Leadership
 

Lack of valid leadership is why many companies, governments  too are hurting

"A major complaint from executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees.  With the clear lack of leadership values today, I'm amazed we have any work ethic or commitment by the subordinate employees.

Most Employees tend to rebel against the authoritarian leadership style and if they are forced to endure it, they are probably performing at a maximum of 20 percent capacity. Nor do they want the "flavor of the month" new management technique.

People want to be properly led; they want leaders with human values and respect for people's unique talents and the contributions they can make. Employees want leaders who will create an environment that nurtures excellence, risk taking and creativity.

And what do they get instead mostly?

Bad, poor, pretentious Managers who intimidate, manipulate and lie...

How many times have we heard management proclaim, "Our greatest asset is our employees"? In 1995 a national survey found that 73 percent claim that employees were their company's greatest asset. This same survey found that 98 percent of executives agreed that improving employee performance would significantly increase company productivity.

But when asked to rank business priorities, these same executives relegated investing in people to fifth place on a six-item list.

Success in the future still depends on people, and in order to achieve success, people depend on their leaders. What we need in all walks of life and all endeavors is proper leadership.

Robert H. Rosen, in his book, "Leading People," has identified eight principles of successful leaders. When integrated together, they form wisdom in action.

    Vision: Leaders need to develop the vision for the enterprise and articulate it to the entire organization. This creates a common purpose with everyone working toward a common goal. This communication needs to be face-to-face, not videos, publications or large meetings. For frontline employees this means their supervisors, not the CEO or the executive team.

    Trust: Without trust, vision becomes an empty slogan. Asking employees to take risk, be entrepreneurial and give up the known for the unknown requires a strong foundation of trust.

    Managers and employees view change differently. Senior managers consistently misjudge the effect of this misunderstanding, and do not understand the effort required to instigate change.

    Nordstrom Inc. issues its workers just one instruction: "Use your good judgment in all situations." For employees to trust their leaders, their leaders must walk the talk. To talk about change without any visible change in the behavior of the leaders is like shoveling sand against the tide.

    Participation: The leader's challenge is to unleash the intellectual capacity of the organization - getting everyone involved. That makes each employee responsible for the success or failure of the company.

    Learning: Studies show that companies that train workers and give them a stake in the business are more profitable than those who do not. Paying attention to what many analysts term the soft side of business - developing skills in management leadership and interpersonal areas of communication - is the real key to a successful change in management strategy. Make a decision to become a superior learning organization and apply this knowledge to create real customer value.

    Diversity: Today's leader has a deep appreciation for people's differences. His definition goes beyond age, gender and ethnicity, and includes differences in lifestyle, religious beliefs, working habits and personalities. The best leaders are not threatened by individuality. As a result, people who retain things that are important to them make far more committed employees.

    Different people require different forms of leadership. And, what's the most important thing in diversity? Having a culture of respect. The leader understands that people who feel equal and respected are likely to deliver superior performance.

    Creativity: In today's fast-paced world, creativity is essential. The best leaders focus on the strengths of a company's employees and helps them manage their weaknesses. The greatest contribution a leader can make to an employee is to help him discover his talents and how those talents relate to the job at hand. Create the environment for people to experiment, take risks and fulfill their creative potential. The secret is to discover what people do well and ask them to do more of it.

    Integrity: Today's leader is a person of authenticity, honesty and integrity. He stands for something. Companies with ethical reputations attract the best employees. They also attract and retain loyal customers. (  While the Bad managers attract bad employees, bad supporters.)

    Most leaders, I believe, want to be ethical; but in business there is a constant challenge involving conflicts and compromises and doing the right thing isn't always easy. So when it comes to ethics, the leader must show people the way. Leaders never sacrifice their long-term benefit for some immediate short-term gain by compromising their ethics.

    Community: Today's leader does not just measure success in terms of profitability of the enterprise or individual earnings. He measures his success by what he does for others. Leaders, by caring beyond themselves, find a deeper sense of self-fulfillment and gratification by the contribution they make to their community and the world at large. Leaders and their companies receive incalculable returns by engaging with their communities.  http://www.maxsacks.com/articles/article0803.html"

What also NOW has made it all much worse.. is that many people have wrongfully thrown out the baby and the wash water.. they have rejected the Bible and the church.. because it too was corrupt but in their  place they have sadly adopted cesspool values instead.. AND THIS POOR ALTERNATIVE IS REFLECTED IN THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, LEADERSHIP TOO
 
(Jer 8:9 KJV)  The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
 
(Gen 3:24 KJV)  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
(Isa 61:1 KJV)  The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
 
(2 Tim 2:26 KJV)  And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
 
 I also could not help but to notice the many false arguments set by secular, ungodly persons,  even arguments such as the Church and State should be separate, FALSE ARGUEMENTS that only Christians are required to live the Biblical principles, that only the Church has to help the poor and needy persons and not the government..
 
(2 Tim 3:1 KJV)  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 4   Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 5 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
 
Well I got really bad news for those persons who come out with these demonic logic, arguements.. God himself does not agree with it and he does not recognize them as valid rather..
 
(Acts 17:30 KJV)  And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31   Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
 
(1 Tim 2:1 KJV)  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;  2   For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;  4  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
 
God STILL wants even Kings to be saved.. he God still today does wants all men to be saved now.. God expects all men to follow the Bible and the ten commandments. He God expects us all to be concerned about the good welfare of all persons, the poor and needy persons included. We are all, all still to love our neighbour as ourselves..
 
(Gal 6:7 KJV)  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
 
I was reminded specially by God twice in one day  that even when it seems helpless, we fell helpless to do anything that our just praying is still a powerful tool.. we all still can pray for ungodly persons to be saved.. Prime Ministers included now.. we can also pray for people who have marital problems, the unemployed, the sick .. and God himself will help them..
 
(James 5:16 KJV)  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
 
(Mat 25:21 KJV)  His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
 
(Mat 25:24 KJV)  Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strowed: 25  And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26  His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strowed: 27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32  And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33  And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35  For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36  Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37  Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38  When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39  Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40  And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41  Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42  For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43  I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44  Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45  Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46  And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
 
Like it or not., admit it or not, your own good works will determine also your entrances as well into heaven.. AND OUR OWN SUCCCESS, GOOD LEADERSHIP TOO.
 
(James 2:17 KJV)  Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
 
(James 2:20 KJV)  But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
 
(James 2:26 KJV)  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
(Gen 18:19 KJV)  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
 
(Exo 18:20 KJV)  And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
 
(Deu 11:19 KJV)  And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
 
(Gen 24:27 KJV)  And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
 
(Gen 35:3 KJV)  And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
 
(Exo 13:17 KJV)  And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18  But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
 
(Exo 13:21 KJV)  And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
 
(Exo 23:20 KJV)  Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
 
(Exo 32:8 KJV)  They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
 
(Num 22:22 KJV)  And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23  And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.... 31   Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. ...34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
 
(Deu 8:2 KJV)  And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
 
(Deu 9:12 KJV)  And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.
 
(Deu 9:16 KJV)  And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
 
(Deu 11:28 KJV)  And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
 
(Deu 13:5 KJV)  And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
 
(Deu 22:4 KJV)  Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
 
(Deu 24:9 KJV)  Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.
 
(Deu 25:17 KJV)  Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; 18  How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. 18   Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
 
 (Deu 31:29 KJV)  For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
 
(Josh 23:14 KJV)  And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
 
(Josh 24:17 KJV)  For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
 
(Judg 2:17 KJV)  And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
 
(Judg 2:22 KJV)  That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
 
(Judg 5:10 KJV)  Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
 
(Judg 8:11 KJV)  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
 
(Judg 20:42 KJV)  Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
 
(Ruth 1:7 KJV)  Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
 
(1 Sam 6:9 KJV)  And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
 
(1 Sam 6:12 KJV)  And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
 
(1 Sam 13:17 KJV)  And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
 
(1 Sam 13:18 KJV)  And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
 
(1 Sam 15:2 KJV)  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
 
(1 Sam 15:20 KJV)  And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
 
(1 Sam 17:52 KJV)  And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
 
(1 Sam 24:3 KJV)  And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
 
(1 Sam 26:3 KJV)  And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
 
(2 Sam 2:24 KJV)  Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
 
(2 Sam 13:30 KJV)  And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
 
(2 Sam 13:34 KJV)  But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
 
(2 Sam 15:2 KJV)  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
 
(2 Sam 15:23 KJV)  And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
 
(2 Sam 16:13 KJV)  And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
 
(2 Sam 18:23 KJV)  But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
 
(1 Ki 2:2 KJV)  I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
 
(1 Ki 11:29 KJV)  And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
 
(1 Ki 13:10 KJV)  So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
 
(1 Ki 13:17 KJV)  For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
 
(1 Ki 13:24 KJV)  And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
 
(1 Ki 13:25 KJV)  And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
 
(1 Ki 13:26 KJV)  And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
 
(1 Ki 13:28 KJV)  And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
 
(1 Ki 15:26 KJV)  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
 
(2 Ki 8:18 KJV)  And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
 
(2 Ki 8:27 KJV)  And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
 
We all STILL DO need to remember that true prosperity, lasting blessing only comes from following after God and his Word.
 
(2 Chr 20:32 KJV)  And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
 
(Job 23:10 KJV)  But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
 
(Job 24:4 KJV)  They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
 
(Job 24:24 KJV)  They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
 
(Job 28:23 KJV)  God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
 
(Psa 1:1 KJV)  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
 
(Psa 1:6 KJV)  For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
 
(Psa 25:8 KJV)  Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
 
(Psa 25:12 KJV)  What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
 
(Psa 32:8 KJV)  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye
(Psa 1:3 KJV)  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
(Prov 10:31 KJV)  The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
 
(Prov 30:33 KJV)  Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
 
(Isa 43:16 KJV)   Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17  Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18  Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20  The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21  This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise. 22  But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23  Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24  Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25  I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26  Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27  Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 28  Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. 44:1  Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2  Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.  3  For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4  And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5  One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. 6  Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
 
(Isa 54:16 KJV)  Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

 
(Isa 61:11 KJV)  For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
 
(Jer 10:13 KJV)  When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
 
(Mat 7:17 KJV)  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
 
(Mat 12:35 KJV)  A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
 
(Mat 13:23 KJV)  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
 
(Mat 13:52 KJV)  Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
 
 (Luke 6:45 KJV)  A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
 
(John 12:24 KJV)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
 
(John 15:5 KJV)  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
 
(Heb 6:7 KJV)  For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
 
Without God you will fail eventually in all you have done, do..
 
(Prov 14:12 KJV)  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
 
And how many of these commandments are wrongfully, broken everyday?
 
(Exo 20:12 KJV)  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
 
(Exo 20:13 KJV)  Thou shalt not kill.
 
(Exo 20:14 KJV)  Thou shalt not commit adultery.
 
(Exo 20:15 KJV)  Thou shalt not steal.
 
(Exo 20:16 KJV)  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
 
(Exo 20:17 KJV)  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
 
(Col 3:18 KJV)  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
 
(Col 3:19 KJV)  Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
 
(Col 3:20 KJV)  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
 
(Col 3:21 KJV)  Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
 
one or all of them?
 
(1 John 1:9 KJV)  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 
(1 John 1:10 KJV)  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
 
(Luke 3:8 KJV)  Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.9 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
 
(Gal 6:7 KJV)  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
 
they will reap what they sow here on earth too.. as well as after their death.
 
(Jer 9:23 KJV)  Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24  But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise  lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

(Mat 22:21 KJV)  Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

(Mat 10:8 KJV)  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9  Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,