solookup
11-06-2007, 08:54 AM
,,, just a reminder folks /-) , thank you garnetgirl
http://www.thetreeofliberty.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1062
Praying for Authority
I am reading a book called Discipline, The Glad Surrender by Elisabeth Elliot. I wanted to share a paragraph from her chapter on Discipline of Place.
"A sense of place is important for a Christian. We cannot give honor duly - where it is due- without a sense of place. Who is this person, who am I in relation to him? We are people under authority at all times, owing honor and respect to a king or a president, to parents, to master, teacher, husband or boss, to ministers and elders and bishops, and of course always and most important, to Christ."
Reading this passage has challenged me to examine my place under authority on earth. I am blessed to live in the United States of America. I am guilty of not respecting our President, nor praying for him and others in authority daily.
What would happen; rather, what COULD happen in our country if every one of us would remember to pray daily for our President? That does not mean that we have to be in agreement with him, but rather respect him in due honor for the position of President and our position under his authority. To daily pray that our President would carry out God's will for our country.
Imagine the power of a country praying each and every day for it's leaders.
"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men; whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right." (NIV 1 Peter 2:13-14)
"This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." (NIV Romans 13:6-7)
Selah,
garnetgirl
http://www.thetreeofliberty.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1062
Praying for Authority
I am reading a book called Discipline, The Glad Surrender by Elisabeth Elliot. I wanted to share a paragraph from her chapter on Discipline of Place.
"A sense of place is important for a Christian. We cannot give honor duly - where it is due- without a sense of place. Who is this person, who am I in relation to him? We are people under authority at all times, owing honor and respect to a king or a president, to parents, to master, teacher, husband or boss, to ministers and elders and bishops, and of course always and most important, to Christ."
Reading this passage has challenged me to examine my place under authority on earth. I am blessed to live in the United States of America. I am guilty of not respecting our President, nor praying for him and others in authority daily.
What would happen; rather, what COULD happen in our country if every one of us would remember to pray daily for our President? That does not mean that we have to be in agreement with him, but rather respect him in due honor for the position of President and our position under his authority. To daily pray that our President would carry out God's will for our country.
Imagine the power of a country praying each and every day for it's leaders.
"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men; whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right." (NIV 1 Peter 2:13-14)
"This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." (NIV Romans 13:6-7)
Selah,
garnetgirl