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Thursday, July 21, 2011

A Good News Messenger's Prayer


A Good News Messenger’s Prayer

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#Prayer
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Almighty Creator, hear this prayer of your messenger. It’s from a heart of love and devotion broken by the sin, selfishness, and rebellion of people You created in Your image for relationship with You. Its people, You love, destroyed by this world system of evil. Its people, You died to save, deceived by Satan and his demon spirits. Its people, You offer the gift of eternal life to, doomed by unbelief. Lord, in their blindness billions of persons just like us offer so many excuses that only prove their deception and seal their doom.
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Some say there’s no God because of all the evils in the world. They’re unwilling to admit they cause these evils. But You created a good world, gave us free will, and everything we needed. We chose to hate, deceive, abuse, murder—not God. We do the evil, but point our finger at You. Oh Lord, how blind can we be.
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Others say evolution explains everything and we don’t need God. But nothing can’t explode into everything. Nothing means without power even existence. So this dependent universe depends upon a self-existent eternal Source, a Creator. Life, mind, love, justice, truth, reason, everything makes no sense unless that be true. If there were an eternal regression of causes, we couldn’t be discussing it today. No, evolution doesn’t explain everything, but the personal ethical God-man does. Help us our Life-giver and Judge to be honest.
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They say we’ve developed science and technology that meets our needs now. We’ve gone to the moon, extended our lifespan, communicate with people on the opposite side of the world. Yes, but that knowledge may destroy us. Instead of sticks and stones, today we use ballistic missiles and chemical warfare. Science can’t teach us about ethics or life after death. But you Lord, meet these crucial needs in Your Word.
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They claim God is a Legalist who only wants to spoil our fun. This is what baby Johnny thinks when daddy takes away the shiny knife or moves him away from the colored fiery flames. The all-knowing Creator is far more knowledgeable and wise than we can ever be. His warnings express His love and protect us from harm.
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They cry we will not have God govern us; we can do it ourselves. Power, position and wealth are intoxicating. They can turn governments and leaders into arrogant, selfish, greedy beasts that devour those they’re supposed to serve and protect. History shows governments easily become corrupt, wasteful, even kill their own people while they promise them it’s for their own good. Human depravity aligned against God and people cannot be trusted. God help us not to destroy ourselves by our ignorance and foolishness!
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Others trust idols to provide and protect them. But they are made of wood and metal. They can’t move, talk, know or do anything for them. They have to repair their defects and take them in at night lest they are stolen.  Some persons worship rats, monkeys, cows knowing they are an inferior form of life than themselves. We willfully reject the true God who witnesses to us in creation, conscience, and Christ.
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Oh Lord, cleanse our hearts, and minds and lives that we can be fit vessels of Your grace. Give us a fiery passion for the Savior who alone can deliver us from eternal darkness, despair, tears and torments. Father, set before us an open door no man can close, grant us faith to move mountain ranges of destruction and death, use us to tear down the devils strongholds of unbelief, fill us with your wisdom, power and love to change this vile world for your glory. May we be soldiers who stand for righteousness, farmers who sow the seed that brings abundant fruit, ambassadors who effectively represent our King, fishers of men snatching them from polluted waters. Master, enable us to be your GOOD NEWS MESSENGERS in the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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