Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses in which he acknowledges God for who he is and complains that the Lord disciplines Israel. He pleads for the favor of God. In the middle of this prayer is a glistening jewel to be mined for our personal and familial wealth. It is the prayer request in verse fourteen, quoted above. I want to break down this powerful one-sentence prayer and open up some of the riches in this single sentence.
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For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your...
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Spiritual warfare isn’t something entered into by only a few elite spiritual special forces who can defeat the enemy in prayer. Spiritual warfare is a corporate activity that includes every believer, whether conscious of it or not.
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The most crucial phrase in the Bible is “in Christ.” We don’t inherit anything from God; Christ does. We become recipients of the inheritance only by being “in Christ.”
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How can we pray effectively for our co-laborers in the Kingdom of God? Your Elders need to be supported with effective prayer so they can lead your church and give proper oversight according to the Scriptures. The missionaries you support also need an effective prayer team providing spiritual support in addition to any financial support you may provide to them. Homegroup leaders, outreach leaders, Sunday School teachers, deacons, and a host of other categories of co-laborers in the Kingdom need prayer support. Frankly, we are a all called to serve and be co-laborers in the Kingdom whether we hold a recognized office or ministry or not. Here is one effective approach that you can implement easily.
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God, according to his timetable, gives justice to his people speedily. The unjust judge gave justice simply because he didn’t want to be inconvenienced anymore by the crazy old widow who kept complaining to him and crying out for justice. He didn’t give justice for noble reasons. This unjust judge did not fear God as the ultimate judge of the earth and the judge to whom this earthly judge would give account. He had no respect for humans since he did not fear God. Why should he respect people made in the image of God? (As a side note, why are we surprised when our fellow humans who do not fear God behave as if there is no God to whom they will give account? It is logical for depraved humans to act in a depraved manner.) The unjust judge dispensed justice for selfish reasons, to get peace and quiet from the widow.
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