INTERCEDING FOR ALL MEN I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty (1 Timothy 2:1-2). The scripture above outlines the kinds
SANCTIFIED PRAISE And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise theLORD; for his mercy endureth forever (2 Chronicles 20:21). 1 Peter 2:9 says, “But ye are a chosen generation, a
AGONIZING FOR SOULS IN PRAYER Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye maystand perfect and complete in all the willof God (Colossians 4:12). The Apostle Paul knew how to agonize in prayer for the souls of men. He understood the principles
SPEAKING RIGHTEOUSNESS For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe (Hebrews 5:13). The phrase, “of righteousness” in our opening verse is “dikaiosunē” (Greek); it means the word or “logos” (Greek) of righteousness. Some translations use “doctrine” and others use “teaching” instead of “word.” But the
BE VIGILANT Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (2 Thessalonians 2:3). In John 5:43, Jesus said, “I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if
WE’RE IN CHARGE For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,until he be taken out of the way (2 Thessalonians 2:7). All the evil and atrocious plans and agendas of Satan for the nations of the world can’t succeed because of our stand against him. After the Rapture
FAITH: THE EFFECT OFRIGHTEOUSNESS And the work of righteousness shall bepeace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever(Isaiah 32:17). Our opening verse lists quietness and assurance as the effect of righteousness; that’s faith! Faith is the quiet or confident assurance that things favourably expected shall come to pass: “Faith is the confident assurance
COURAGEOUSLY DECLARE HIS WORD …for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me (Hebrews 13:5-6). Our underlined portion above—“boldly say”— is “tharrheō legō” (Greek) and it means to courageously declare.
HIS GOODNESS IN THE EARTH He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of theLORD (Psalm 33:5). Some don’t believe that the earth is truly full of the goodness of God. But that’s exactly what the verse above unequivocally declares. All that some have experienced in their lives is bitterness and
PRAYING FOR LEADERS I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions,and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority… (1 Timothy 2:1-2). In Acts 13:6-12, we find a very interesting story about the missionary work of Barnabas and Paul in Paphos—a city known for
