I have tried to teach against the "GOD IS IN CONTROL" pacifism in much of the Church of Jesus. God is NOT in control. He placed that in our hands and on our knees.
He's Lord, He's King of Kings. He is wonderful counselor. He is Mighty God. But, He is not in control of this world. The world is in rebellion against him. Only those who have bowed the knee to him and are in submission to his Kingship are in his Kingdom. Everyone else remains under the devil's influence, control and domain. There is no middle ground.
He placed us on this earth and as his people he commands us to pray to release His hand according to His will. Nothing can happen unless those of us on earth pray Heaven down in an "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN" fashion. If we don't pray, declare it according to his word, or release the will of God Prophetically with Apostolic declaration nothing will happen except the increase of evil.
If we just sit around and "Trust God" without prayer according to His revealed word in the scripture we are not trusting God. We are being passive and unbelieving. I know that sounds harsh, but if we discover a purpose and destiny in the Word of God and then don't pray it we are saying to God, "I trust you in general, but in the specifics of my life, not so much,"
All this comes to light because in drought ravaged Georgia they are "Down" to prayer. Everything else has been tried, so why not try God (whatever you imagine him or her to be).
God will probably respond in spite of their disbelief. It's lucky I'm not God. I might just let them toast till they figure out who I am.
He won't. He's full of mercy and compassion.
He even says:
2 Chronicles 7
13 "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
And in Isaiah where things had really gone wrong:
Isaiah 44
1 “But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
4 And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.’
The promise of God for his people which includes you and me as grafted in believers is a wonderful truth for our future.
One other interesting prayer dynamic happening right now. In Kansas City there is a group asking people to pray to solve difficult police cases.
I know that my brethren in more traditional Christianity may not understand this, but God wants to empower his people supernatural understanding and knowledge. He drops information into people in prayer. This a spiritual download from the throne room. 1 Corinthians 12 identifies them as words of Knowledge and words of Wisdom. It happened all the time in the old testament. So much that the enemies of Israel kept asking themselves, how is it that Israel knows what we say in our inner chambers and defeats our plans to attack them. (I would have included a link to show this, but I couldn't remember where this great story is)
I think this is a good thing. Getting people to pray in the spirit for information only God knows to solve crime. This is so much better than consulting some psychic. And it glorifies God.
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