Picture this: Weighing scale, fulcrum in the center and two pans, one on either side. On one side, we see Goliath spirits, conspiring, mocking, shouting taunts and breathing threats, heaping up accusations day and night. On the other side, we see God’s Davidic company, covenanting in holy fear of the Lord and coming into passionate agreement for His kingdom come, His will done on earth as it is in heaven. Filling the golden bowls of heaven with the incense of worship – intercession!
Ponder this: Whether the scales tip in our favor or not is really up to us. Whether there will be the rending of the heavens and the routing of the enemies is very much our choice as God’s Davidic company on earth. It’s a sobering reality. Someone said that, if life were a chess match, it would certainly be the church’s move. The Lord Himself is inviting us to work with Him to move heaven and earth, tipping the scales, tilting the balance of powers in our day to define our times. Our prayers, as led by the Spirit, will make a world of difference.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- For terrorists to be detected and arrested before they strike
- For drug lords, rapists and other criminals to be arrested in our cities
PRAY FOR THE CHURCH
- For those ministering to the thousands of refugees in the cities of many nations
- For effective discipling of believers among the unreached peoples groups in the nations
- For the Lord to give the church a precise vision and strategies to reach young people for Christ
PRAYER FOCUS
Spend some time in prayer today for persecuted Christians fleeing Syria.