Note: This post does not intend to over involve born again believers in politics. Yet God has spoken of His will for us to pray for those in authority. To be heavenly minded is to obey and not question God.

WE NEED a revival of honoring God by honoring that which HE ordained…. Here are the 3 things God ordained, instituted for society:

1. The family (Genesis 2:24)
2. The true Church (people of God – not religion)
3. Civil government! (Romans 13; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; 1 Peter 2:17)

Dear Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ Name, we ask You to please lead Your people in true repentance and to bear the fruit of Your holiness (2 Chronicles 7:14). We pray for our leaders, for this country to fulfill Your will, and for You to let YOUR enemies, who murder YOUR innocent babies and do all evil under the sun, to receive Your reward according to their works, in Jesus’ Name (1 Tim 2:1-6; 2 Tim 4:14-16).

Summation of 1 Timothy 2:1-6: Praying for our leaders is for God’s stated will – that we live quiet and peaceable lives making known the one Mediator between God and man – Jesus Christ.

“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.” Ecclesiastes 10:20

I WILL NOT JOIN YOU IF YOU CHOOSE TO SLANDER THE PRESIDENT GOD INSTRUCTED US TO THANK HIM FOR AND PRAY FOR AND HERE’S WHY…

FACT: In the days of God’s servant Nehemiah, Artaxerxes was the secular, pagan, ungodly king of BABYLON whom God used to get HIS work done.

FACT: God’s prophet Daniel served king Nebuchadnezzar, a secular king. Daniel recognized the role a pagan (UNSAVED) king played in God’s unfolding drama. The church’s ability to work with those in authority is completely biblical.

Should we not let God be God? Should we not simply be humbly about our Father’s business and leave the fulfillment of prophecy to HIM?

One writer notes: “The Luciferians, want to take away our freedom and make government everybody’s god. Our God is a God of freedom. Not a god of government control.”

If you are preoccupied finding fault with  current, unsaved government authorities, instead of obeying God by simply praying for them and thanking God for them, that is sad and reveals deep immaturity (1 Timothy 2:1-3). Also, when people have all this time to slander who God put into office, does this not reveal that they are not consumed with Christ and His work? Did He not give us a Great Commission command for which we shall give account to Him?

“For it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.” Acts 23:5

We live in a fallen world which necessitates civil government in order to punish evil doers (people who commit crimes against others).

Are you spreading lies about our authorities instead of praying for them as God instructed? (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.” Exodus 22:28

You know, Christians don’t have to love or even like whoever their President is, yet, they should not be speaking lies about him, bringing up his past sins or supposed sins… to do so is sin itself. Do you want your past sins brought up? (Matthew 7:1-5)

The Bible reveals to us exactly what kind of person digs up sins of the past:

“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.” Proverbs 16:27

After all, if we are so godly, do we not realize that GOD put authorities in place for HIS own purposes?

God’s message is to pray for the leaders of our country (Timothy 2:1-3; Jeremiah 29:7, etc.). But they would rather judge them. All they have to do to see the vilest of sinners who is in the greatest need of divine mercy, is to look in the mirror (Matthew 7:1-5; James 2:13). Repent.

It is totally self-righteous to judge a mere man. ALLLL have sinned and so if he can’t be forgiven, neither will God forgive those who judge him ( Matthew 7:1-5; James 2:13).

Robert Hammond writes: “My wife said something interesting the other night when we were driving to dinner: ‘If I need someone to come and clean out my septic tank, I’m not really gonna care what kind of a man he is. I just need to know that he cleans out septic tanks, a job that no one else wants to take on.’ That about sums it up. Someone said a few years ago that if they were dying in their house because it was on fire and they heard the firemen cursing or saying derogatory statements while they were looking for her, she could care less. Her tax dollars are going towards these men saving lives. Who cares how gruff or rough they are. Their job is to save lives and put fires out.”

SO let me get  THIS straight… it’s okay for you to hate the President but not okay if others choose to like him and pray for him as Scripture instructs us to do? Wow!

So, if you are preaching that America will be judged and so the church needs to repent, HAVE YOU REPENTED? If you truly repent you will obey God by praying for the President and all in authority and you will cease condemning, judging, and attacking him (1 Timothy 2:1-3; Acts 23:5).

Now, repent for real and keep from arrogant, self-righteous rebellion.

One disciple writes:

“All rulers, authorities, principalities, powers and ‘powers that be’ are working their good vs evil (the tree of . . ) program until Christ returns and puts these ‘enemies’ down ( 1 Cor 15:24-28).  God tells us to respect them even though their titles do not mean they have the life and love of God in them.  Just as God told Michael not to bring a railing accusation against Satan in Jude, and Jesus said to render unto Caesar what was Caesar’s and to render unto God what is God’s.  Caesar was not a nice guy but they (and we) were still to respect him.  These powers are ‘ministers of God’ kind of like Satan is under the principle of redemptive withdrawal.

“Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when HE SHALL HAVE PUT DOWN ALL RULE AMD AUTHORITY AND POWER.  For He must reign, till He hath PUT ALL ENEMIES UNDER HIS FEET.  The last enemy that shall be destroyed (As in Heb 2:14) is death.”   (Death is an enemy of God.  God does not kill people.  He does not use the same tools as His enemies.  The power of death belongs only to the one who came to steal, kill and destroy.)

These rulers and authorities killed Jesus and have incarcerated many a righteous soul unjustly.  Thru the cross we are able to be rescued from their power and enslavement.”

America Matters

YOU are no hero or genius to see evil. It’s everywhere. What are you doing to bring God’s solution? That’s what Jesus came to do and that’s what He sent His people to do (Luke 4:18; Matthew 28:18-20, etc.).

We live in a fallen world and the LORD has His stated purpose for civil government. Have you read Romans 13? Do you understand it?

GOD didn’t need any puny mere man’s opinion when He chose to ordain secular, civil rulers (Rom. 13) to maintain law and order and punish evil doer …  “that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life” … God alone is all wise….