OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL Monday 29 JULY, 2013 LEADING WITH GOD'S FEAR Memorise: The God of Isreal said, the Rock of Isreal spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just,ruling in the fear of God. 2 Samuel 23:1-4 In Exo 1:15-21,a Pharaoh who did not know Joseph came on board and passed a decree to kill all male Isrealites that were born. We see here that power must be balanced with the fear of God for it to be productive. It occured to me that if we leave the government of our nation in the hands of someone who lacks d fear of God, we are all bound to pay dearly for it. Even unborn children and many innocent people will suffer it. This is why we should obey 1Tim 2:1-3, Verse 2 of that scripture says we should pray. that means d level of peace and quiet we experience in our nation is a function of d amount of quality prayers rendered on behalf of our leaders. Some believers tell you they are not interested in politics. They do not care who rules them. Yet they complain of excessive taxation, bribery and corruption and misrule of such rulers. If you do not pray for those who lead you, then you have lost your right to complain. Beside those in secular government, you must equally prayerfuly determine who becomes your next General Overseer,Senior Pastor or Pastor. Pray that God will never allow anyone who lacks d fear of God to rule over you. Dis also applies to d one who accepts to be your husband. If he lacks d fear of God,dat home is doomed. Wake up today and start to pray! You would be amazed how much you can achieve through prayer. Your prayer can affect who governs you. Use this power to get the appropriate candidate that will bring joy to you and it will be well with you. As a student, you can prayerfuly ask for the right teacher, lecturer or supervisor dat will be instrumental to your success. Start to ask the Lord for a leader wit the fear of God from now on. ACTION POINT A leader who fears God is both accountable to God and the people under him/her. Ask dat such leaders will govern your life and nation from now on.