Having discussed our new constitution and the integrity of our court of
appeal, plus all the diligence taken to make that possible, I must come to a
logical conclusion.
That is that prayer is about approaching the court of God.
It exists to defend our own faith against all that opposes it, but also
to defend the innocent, downtrodden and so on.
Defending others, follows the age-old principle that a priest and only a
priest could enter the temple and intermediate for souls. We can enter where
others can’t, either because their faith is weak, their troubles are plenty or
they don’t have Jesus. So be bold in defending them – God loves that.
In terms of defending our own faith, the mechanisms provided by God
facilitate different role dynamics.
Instead of approaching God as my Father, which He is, I approach Him as
my judge. In the courtroom I dare not be as familiar as a child is with a
father, not that I imply a negative form of familiarity. I refer to our being
as children before Him and I am saying it is not the place.
Worship is the place for intimacy and closeness with our Father, but
that is only after court adjourns for the day. As long as He is on His bench,
robed and with His wig, He is our judge and can only be accessed on that pretext.
It means He is aloof, even reluctant to view us as friends. Subjectivity
cannot come into it. He made a way for objective justice in an integrous court.
Satan will recuse Him for being subjective and we will embarrass Him. It is not
the place.
Rather, we approach Him with dignity and fear. He will ask, as He asked
of Moses and Jacob, “who are you?” He will thereby demand our credentials and
our rights of audience.
If we don’t even know who we are or what entitles us to an audience, a
mistrial will result and our case will be thrown out – on technical grounds.
So approaching Him with double-mindedness or uncertainty, with wavering,
with deals or with apology, will only frustrate our cause.
We are urged to approach boldly, through a torn veil and to take our
place at a dock that is splattered with blood. We also appeal via our advocate,
who has earned His right to represent us. He has been admitted to the bar.
Therefore, pray single-minded, effectual, fervent and uncompromising
prayers. Our appeal is for rights of way against a very stubborn, persistent
enemy who will defend his own position in that court, based on legal
precedence, the law and so on.
Never rely on subjective favor or good terms with God. You are in His
favor anyway, but that is no basis for a righteous decision. The rights that we have objectively
trace to the cross.
Defend your cause as one would do in any court. Expect to be heard.
Expect the court to silence objections and ensure a fair hearing. Expert
righteousness to prevail.
Then pray with intensity and conviction, believing that the New Covenant
or New Constitution guarantees your right to representation and justice.
Know too, that thanks to the cross you and I are on the right side of God’s
law. There is nothing Satan can do to upstage or challenge that. He can only
use misdirection and lies to win on technical grounds, the way a very guilty Al
Capone did.
Do not concede your ground or your rights. Hold on and persist against the
counter arguments. Get scriptural support. Bring in witnesses, as in faithful
friends and family who can pray alongside you and support your petition.
Whatever you do, know that your prayers will rest on two fundamental principles:
that He is God and that He answers prayers (Hebrews 11).
Then believe this: that the cross happened to secure your healing and
restoration, to replace the curses of God with His blessings (Deuteronomy 28)
and to overcome this world. Amen.
(c) Peter Missing: bethelstone@gmail.com
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