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!
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
