The Righteous Judge

Most Christians have heard that if you want to be sure that you are praying the will of God that we should take a Bible verse or two and pray it from a personal perspective. Because it is the absolute Word from God’s mouth, we are sure to be in His will.

So when we pray for our children as they leave for school we might pray “Dear Lord take my precious ones and shelter them under your protective wing today.”  Or maybe for some illness that won’t let up, we will pray “by His stripes we are healed”. Those are all prayers under the will of God, but really they don’t take much of any action on our part, they are mostly receiving end prayers.

 What do you suppose would happen if we started praying scriptures like Psalm 9:7-8 which says: “The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.  He will judge the world in righteousness;  he will govern the peoples with justice. “

 So maybe our prayer would be something like this:

“Father God, judge me righteously Lord for the deeds I do today, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

 Perfectly acceptable for praying the will of God, but when we step out that door today what will our day be like knowing what we just prayed and the implications of what we prayed?  This prayer takes a concerted effort on our part to live a Kingdom life, a life that truly will glorify God and prove his sovereign reign in our life.

 Instead of frustration we will show patience and compassion on the first day check-out girl at Walmart.Instead of gossip, we will stay our mouth with intimate knowledge of a situation that we know of first hand.  (Did it ever occur to anyone that there is more “power” in being able to NOT speculate on what is going on around us then to be the first one to spew what we half know?” 

Instead of erupting with negative speech and discouraging our spouses and families' we will lift them up and seek peace in the household.

 Let's be an active participant in the one little sentence prayer we prayed that morning for those of us who BELIEVE in the power of our God to answer the prayers that are in His will!

 I challenge all of us today to pray a prayer that we have to take an active role in. 

A prayer that will truly glorify God because of the way we interact in His Kingdom; a prayer that puts God on the receiving end.

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