The Judgment Of Prayer

It's been many weeks since I last made an entry here. It has been a time of recovery in some sense. After the debacle of this last "election" and the unscrupulous actions of leftist in D.C. and their thugs in the street destroying property and assaulting any who disagrees with their agenda, my heart was very heavy with sorrow for our nation. I believe I can say correctly that I was in a frame of lamentation and godly sorrow. 

The pastors of our churches were, for the most part, silent about the sins and wrongs taking place. Those who did speak up were usually some form of crackpot, making "prophecies" and predictions about the outcome relating their outlandish visions.  After a few weeks my heart began to lighten, and although I still grieve for my country, my grief is eased by a growing awareness that all these wrongs done in the last four years, and around this "election" were done in the sight of God Himself. He is fully aware of the blasphemies, the bearing of false witness, corruption, and cowardice. He see's the blood spilled across this nation's streets, and the lies vomited into the air waves by a lying, propaganda type media. Those in power whether Republicans or leftists, are all accountable to Him, the Source of all power and authority.  They will answer to Jesus Christ for how they used and misused the authority entrusted to them. This somehow gave me peace. I love my nation, but my real love is higher.  

Now my prayer has been for judgement. My prayer has been for God to confound the agenda of those wicked persons who have usurped power and are now in places of authority. My prayer is for God to raise up men and women of principle, place them in leadership, and give them courage to act and a path for action. I was pleasantly surprised to read a passage in Revelation 8:1-5 about the prayers of the saints, and the judgement of God orchestrated by our Lord Jesus. 

There, Christ is breaking the seals of judgment, and as He does an angel comes with a gold censer with incense, which we're told are the prayers of the followers of Christ. The smoke of those prayers went up before God, and then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar of God and threw it to the Earth. Then followed thunder, lightning and an earthquake, all indicators of the judgment of God being unleashed upon a rebellious humanity and corrupted creation. It is only after the prayers of the saints are cast to the Earth that the trumpets of judgement begin to sound. 

It encourages me to know that the prayers of God's faithful are not only heard and received by our Savior and Lord, but are instrumental in His final judgment of the wicked, whether they be human or spirits. It gives me a tremendous incentive to commit more earnestly to prayer. I'm not advocating we pray for harm or injury upon people, Christ desires all who will be saved to be saved. Rather we pray knowing that righteousness will prevail and that the "Lord our Righteousness" will bring about His just recompense in those final days of history. It is certainly a mystery, but somehow our prayers are a very real part of that recompense. 

So, go ahead arrogant leftists, you know not what you do.  The discord and violence you have sown over years of manipulation and dishonesty, will return a hundredfold harvest upon your heads in those days promised by our Lord. The saints of God who pray daily for you and for His will to be done will one day cast their hand against you, when you stand face to face with the Lord of all creation-Jesus Christ. 

Faithful prayer warrior, you who bear the marks of spiritual battle, remain constant in prayer, seek the righteousness of Christ in all things. Know for sure, that the glorious day of Christ is even at the doors. Let our prayers be as incense before the throne of God Almighty, in Whose hand is perfect and righteous judgment. Rejoice and know that our prayers are a fragrant contribution to the righteous plan of the Righteous God.