
Similar situation also occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where after the death of the president the country was left for three days without any successor, no president in the country, with a significant decision of few leaders within the country and around the world, the Congo was imposed to receive the late president’s son as the president of the country. Much more to say about African countries, South American and the Middle East countries, populations are suffering dictatorship and manipulation from their leaders; it’s unrealistic to see how many of those political leaders and president become richer and wealthier, while the population are suffering to bring a loaf of bread to their families.

It becomes so egocentric and selfish to see how churches today are built on people’s names instead of God, many Pastors build churches on their names and personas, not having a succession plan in place nor preparing for successor. Many churches are built on Pastors names, becoming the pop stars and kings of churches, without any clear and legitimate succession plan. It’s so flabigate to see how Pastors build mega churches and after their death their church disappears, it goes under total disappearance.

The Law of succession is making way for the next generation to be able to continue with the responsibility. While leadership is the ability of influencing others, spiritual leaders should prepare the future generation to take the baton continue with the responsibility. We see the patterns in the bible where Moses passes the baton to Joshua, Elijah to Elisha, Paul to Timothy; now we as part of churches we should all learn to trust and pass the mantle to the next generation.

Insecurity, scrutiny, dictatorship has become the enemies of law of succession.
The Law of Succession acknowledges that what has been built by leaders needs to be maintained into the next generations so that the work is sustained, increased and blessed to bless others. There is a problem however that politics, churches, spiritual leaders, countries and corporations built on people’s names and personas need to know, retool themselves so that they can build on the foundational laws of the kingdom of God so there is something of real worth to pass on to the next generation. If not, then the blind will only have led the blind into a ditch such as we have experienced in every realm, religious, political and business today. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. There is a Paradigm Shift. How we respond to change determines what side of the Shift we are on. God is looking for kingdom catalyst and not carbon copies of what has already been. In addition of the passing of baton, let there be a changing of the guards.

Changing of the guards defines also the repositioning of the new leader who has been selected to take the baton, we see in the bible Elisha decided to serve Elijah, as a faithful servant, while the master Elijah was ready to die, Elisha requested the double portion of the spirit of Elijah. The scriptures say; Elijah told his mentee it was such a difficult request, however if you could see me,

We all need to know, if God trusts us with something or a responsibility he believes that we will also be able to trust others, leaving a legacy for those who come behind us. You need someone to take over what God had trusted you with; this would not happen on one day, but a process of walking with someone.
Why would you Pastor a church or lead a corporation and after your death it disappears? Why should we build something and after a tragedy what we build disappear? The question is more about living a legacy, preparing a successor, having someone to take over what we’ve been trusted with in case we are no longer able to lead.

Forsake not learning to prepare a next generation or being able to pass the baton for the next generation requires a healthy investment. Part of our challenges is that many of us want someone to take over something after us, but we never invested in their lives, investment must be instructional, educational, spiritual and pshychological
Instructional Investment
A leader must train his assistant, follower or successor by correcting and rebuking him/ her when necessary. Instructional investment requires direction, instruction and empowerment.

Educational Investment
A leader must encourage his successor to be academically trained and equiped. Education is much required in this 21st century, the age of knowledge and information.

Spiritual Investment
A leader must encourage his or her successor to grow spiritually and to develop an effective life of God’s word and prayer.



Psychological Investment
A leader must give the room for his successor to invest on his mind, thoughts. To read and to meditate in positive things so he can be equipped and prepared to lead his next generation. You can’t lead effectively if you are insecure and unhealthy.

Nutshell considers Jesus Christ who told his disciple I sent you in my name; not in your own name neither your own power but mine, because you been to trusted to represent me everywhere me, Christ I can’t go. But I promise to always be with you. When the disciples were ministering they understood it was never about them, always about Christ the master who sent them.
Now brethren you have been delegated a leadership position, consider it’s not about you but the people you are serving.