A chain is as strong as its weakest point
Husbands who know the Lord pray for your wives. Wives who know the Lord, pray for your husbands. Husbands and wives pray for your children. Friends and family, pray for one another.
What for, and why?
Pray for the “lost” to be saved, pray for loved ones to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God and pray that they learn how to discern the will of God for their lives. Above all, pray that they know how to apply the Word of God in every situation.
Reason? The devil’s main trick is to distort God’s Word starting with “soft targets” or weak points in a family set up. I am not suggesting women are weaker in spiritual things than men, but just note how Eve was used as the weak point to get to Adam by the devil (Genesis 2:6). Similarly, see how, when Isaac seemed to be a false promise, Sarah was used to produce Ishmael (Genesis 16). See how in his troubles, Job was tempted to curse God and die, by his wife (Job 2: 9). It’s equally true with men and even children. Remember how Abigail saved her entire family from death after her foolish husband Nabal, refused to provide food for David when he was desperately in need (1 Sam 25: 1-38)? And at a birth day party, remember how a little girl, a man and woman of royal blood, caused the beheading of John the Baptist, for a dance (Matt 14: 1-12)? We could go on and on.
Through these examples, it’s clear how Satan fears and hates, a family, husband and wife, church or people who are saved, stand, walk or pray in agreement with one another, because he cannot influence them.
Elsewhere in the Bible, did God not say “One shall chase a thousand and two shall chase ten thousand”? In another place did He not say “two are better than one”?
Friends, the battle we fight is nothing more than the good fight of faith over God’s Word!
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head,
that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.
Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.
And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.
For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head,
that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.
Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.
And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.
Psalm 133: 1-3 [NLT] (Author’s emphasis)
Farai Mutsambiwa
No comments:
Post a Comment