August 03, 2020

Wrong Motives


Last Thursday I watched the funeral service for Senator John Lewis and found myself mentally recoiling at the politically motivated prayers that were prayed in the name of Jesus Christ. For instance, praying to God for worldwide white supremacy to be eliminated, Black Lives Matter would be upheld, black people would have equality in housing, that all black people would be united in their votes in the upcoming presidential election, etc. James said, “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures” (James 4:1-3 NIV).

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