May the mumbling commence!
Don’t want to pray for your tormentors? Join the club. But, before we jump the gun too fast, read
how Job prayed for his “friends” who tormented him through his time in the
valley of the shadow of death. Read from
Job chapter forty-two:
After the Lord
had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "I am angry
with you and with your two friends, for you have not been right in what you
said about me, as my servant Job was. Now
take seven young bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a
burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will
pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not
been right in what you said about me, as my servant Job was."
So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar
the Naamathite did as the Lord
commanded them, and the Lord
accepted Job's prayer.
When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord
restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord
gave him twice as much as before! (Verses 7-10)
It was Job’s prayer for his friends that restored his
fortunes. Job received twice as much as
he had before this valley experience!
Pray for your tormentors and receive rich blessing from the Lord. Let us meditate on that thought this Holy
Week.
How should we pray?
Read Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians from Ephesians chapter one:
Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord
Jesus and your love for Christians everywhere, I have never stopped thanking
God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking
God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you
might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful
future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has
given to his people.
I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him.
This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from
the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the
heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power
or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come. And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this
authority for the benefit of the church.
And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything
everywhere with his presence. (Verses 15-23)
Constant prayer for our fellow brothers and sisters – it’s
what we’re called to. Pray for wisdom
and understanding. The goal is that we might
know God better. Pray for the light of
Christ to reveal the wonderful future that awaits us. It’s a rich and glorious inheritance. Believe and receive incredible power from on
high.
Christ is King!
Hallelujah! Let’s walk in his Way…
the way of obedience and constant prayer to the Lord God.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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