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When God Grants What We Ask: A Call for Unity and Kingdom Prayer

1 Samuel 9:15-17 NIV “Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked on my people, for their cry has reached me.” When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”” https://bible.com/bible/111/1sa.9.16-17.NIV

 

Israel rebelled against God in asking for a king, but they did so collectively! God gave His people so much freedom that they couldn’t accept it, but they wanted a human leader who would assert more rule over them and fight their battles for them, though it would still be their sons going to war. God, in His grace, gave Israel what they asked for, though it was not in their best interest. What is the American Church asking God for, and what should we be asking God for? Are we united in anything in our prayers and petitions to God that would move Him to action, even if they were not in our very best interest? Our country needs God’s mind dwelling in our people so that God’s will is worked out by our people. Loving our neighbor as ourselves is the simplest societal ethic that, if completely obeyed by everyone, would guarantee everyone a healthy, peaceful, and joyful society. This can only happen after we love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength for it is in our relationship with Him we understand the wisdom of His will and receive the power to do it by the Holy Spirit given to all those who love God demonstrated by repentance, faith, and obedience to Jesus the Savior of the world. Our prayers should reflect Jesus’ will that God’s Kingdom come to earth as it rules heaven. His prayer for us, His will for us, and therefore our prayer to Him, should be that we love one another so that the world will see we are His disciples and likewise desire a community of love, acceptance, care, and nurture. Love for God and one another, unity in that love for each other, along with obedience to everything Jesus commands, are the minimums we should all seek from God, who claims to be His children. What else should we be praying for? How can we join together as one people in this country to begin petitioning God for these things so that we might experience His making them happen in our lifetime?

 

RUN TODAY’S PLAY: let’s unite in praying for His will—loving Him, loving others, and living by His Spirit.

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