Lord, give us leaders such that it would be to Your glory to give us the victory through them!” – Derek Prince
As we approach this 2015 year’s election for which many of us consider to be decisive about the future of this nation and our children, the battles of words, speculation, drama, stories here and there, accusations and counter accusations even prophetic utterances about the next president and even governors, we must consider “God’s Sovereignty” such that we are totally guided by His will and purpose. This, I believe supersedes every other agenda from “Islamic” to even “Christian” agenda including personal ambition as well as our ultimate weakness, greed and a desire for wealth and power.
Secondly, it’s time to have an agenda for the good of this country (establishing God’s kingdom covers this) but not a “Christian” agenda either but one that protects everyone’s rights and the opportunity to live in peace and prosperity including even those trying to kill and destroy us.
All this is found in God’s word and His kingdom principles , I can only encourage us as much as we may have our personal preferences and favorites, like I have and you should too if you have a heart for our country, we must know and understand it’s not about just us and that with the need to line up with the “Will of God” is the single most important consideration.
Every other plan, agenda and machination including our military and armed forces, must be neutralized from swaying this election and our national progress in our stand in prayer and agreement with God’s word and will. This is so crucial right now that I want to shout it from every roof top, social and all other media platforms that “Lord, give us leaders such that it would be to Your glory to give us the victory through them!”
Find below an extract from Derek Prince’s book “Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting” titled Rulers Are God’s Agents. It captures so well what we need to do and believe for NOW!
“In politics, as in many other fields of activity, men continually strive for promotion. Yet few seriously ask the question: where does promotion come from? What power is it that exalts men to positions of authority or removes them from such positions?
Promotion comes from God. In Psalm 75, the Bible deals very directly with this question:
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. (Psalm 75:4-7)
The psalmist begins by warning men against their own self-confidence and arrogance. To “lift…up the horn” suggests the desire for personal aggrandizement. To “speak.. .with a stiff neck” suggest boastful self-assertiveness. These are not the ways to promotion. Indeed, promotion does not come from the earthly level
We may interpret the three directions east, west, and south as representing the various sources to which men are prone to look for political aggrandizement, such as wealth, education, social position, influential connections, and military power. For men to seek their own exaltation from sources such as these is to “deal…foolishly.” Promotion comes from God. He is the One who both raises men up and puts them down
If we turn back to the records of the kings of Israel, we find none who achieved a more spectacular rise to greatness than David. Beginning life as a poor shepherd boy, he ended his days in victory and honor as the ruler of a powerful empire. Unlike many other men who have achieved political greatness, David recognized the source of his success.
In a prayer to God uttered near the end of his life, he ascribed his greatness solely to God: “Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all” (1 Chronicles 29:12). Wise and happy is the ruler who acknowledges the true source of his power!
Certain important principles emerge:
1. God uses human rulers as instruments to fulfill His purposes in history, particularly as they relate to His own covenant people
2. If God’s people are disobedient and rebellious, God subjects them to cruel and evil rulers.
3. If through repentance and prayer God’s people lay claim upon His mercy,
He may bring about a change of government in one of two ways: either by removing an evil ruler and replacing him by a good one; or by changing the heart of a cruel ruler, so as to make him an instrument of mercy rather than of judgment
“For Your Sakes”
These principles, derived from historical examples of the Old Testament, are confirmed by the teaching given to Christians in the New Testament
In 2 Corinthians 4:15, Paul said, “For all things are for your sakes.” God’s dealings with the whole world have one supreme objective: the fulfillment of His purposes for His own people, related to Him through faith in Jesus Christ.
Over all the events of the last two thousand years of world history, God has inscribed one all-inclusive heading, addressed to His people: “For your sakes.” In Romans, Paul applied this principle specifically to those who hold office in government:
Every person must submit to the supreme authorities.
There is no authority but by act of God, and the existing authorities are instituted by him; consequently anyone who rebels against authority is resisting a divine institution, and those who so resist have themselves to thank for the punishment they will receive. For government, a terror to crime, has no terrors for good behaviour. You wish to have no fear of the authorities? Then continue to do right and you will have their approval, for they are God’s agents working for your good. But if you are doing wrong, then you will have cause to fear them; it is not for nothing that they hold the power of the sword, for they are God’s agents of punishment, for retribution on the offender. That is why you are obliged to submit. It is an obligation imposed not merely by fear of retribution but by conscience. (Romans 13:1-5 NEB)
Out of this passage, we may select three statements that are particularly significant: “There is no authority but by act of God,” “They are God’s agents working for your good,” and, “They are God’s agents of punishment.” Paul addressed these words specifically to Christians.
He stated that government is established by an act of God. How that government will affect Christians depends upon the attitude and conduct of the Christians. If they are walking in obedience to the will of God, then the government and its officers “are God’s agents working for [their] good.”
But if Christians are disobedient and not walking in the path of God’s will, then the government and its officers become “God’s agents of punishment.” This may all be summed up in one brief sentence: Christians get the kind of government they deserve.
What if Christians find themselves under a government that is evil? It may be corrupt, inefficient, wasteful, or again it may be actively cruel and oppressive towards Christians.
How are Christians to react?
God’s Word gives them no liberty either to complain or to disobey. It does, however, impose upon them a solemn obligation to pray for their government. If they will humble themselves before God and meet His conditions, He will then hear their prayers and will “for [their] sakes” bring about a change of government that will ensure the fulfillment of His purposes and the best interests of His people. – Derek Prince
What are we waiting for? Lets do the right thing!
God bless
Francis E. Madojemu
