It seems our nation is becoming more and more divided as large groups of people focus on and become vocal about their own personal desires. Divisions are forming as social groups form up on one side or the other of many issues. A large part of this divisiveness involves media and pundits attacking our leaders. At city, county, state, and national levels, leadership is under attack.
We as Christians need to refrain from bad-mouthing our leaders. The Bible calls this murmuring, and condemns it. The word translated as murmur is also used as “complain” or “grumble” and refers to the grousing of people to one another rather than addressing the issue directly. Continue reading “Praying For Our Leaders”
Prayer is an awesome aspect of divine fellowship. In fact, it is the heart and soul of our relationship with God. Although we communicate with our heavenly Father through Bible study, meditation, songs and worship, it is prayer that defines and undergirds each of these. Perhaps the greatest privilege of our Christian pilgrimage is prayer. How blessed we are to be invited by God Himself to sup with Him and He with us. The availability of God to our sometimes awkward and inconsistent faith staggers the imagination. Prayer is our access to the heavenly Father through His Son Jesus Christ. Without it, God becomes a distant deity with no invited input into our daily circumstances.