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The Power of Balanced Life in Christ

03Oct25- Shabbat Shalom from Kent London

The Power of Balanced Life in Christ.

Scripture Reference: Pr 30:8

The Prayer of Augur, son of Jakesh, reflects a content, mature, and intentional cry to the Lord. It boldly asks for the removal of falsehood, provision of enough, and sustenance for our needs. This prayer is humble, raw, and reverent—a prayer of confession, crying out, and contentment. It embodies humility, honesty, and a hunger for truth. It expresses a longing for purity, trust, and a direct petition to God, creating space for God to work within us.

Three segments of this prayer are astonishing, prompting us to re-examine, reflect, and refocus our attention on such an intense prayer.

  • Submission- Asking to banish lying and liars from our presence is no easy task. We must approach it with balance and maturity, crying out for falsehood to be removed and deception kept far away. Let every worthless and false word, vanity, and emptiness be distanced from us. In a culture of extremes, before we ask for wealth or poverty, let us pray for neither riches nor destitution. In an age of hustle and burnout, may we be nourished with the food that is truly needful. This segment highlights the importance of submission and reconciliation, offering a path to easier and closer access to His Presence. 

Remove from me the way of lying and grant me YOUR law graciously- Ps 119:29

  • Prayer 1- God, give us neither too much richness, wealth, money, power neither too little, poverty, poor, dryness and lower. Bless us as per YOUR plan but make sure it did not force us to forget God or to critic God due to my life. 
...In any and every situation, we have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need... Php 4:11-12
  • Prayer 2 - Father, Feed us with the food that is needful for us. Give us just enough food, only our daily bread. Feed us with the bread that is our portion, convenient for us, allotted to us. Feed us with the food we need! A Life of dependence on JESUS, not on excess.
Give us this day, our daily bread - Mt 6:11

Dear Father, give us truth and enough to sustain us. We are willing for You to strip away lies and extremes. Teach us to live in a place where truth reigns and daily bread satisfies. May we be a balanced people, bold in faith, humble before You, dependent on You, not the world. Help us to free our lives from the love of money and be content with what we have, as You said: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5). Remind us that no one can serve two masters, and it is better to have little with righteousness than abundance with wickedness (Psalm 37:16). Turn our eyes away from worthless things and renew us with Your Word (Psalm 119:36-37). In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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