ACCOUNTABLE
Psalm
2, Luke 18
Psalm
2:11: “Serve the Lord with fear and
rejoice with trembling.” (Awe and reverence)
Luke
18:7-8: “And
will God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and
night? Will He keep putting them
off? I tell you, He will see that they
get justice, and quickly. However, when
the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"
Most
Important devotion showed Jesus teaching prayer. Prayer was His one-on-one communication with
the Father. Prayer refreshed,
strengthened and led Jesus in His ministry.
Prayer is more powerful than simply talking to God.
Believers have power to pray in line
with our covenantal rights—[KOV-en-an-tal] is promised, rights are privileges—that
believers in Jesus receive by faith.
Jesus’ last question in the opening
Scripture bothers me. Will He find faith
on the earth? “Here I am!” I scream,
jumping to my feet. Will you join
me? You see, we have a job to do. God holds believers accountable to bring His “will
to earth as it is in heaven.” (Remember the Lord’s Prayer)?
Through prayer, believers intercede,
[in-ter-SEED] means to speak to God about whatever others need. That’s believers’ job. We’re promised authorization to involve
heaven in people’s lives on earth! This
permission is granted because of believers’ covenantal rights—based on our
position in Christ.
But accountability works two ways.
Bible
study reveals believer’s covenantal rights.
It’s wise to learn these privileges. For instance, you might cuss frequently, or be
sick from a virus. Search Scripture for examples
of righteousness and/or health. A Bible’s
Concordance helps in the search. Then
cry out to God for deliverance—based on your covenantal right through faith in Jesus.
You might pray, “Heavenly Father, 1
Peter 2:24 says, ‘He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we
might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds we are healed.’ Thank You, Jesus for this healing! Amen.”
This prayer is a legal meeting where
you and God agree on the same covenantal privilege. You’re holding God accountable to honor His
convent rights.
God always holds Himself accountable
to His Word!
Take Home Nugget
Covenantal
privileges are a very big deal!
Believers can hold the creator of the universe accountable to His
promises. Apostle Paul says in
Philippians 4:6: “Be anxious for
nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God;” (King James Version of the Bible).
“Supplication” does not mean to pray
harder. What Paul means about
“supplication” is to pray back to God His Words from the Bible in your prayer
request.
God empowers believers to hold Him
accountable through covenantal prayer privileges.
J.D.
Griffith
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