I am very
happy to be guesting today on Kathy’s wonderful blog! I am also very pleased to share with you
about my very first published work: Godly
Government. Godly Government is a brief, yet powerful ebook on the Christian’s
duty to God and country. It’s not about Republican or Democrat;
military or civilian. It’s about our
duty as Christians to pray—and act—in keeping with God’s Word and Will.
God’s Kingdom, God’s Will
The most
foundational element of Godly Government—and
every area of life—is prayer. Jesus
understood this principle and taught us how to pray properly.
After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10 KJV).
The very first lines of the prayer teach us that we are not simply
willing a thing to happen. In fact, our
will has nothing to do with prayer. Hard
as this is to accept, we realize that when we pray God’s will, then God’s
Kingdom manifests on earth, one submitted will at a time. And when we pray His will and seek His
heart, He takes care of our needs and
desires that line up with His Word and timing for our lives (Matthew 6:33).
Yet praying God’s will is not restricted to our personal
lives. God always has a much bigger
scope in mind.
Healing Our Land
God desires to heal our land, our nation, and our government. In Godly
Government, I talk about the necessity of seeking this healing. The wisest ruler ever to live sought God’s
guidance and this is what He told Solomon.
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray
and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (II Chronicles 7:14)
This “if, then clause” is paramount because it is the key to
receiving the healing that our nation so desperately needs. If we humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God (I Peter 5:6),
if we get on our faces, and if we repent of our sins—individual and corporate—then God will hear us,
forgive us, and heal us. What a
wonderful promise! Yet it all starts
with prayer. Prayer is the foundation to
achieving the changes we desire in our nation.
Prayers AND Actions that
Line Up
Something I “harp” on frequently when discussing Godly Government is this power-packed
truth:
…Faith
without works is dead. James 2:20
James actually called the individual who believes that they can
have faith and pray without correlating actions a fool (James 2:20)! And harsh though that may seem, we make
ourselves, not only foolish, but also double-minded and deceived when we
profess to believe and pray about a thing, and then prove something wholly
different through our incongruous actions (James 1:6-8; 22).
I told someone just yesterday who decided not to vote in the
upcoming Election: “just remember that the next time you want to complain [about
our nation].” Now as Christians, hopefully
we’re not complaining. Yet the principle
is the same: don’t “shondobo” (pray in tongues), don’t fast, and don’t preach
about desiring Godly Government and
the state of our nation if you will not step up to the plate and vote for laws
and rulings that reflect the Kingdom of God you profess to belong to. God will not hear you. And I will take it a step further.
Just like Mordecai told his young cousin Esther,
“Do not think in your heart
that you will escape… For if you remain completely silent at this time,
relief and deliverance will arise... from another place, but you and your
father’s house will perish.” (Esther 4:13-14)
I say the same to you. Don’t think that God won’t hear and work on
behalf of someone else’s prayer. Yet if
you choose not to act, it is you who
will be left behind and prohibited from participating in what God desires to do
in our nation and government. Yet
Mordecai followed up this harrowing call to action with encouragement:
“Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)
God has called you for such as time as this to pray and act on behalf of our nation’s
government. Whether you are American,
Nigerian, Chinese, or Columbian, God has a plan of action for you to carry out
concerning your city, state, and national government. Just remember: God has entrusted humanity
with the ruling of the world. Without
our agreement, He can do nothing.
The
heaven, even the
heavens, are the Lord’s; but the
earth He has given to the children of men.
(Psalm 115:16)
Desiree M. Mondesir is the author of Godly Government
ebook. She is also the CEO and Founder
of Desired Assistance or “DA” virtual writing and editing company which
encompasses DA
Inspires, DA Weddings, DA Luxury and
her self-titled authoress blog.
As a dedicated writer and entrepreneur, Desiree seeks to inspire the
imagination, educate her readers, and challenge the toxic mindsets of
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