Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Fighting When You Feel Inadequate

It is easy for us as believers to feel we are not up to the fight. Parhaps we do not undersstand all that is involved. Or maybe we do and we realize that we are not perfect, that we still have issues to deal with in life. But even the saints of old had these same issues, being human. Yet they did not let that stop them. And it did not affect their ability to change things for God for good.

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

For me, I do not say this to compare myself to the prophets of old. I am not worthy of such an honor. Yet, even they were like us. They had the same misgivings, the same faults. But they did not let it stop them from pursuing the truth, from calling out to our God, or from fighting the good fight with their prayers. And as we can see, these preyers were still affective on the situation at hand.

Don’t give up. None of us are able on our own. But we can still call out to God, and He will still respond.

Call out today, and watch our God work!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You as the Great Worker of Miracles. You alone are worthy of our praise. you alone are the source of truth, mercy, and justice. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. forgive us our passions that do not exalt You. deliver us from such temptation. Heal us and deliver us. Be the Great King over all. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.