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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