It’s About Him
April 23, 2010
I enjoy reading different devotional guides in my quiet time. Recently I read about Louis Neumiller who was president of Caterpiller Tractor Company from 1941-54. He led this giant company through WWII and world expansion. He was a man of humility and integrity and was called one of the greatest business leaders of the twentieth century. He was described in a book – In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Century, by authors Mayo and Nohria, as success without fanfare; and his mark of greatness was that he took his identity out of the business and let the company become the hero.
What a wonderful thought! It reminds me of John the Baptist. John knew who he was and who he was not. He said – I am not the Christ. I am just a voice in the wilderness. He said – Jesus must increase and I must decrease. We would do well in this age of pride, and glitz and glamour to follow the example of Neumiller – take our personalities out and let Jesus Christ be the hero. Instead of being in a “me” culture, why not make it a “Him” culture? Instead of being “egocentric”, let’s be “Theocentric.”
