Pray for your country (Part 6)
I was among those who spoke very negatively about the leaders of their country but I repented as soon as the Lord gave me this revelation. When we speak negatively of our leaders, we are actually cursing them since our speech either curses or blesses people (James 3:9). The problem is that when we curse them we are inadvertently cursing those who are under their authority.
One day Paul insulted the high priest without considering his position. His friends were astonished and asked him how he could dare to do something like that to the high priest. His answer astonished me: Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.” (Acts 23: 5).
We need to pray for our leaders so that God can guide them in making their decisions for if we do not pray, they will be guided by other forces (demonic) and laws against the bible like homosexuality and abortion and they are established in some places; In other nations, they are influenced by corruption and criminal activity. Some decisions pass in the name of certain laws of democracy, which had become the devil’s favorite weapon for defying the Word of God. We will have true peace and success if we totally put in practice the Word of God.
4. The Christian’s weapons
I would like to conclude with this scripture that should shake the church of Jesus Christ. If you read this message from America, Europe, Asia, or Africa… you need to understand that the Word of God compels us to pray seriously for our respective nation and leadership. The passage says this: “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10: 3-5).
May the Spirit of the Lord help us to understand this message.
To God only belong the glory and the honor.
