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Recently, I have been encouraging prayer—from the point of having victory. After all, is there anything too difficult for God (Jer. 32:17)? And yet, there is more to the matter—and perhaps a testing point. Not only must we stand with faith, but we also must stand with forgiveness in our hearts. We must forgive; for unless we forgive others, the Lord will not hear us (Ps. 66:18; Col. 3:13; Mark 11:25-26; Matt. 18:32-35). “‘And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.’” (Mark 11:25-26 NKJV) We must love even our enemies—above all, we must put on love (Luke 6:27; Col. 3:14). We must leave room for God’s vindication in the trial of our taking offense.
Specially, today’s Bible App (YouVersion) “verse of the day” is on the fear of the Lord. The Word declares, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10). And yet, do we know what the fear of the Lord is? Do we know what it means? Isn’t our God approachable, and isn’t He a God of love?
As it happens, oftentimes, the Lord even would have me pray for this, as the foundational need in people. I pray, with faith, that He’d put the fear of Him within people’s hearts so that they’d seek Him and not depart from Him (Jer. 32:40). I pray for people to know that He is Worthy and that He is God and they are not. Noticeably, the Word further speaks: "For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ponders all his paths." (Proverbs 5:21 NKJV) Surely, in order to fear Him, we must know the Lord’s greatness. We must know that He is the One who sees—and that nothing can escape Him (1 Pet. 3:12; Rom. 2:2-11; Heb. 10:26-31). |
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