KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 2:3 KJV” For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;”

Someone once asked, if there is a God who rules over this universe, why is there so much evil happening all around us? Eighty per cent of the international news is all about evil and horrific calamities. They ask Does God truly control the universe? Please listen attentively. God created all things, yet He does not control everything that happens in this life. A great degree of what happens is caused by humans. God has given man free will to do what pleases him. The scriptures teach that most of the evil happenings are as a result of people’s choice to be disobedient to the word of God 2Ti 3:1 KJV “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come, For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

The story of Job reveals to us a lot of behind-the-scenes events. In that story, we saw diverse horrible calamities befalling Job. Job himself confessed that God gave and He has taken away, blessed His name forever. Was it God who took away? No, it was the devil and his demons. These evil beings create lots and lots of havoc.

Our key scripture teaches us that it is the will of God that all men live in peace and in honesty. The Lord taught His disciples to pray as follows, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What goes on in heaven? There is no evil, no destruction, no sickness. This is what the Lord wants for all men. 1 Timothy 1:4 says God wants all men to be saved. He does not want any to perish. All these can be possible if men, that is, the children of God, would pray. We cannot wish for a change without passionately interceding for God’s intervention.

Every Christian is a priest unto the Lord according to 1 Peter 2:9.Every priest offers sacrifices and offerings on behalf of the people. Heb 8:3 KJV” For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.” The sacrifices we are to offer are our intercessions for men. This is our priestly duty. We cannot afford to fail. Failure in this call is the prevailing of wickedness and sin all around us. The Lord says He seeks an intercessor to stand in the gap and make intercessions so that peace and God’s will might be done among men. It seems most people in these times are mainly concerned about themselves and their needs being met. This is a big failure on our part and a big disservice to God. May we repent and seek the will of God to be done on earth?

THOUGHT: GOD’S WILL CAN BE DONE ON EARTH, IF ONLY CHRISTIANS INTERCEDE FOR IT

FURTHER STUDIES

Mat 6:10 KJV” Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”

Isa 59:16 KJV” And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.”