GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES

PRAY FOR HAITI DAILY DEVOTION DAY 13
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES


Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

As wise children of God we must always look at the bigger picture. This means recognizing that whatever happens to us is not the whim of fate, or the will of man, but the work of God. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without God’s approval, neither can anyone attack us without God’s permission.
If we view revilers as our enemies, we will get angry and discouraged, but if we see them as agents for our good and God’s glory, we will rejoice!
Paul was tormented and attacked so painfully that he pleaded with God three times to deliver him. When God explained that this messenger (agent) from Satan was allowed for the purpose of keeping Paul humble so that the power of God would rest upon him, Paul gloried in the assault and took pleasure in it. (See II Corinthians 12:6–10.)
Job had the same insight. Satan was clearly responsible for the destruction of Job’s children, possessions, and health; yet, Job did not say, “God has given, and Satan has taken away.” Instead, he said, “The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away…” (Job 1:21).
God causes the wrath of men to praise Him by using revilers to bring about the very achievements that they ridiculed.
The brothers of Joseph reviled him for his preposterous dreams that one day they would bow down before him. In an act of hate and envy, they sold him as a slave, which actually brought his dreams to pass. Later, he told them, “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good” (Genesis 50:20).
Whenever God’s people are reviled against, God somehow turns their suffering into an object that fulfills His purpose in their lives and as a result the praise and rejoice in the Lord. Haiti is being reviled by Satan and evil corrupt people. The political landscape shows very little hope, the economy is almost inexistence, and the suffering continues to mount. As we look at the bigger picture, let it spur us on to pray knowing that God will fulfill His plan for Haiti and bring rejoicing to a downcast people. Let the Haitian churches unite their voices in prayer for Haiti. (IBLP/MJP)

With U4 Him

Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church