Lewis Turner posted a status
Aug 11, 2022
When situations go awry, whether they be political, domestic, business, church, ministry, family, or other many of us, myself included, pray reactively. This is because sometimes, we honestly do not know how to pray. The Lord instructed Moses that the following prayer be prayed over the Nation of Israel. It may be an example that we should consider, that we can pray daily before a crisis and in a crisis too.. It is a prayer and a blessing combined and is the Aaronic blessing found in Numbers 6:23-27. It focuses on God giving us a gift that He knows that we need and protecting us. It speaks of God giving us light for our path and being gracious to us. Finally, it speaks of God guiding us and giving us His Peace.

In the Instructions spoken to Moses to give to Aaron Numbers 6:26-27 to follow when He speaks this Blessing, Aaron in speaking this blessing is speaking the Name of God over the people. There is power in the Name of God, and when we speak it over the people, God can work.

Perhaps we should pray as Matthew 5:44-45 Instructs us which says: “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” (KJV).

The Aaronic blessing is a good way to follow Matthew 4:44-45. It might be good to also consider using the Name of God in our prayer as Numbers 6:26-27 encourages us to do.

Finally, consider the following scripture 1 John 5:14 “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.” (KJV)
God says in His Word to bless and that includes our enemies. That is His Word, and I encourage all of you to follow it in praying over the Government of our Land.

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