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​I read Proverbs 16:14 this morning: “A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.”

Right then, the Holy Spirit touched my heart to pray for a sister’s believer husband who is weak and helpless in his spiritual life. I noticed that my prayer proclaimed all the work Jesus Christ has done on the cross for him and plead God’s mercy for him.

Through praying with other saints in Moms In Prayer, God invites me to know Him more intimately. Therefore I know ​that God is just and hates sin, but I also learn from the Scriptures and my experience that ​He​ is loving and appointed the saints to appease ​God​ for me when I was helpless.

I am studying the book of Joshua in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) this year. In Joshua 5:13-15, Joshua encountered the man before his battle with Jericho city and asked him which side he was. The man said that neither side he was ,but sent by God as commander of the army. I cannot agree with the ​BSF ​notes more: “This battle was God’s, and God called Israel to be on His side. God is unreservedly committed to His people but God is never our servant. In that sense, He takes no sides. Instead, through faith, God takes hold of each believer’s life and calls us to His side, lifting us into His almighty and eternal purposes.”

When Joshua asked a good question with face down in submission to this man: “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the Lord’s army said, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”

Whatever the enemy we are facing today, God calls us to be on His side and He will fight for us. ​In reality, we may have conflict with our spouses or ​children​; but i​n the spiritual realm, our family member may not be our real enemy, but the devil behind that person is.

​Therefore​, like Joshua, what we ought to do is worshiping God and knowing Him more intimately, better than having a self-righteous attitude to accusing or abandoning others as a ​condemned ​sinner.

Consequently, we can expect that God will show His glorious victory in the battle of our lives because God is committed Himself to accomplish His initial work of our faith.

Don’t dwell on our own sins or others. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) Meanwhile, claim His promises for yourself. If we have conflict with our family member, ​when ​guided by Holy Spirit, we can ask God for ​mercy on ​that person ​and proclaim God’s promises on behalf of him/her. If we cleanse ourselves from what is dishonorable, we can be God’s holy and useful instrument, ready for His good work of saving the unworthy sinners.

“Are you living by faith in our sovereign, victorious God? If so, like Joshua, God will enable you to faithfully obey and fulfill your unique purpose in God’s grand story of redemption.” (​BSF notes)

I used to live in ​a ​reverse way: Try hard in flesh to obey God’s law but feel defeated all the time. Then God finally restored me by His truth: I am justified by faith. When I cling to the truth, I am empowered to ​​fear ​, love ​and obey God. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. How amazing is His truth to set us free!

The prayer I appease God for​ ​ ____:

Lord, I appease You for ___ and ask Your mercy for him. In Jesus Christ’s name, I proclaim Jesus Christ has died on the cross for ​___’s​ sins and shed His blood for ___ to redeem ___ from the dominion of darkness into light, from death into life. Jesus Christ has come and destroyed devil’s work in ___ and He has overcome ___’s sins. So ___ is more than a conqueror in Christ. ___ has received the faith in God and been justified by the Righteous God.

Lord, may You be merciful to humble ___ and open his eyes to see that he needs your help of breaking from the devil’s bondage and lies. Lord, may Your Holy Spirit speak the truth and Scripture into ___’s  heart and convict him. Please turn ___ around and give him a repentant heart and set him free. Please give ___ a new heart and a new spirit. Please remove his heart of stone and give him a heart of flesh so that ___ can sense Your great love abundantly lavished on him through Jesus Christ.

I give all the glory and thanks to You. In Jesus Christ’s name I pray. Amen.

The heavy weight on her back about her responsibility of trying hard to be a good Christian may be taken advantage by satan to accuse her because she was drowning in the darkness of condemnation and guilt and wanted to end her life. And then she called me.

After listening to her for hours, I prayed with her and told her that she has taken the load of others, which is not supposed for her to carry (Galatians 6:5). And I encourages her not to depend on her own effort to be a saint but fix eyes on Jesus’ finished work and sustaining grace in her life.

I feel that the saints are like cheerleaders instead of the Judge, coming alongside of one another to persevere in pressing on to the end. When we have this motivation in mind, our spoken words are gentle and bringing life to others . However, when we have the legalistic view of “I know better or I am obedient to the truth so that I need to point out your problems to fix you”, then we are carrying the unnecessary load, which causes anxiety for both us and the others. Moreover, the Holy Spirit as the wonderful Counselor is the One who can truly change people.

If we think we are equipped with knowledge and skill to fix people’s problems, we will tend to take the credit. On the contrary, if we pray for people and wait for the Holy Spirit to change them, we will give all the glory to God. Isn’t that what angels in the heaven always do to glorify our Lord? (Revelation 4:8)