Our words
Let us not be found as an accuser. We clearly see from the first chapter of Job that Satan is our accuser. He is our chief adversary and accuser before God and others. In John 6:70, Jesus speaks of Judas as one who is of the evil one and a false accuser.
Let us leave accusation behind and press forward into the vision of Jesus. We need spiritual discernment. Let us see with the redeeming eyes of our heavenly Father. Our goal would be that all come to Him.
We can easily tell when things are wrong. Injustice and wrong-doing are visible to our human senses. I know when I am in sin. At that point, I need help and not an accusing word. It is a word of God that points the way to redemption. He shows and provides a way out of the traps and snares we have meandered into.
We who are spiritual should be restoring (Galatians 6:1). We should be teaching others righteous spiritual ways. Prayer is to be our portion. It allows us to be in relationship with our Father and discern His heart. We are to pray for our leaders and those with authority, not speaking badly of them. Our words are to bring healing. They are not to be the barbs of deaths.
Consider examples we can see in scripture. Despite the obvious wayward plight of his people and leaders, Amos sought the heart of God, not the indignation.
Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king's mowings. And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: "O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!" So the LORD relented concerning this. "It shall not be," said the LORD.
Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, the Lord GOD called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. Then I said: "O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!" So the LORD relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," said the Lord GOD. Amos 7:1-6 (NKJV)
As Amos hears the judging words of the Father against his country, he intercedes. As he intercedes twice, each time the punishment is averted. God is testing us, as He tested Moses. Moses (Numbers 21:7) sought for the redemption of God’s people, not their destruction or his self-righteousness. Moses as Amos can be examples as intercessors for us for our country and people in the time.
Let our words rise as prayers. May the incense of our lives be reflected in our prayers. May they rise to heaven and be used. May we be found not as a cohort of the chief accuser but having influence with our heavenly Father. May our words be His heart.
Let us leave accusation behind and press forward into the vision of Jesus. We need spiritual discernment. Let us see with the redeeming eyes of our heavenly Father. Our goal would be that all come to Him.
We can easily tell when things are wrong. Injustice and wrong-doing are visible to our human senses. I know when I am in sin. At that point, I need help and not an accusing word. It is a word of God that points the way to redemption. He shows and provides a way out of the traps and snares we have meandered into.
We who are spiritual should be restoring (Galatians 6:1). We should be teaching others righteous spiritual ways. Prayer is to be our portion. It allows us to be in relationship with our Father and discern His heart. We are to pray for our leaders and those with authority, not speaking badly of them. Our words are to bring healing. They are not to be the barbs of deaths.
Consider examples we can see in scripture. Despite the obvious wayward plight of his people and leaders, Amos sought the heart of God, not the indignation.
Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king's mowings. And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: "O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!" So the LORD relented concerning this. "It shall not be," said the LORD.
Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, the Lord GOD called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. Then I said: "O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!" So the LORD relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," said the Lord GOD. Amos 7:1-6 (NKJV)
As Amos hears the judging words of the Father against his country, he intercedes. As he intercedes twice, each time the punishment is averted. God is testing us, as He tested Moses. Moses (Numbers 21:7) sought for the redemption of God’s people, not their destruction or his self-righteousness. Moses as Amos can be examples as intercessors for us for our country and people in the time.
Let our words rise as prayers. May the incense of our lives be reflected in our prayers. May they rise to heaven and be used. May we be found not as a cohort of the chief accuser but having influence with our heavenly Father. May our words be His heart.
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