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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

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The King's Heart

This entry was posted on 09-24-2006 and is filed under Devotional.

"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes" (Proverbs 21:1 NKJV).

Just as a gardner could raise or lower the level of water in irrigation in the Middle East, so God can easily change the course of direction in one who governs a nation. Just because he is a king (or she is a queen) does not mean that they have supreme authority. All authority, ultimately, resides in and with Almighty God.

Even the heart of the most brutal dictator is in the hands of God. Remember the story of Pharaoh? God changed the rivers of water (his heart) so His people could go free. Since God is open to the prayers of His people, we should pray for the heart of the king, that it will be pliable and yielding in the hands of the King of kings! The course of human affairs can be altered by the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God we serve!

Prayer: Sovereign Lord, we bow before You this day recognizing Your supreme authority. We know that the heart of every king or queen rests in Your hands. May they be chanels of blessing in Your hands, we pray through Christ our Lord.