Throne & Chairs!

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"Pray for kings and all in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity" (1 Tim 2:2)


Praying for those in authority is a solemn obligation of each Christian. It is God on the Throne who has seated leaders on chairs (Rom 13:1). Prayer moves the arm that moves the world! What should we pray when we seek God's face for leaders? We must pray—

a) That they may lead a clean life and their hands be free from corruption. The mother of King Lemuel taught him, "Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings. It is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes, intoxicating drink" (Prov 31:3,4). How can we point our finger at the unrighteousness of a leader before lifting our hands to God for him?

b) That they may depend on God who is the Source of all authority, rather than on popularity from men. King David emphasizes this truth in Psalm 21. "The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!... For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved" (vv 1,7). King Nebuchadnezzar learnt this lesson the hard way (Dan 4:28-37).

c) That they may be given good counselors and that they may have a listening ear. The wisest king ever lived rightly said, "Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more"(Eccl 4:13). The kingdom was irrepairably divided when king Rehoboam "rejected the counsel which the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him who stood before him" (1 Ki 12:8,16).

d) That they may judge with righteousness. First the poor. "The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne will be established forever" (Prov 29:14). Then the wicked. "A wise king sifts out the wicked, and brings the threshing wheel over them" (Prov 20:26). In these days when might is right, we need to be blessed with kind leaders who will uphold the cause of the poor and bold leaders who will not spare the wicked.

e) That they may be protected. Satan has flooded the nations with a spirit of murder. We must rebuke these blood-thirsty spirits in the Name of Jesus and release angelic spirits of protection over our leaders. Tight security arrangements and personal body-guards are useless "unless the Lord guards the city" (Psa 127:1).


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