Whose Agenda in Prayer?

Because of the election season in the United States, I hear believers calling for prayer in greater measure than usual. While more people praying can never be a bad thing, this illustrates our reliance on crisis to move us to do what is right. Our sincere belief is that our god (lower case g on purpose) will perform according to a particular political ideology. I remind you that the Elohim of Scripture cannot be reduced to a political persuasion and to do so is tantamount to idol worship. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says Yehuweh. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8,9) If our governmental system could be perfected through our prayer efforts alone, there would be no need for our Messiah to return!

The reformation principle in play here, is prayer motivation. We need to move from crisis motivation to relationship motivation. When we are moved to pray through relationship, we are much more inclined to pray the will of our Heavenly Father. Our approach must be that of the betrothed longing to spend time with her Beloved as opposed to 'the kid in the candy store' trying to get the owner to give us a freebie. When the heart of our Lover is our goal we determine to study the Word for our answers, assured that He has buried treasure there just for us to discover. With relationship as our moving force, our prayer for the return of Messiah is NOT about fixing the world's problems. When relationship is our guide, political agendas shrink to their proper perspective and we realize the problems of the United States of America are not very high on the priority list of the Almighty. Scripture says that He wants to give us the desires of our HEARTS as opposed to our wallets. Yeshua DIED to have relationship with us, therefore, political systems are inconsequential! The one exception to this statement is our Messiah's own political system and in order to implement it requires the destruction of every other system including our own!

Shalom