Meditate
On
For
assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast
into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things
he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Mark
11:23
Pray With A New Covenant Mindset
Did
you know that when it came to a blessing (rain for Israel), Elijah prayed hard
by bowing his head between his knees (Kings 18:41–45)? But when it came to a
curse (drought for Israel), he simply declared it with confidence (1 Kings 17:1).
Why? It’s because Elijah had more faith in God’s judgment than in God’s
goodness! He was an old covenant prophet with an old covenant mindset when it
came to prayer!
My
friend, old covenant prophets call your sins to remembrance and deliver to you
the judgment and punishment of God. They are judgment-minded. New covenant
prophets, on the other hand, call your forgiveness and righteousness in Christ
to remembrance, and point you to the finished work of Christ.
So
when it comes to praying, do you have an old covenant mindset that says, “God
is quick to curse but slow to bless,” or do you have a new covenant mindset
that says, “Because of Jesus, God doesn’t curse me but is quick to bless me”? I
encourage you to put on a new covenant mindset. Know that because of Jesus’
finished work at the cross, if you need a blessing today, you don’t have to
pray hard and long, as if God is reluctant to bless you. No, all you have to do
is boldly declare the blessing in faith and it will come to pass!
Blessings
Joseph
Prince
