DCLM Sincere Milk 18 July 2023 — Pray For Your Leaders
DCLM Sincere Milk 18 July 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Pray For Your Leaders
Topic: Pray For Your Leaders
Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-8
2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Key Verse: “For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” 1 Timothy 2:2
Message
Prayer is a very important aspect of our lives which must not be neglected. Some children do not know how to pray, some do not like to pray while some enjoy praying. Our prayer must not be centred on ourselves and families alone. We must pray for other people; this is called intercession -the Bible encourages us to do this always.
Who are we to pray for? Our leaders, both political and spiritual. Political leaders are the President, State Governors, Parliamentarians, Local Government Administrators, Head of Schools, Teachers and others who administer rule in the society. Why? So that we can live a quiet and peaceable life. When we pray for them, God gives them the wisdom to do things right in our society and we are happy.
Spiritual leaders are the General Superintendent/ Overseers, State, Region, National Overseers, Missionaries, Group and District pastors, Children church and Sunday school leaders and teachers. We should pray for these categories so that they can be led by the Spirit of God and be able to lead the congregation of God’s people in the right direction. You must make it a point of duty to pray for leaders.
Further Reading: Ephesians 6:18-20
Prayer for today: God, please help me to be a faithful intercessor.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
