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Presidential Prayer Team; J.K. – No Playground

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A godless dictator will subdue people under his rule and stifle resistance with death or imprisonment. A beneficent ruler, as David was, will confess that his source of strength and his desire for a happy, contented people is dependent only upon the overpowering mercy and goodness of God.

Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! Psalm 144:15

Ruler and citizen alike can gain from a proper perspective for the Bible says, “Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.” (Psalm 144:4) The personal message is that you are unworthy to stand before the Almighty God. Plead for His divine guidance in all things, for life is not a playground – it is a battlefield. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities…against the rulers of the darkness of this world.” (Ephesians 6:12 KJV) But Creator God upholds all things by the word of His power and, if you notice, He is so mindful of man that He answers your prayer to the minutest detail.

The evil dictators of the world will stand in judgment one day and so will you. Be guided by the caring, loving God in your life and you will be blessed, as will the nation “whose God is the Lord!”

Recommended Reading: Psalm 8

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Christ’s Example

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In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Luke 6:12

If ever a man might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet no one ever prayed as much as He! His love for His Father was such that He loved to be in communion with Him. His love for His people was such that He desired to be regularly interceding for them.

The fact that Jesus placed such importance on prayer is a lesson for us—He has given us an example that we may follow in His steps. The time He chose was admirable—it was the hour of silence when the crowd would not disturb Him, the time of inaction when everyone else had stopped work, and the season when sleep made men forget their difficulties and stop applying to Him for relief. While others found rest in sleep, He refreshed Himself with prayer. The place was also well selected. He was alone where none would intrude, where none could observe: And so He was free from Pharisaic ostentation and vulgar interruption. Those dark and silent hills provided a suitable prayer chapel for the Son of God. Heaven and earth in midnight stillness heard the groans and sighs of the mysterious Being in whom both worlds were blended.

The continuance of His pleadings is remarkable: The passing hours were not too long; the cold wind did not chill His devotions; the grim darkness did not cloud His faith or loneliness prevent His persistence. We fail to watch with Him for one hour, but He never fails to watch for us night and day. The occasion for this prayer is notable; it was after His enemies had been enraged. Prayer was His refuge and solace; it was before He dispatched the twelve apostles. Prayer was the gate of His enterprise, the herald of His new work. Should we not learn from Jesus to resort to special prayer when we are under peculiar trial or considering new ventures for the Master’s glory? Lord Jesus, teach us to pray.

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