Friday, January 19, 2018

True Intercession Requires Humility!


'True Intercession Requires Humility And Faith. 
Genesis 18:27-28. 
a)  And Abraham answered the Lord and said:
b)  "I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord
c)  "Which am but dust and ashes"
d)  "Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous
e)  "Wilt Thou destroy the city for the lack of five?"
f)  The Lord replied: "If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it."
(This QT reminds me that True Intercession Requires Humility And Faith)
PRAYER: To pray True Intercession with a humble heart.
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'The Bible's Assessment Of Idolatry.'
Psalm 115:1-11.
a)  Psalm 115:1. We should give Glory to the Lord because of His Mercy and Truth. 
b)  Psalm 115:2. The unbelievers may question the existence of God.
c)  Psalm 115:3. Our God is in Heaven and He does whatever He pleases. 
d)  Psalm 115:4-7. The existence of idols. 
e)  Psalm 115:8. The bondages associated with idolatry. 
f)  Psalm 115:9-11. We are to trust in the Lord, He is our Help and our Shield.
(Through this Second one I understand The Bible's Assessment Of Idolatry) 
PRAYER: For unbelievers around us to repent and experience the reality of the Lord's Presence in their lives. 
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Chris.
The Lord said to Abraham "If I find...". This means that the Lord looks down from Heaven. He did this in both Old and New Testament days, and His Word assures us that He continues to look down from Heaven today. All True Believers need to remember this. 

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