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Sep 203 min read

Show God You Trust Him - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) September 20, 2024

At some point, you have declared your trust in God. Arguably, every Christian has done so. You've likely done it through singing along to a song, saying lyrics such as "My trust is in You" or "I will trust You, Lord." And there's a high probability that you've also declared this in your prayers.


It's all part of the Christian experience. Once an individual submits to Christ and makes His Father, God, their Commander in Chief, they become a magnet for trouble. This is because satan wants every believer to regret choosing God. It wants the individual to think their life before Christ was easier so that they slip backward, instead of forward, in their faith.


Thus, Christians beleaguered with opposition, will eventually have to declare their trust in God. Not just as a warning shot to the devil but also as a battle cry that encourages and reinforces God's faithfulness and their confidence in deciding to walk with Him for the rest of their lives.


However, how should Christians show that they actually trust the Lord? Is this just a matter of words or is there something else they need to do?


The Bible provides the insight needed on this issue. Isaiah 26:8 - LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name (NLT). This scripture illustrates exactly how every Believer should practically display what their mouths say when proclaiming that they trust God - obey His laws.

Believers cannot say we trust God if we habitually disobey His instructions. It is not enough to obey those laws that are convenient while ignoring those that we disagree with. We cannot say we won't cheat on our spouses but think it is fine to cheat on our taxes or use artificial intelligence to cheat on school work. We cannot say we trust in the Lord but seek out revenge and do petty things to those who've upset us. A Christian is lying if they claim to trust God but insult their leaders instead of praying for them. Do we complain and grumble when things don't go our way? That is not how to display trust in the Lord who has promised that His plans for us are good (Jeremiah 29:11).


God cannot be mocked (Galatians 6:7). He cannot be fooled. He knows everything we do. He is not like humans who only pay attention to what their eyes see (1 Samuel 16:7). God's gaze pierces into the very marrow of a person. Indeed a person's heart is a lamp to God, nothing can be obscured (Proverbs 20:27).


How are we showing that we trust God? Are we obeying His instructions? Are we even reading His manual - the Bible - to learn what those laws are? Are we praying that His Spirit will teach us and remind us how to live a life reflecting true trust and confidence in who the Lord is and what He can do? These are questions that you and I need to answer. None of us are exempt from taking an honest look at ourselves.


May the Lord help us never to take His faithfulness for granted. May He heal our unbelief so we grow in faith and live lives reflecting complete trust in Him, IJMN we pray, Amen.



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Sep 173 min read

Again, On Leaders - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) September 17, 2024

We are so used to bad leadership, we sadly don't know what godly leadership looks like. And because we don't expect to have godly leaders, we neglect to pray specific prayers for leaders who display godly attributes.


However, God wants us to have great leaders. He wants us to have leaders like David, whom He described as pleasing. He wants leaders like Joshua who commanded the sun to stay in the sky so he and his men could defeat a coalition of five armies. He wants us to have leaders like Deborah who handpicked her war commander and went into battle to free a people from their oppressors. Each of these leaders was graciously helped by the Lord.


God's desire for god-fearing leaders who operated in miraculous wonders didn't end with the Bible's last page. What He did then, He does now. The only issue is will you join Him in ushering forth the sort of leadership He desires in your home, in your community, at your church, and at your workplace?


A chief way to partner with God on this issue is to submit to praying for leaders. Paul teaches in 1 Timothy 2:1-2 that Christians are to pray, petition, give thanksgiving, and intercede for leadership. This is therefore something we need to do more of. And because the Bible tells us not to insult our leaders in Exodus 22:28, that is something we surely need to do no more.


If we replace our complaints and the insults we dish out to our leaders with praying for them and thanking God for them (especially those who serve the Lord in their position), we are bound to see the change we need around us. Fewer wolves in the Body of Christ destroying hearts and minds. Fewer vipers in positions of corporate power maltreating the poor and needy. Fewer wicked politicians serving corporations instead of the people.


We must use spiritual weapons to protect the seats of power around us and preserve them for the kingdom of God. Remember that the Book of Daniel revealed that wicked spiritual princes were running the kingdoms of the earth (Daniel 10). Daniel fasted and prayed, wielding these weapons to gain the spiritual insight that would enable his people's eventual freedom from captivity. What was true then is true now because the word of God does not change.


Can you be a Daniel who uses wisdom to stand for the earthly territory God placed under your prayer authority? Can you be a Nehemiah who leads the people around you toward God's laws and principles? Can you be an Esther who calls her people to fast so that the power of God changes the policies of the kings of this world?


God is calling us to be this and more. He wants us to be the leaders who war on their knees and quietly wield His authority to change this earth for His glory. We can be the godly leadership God uses to make things better for others if we choose to submit to Him.



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