Paul is teaching us the goal of praying for worldly authorities is for our peace and queit and to be enbled to live a reverent life, in effect to bind the strong man...and plunder his house...
That prayer is nothing like asking God to bless world powers, it is about restraining evil forces who work in those worldly powers to stop them from committing evil acts against the church.
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and giving of thanks be made for all men,
2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
Another example, we do not ask God to bless the wicked and say to them be well, godspeed....
cause if you have that attitude, you join with them in their wicked works.
We should pray God will convict them in their hearts so that they truly repent of their wicked, evil ways and doings, which are designed by the devil to persecute and trouble the church of God on this earth.
2 John 1
Beware of Antichrist Deceivers
7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ
as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but
that we may receive a full reward.
9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.
So for example Biden who is an antichrist deceiver, we are not to welcome him, greet him, (as in be friendly greetings) or you then share in his evil deeds as a partner.
We are to be like John the Baptist and tell him the things he does are wrong and unlawful and he must repent of his wickedness.
Does anyone here really believe John the Baptist would have sat down to a friendly dinner with Herod to talk things out??
When you open the door to talking with demonically inspired people, the devil in them will always twist and distort and the discussion is a waste of time except for them that listen to and hear the deceiving spirit within as they become corrupted and that pleases the devil. It is why Jesus when casting out demons, refused to allow them to speak. The devil is a very good talker, debater and swayer of men's minds.
Ephesians 5
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now
you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:
“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
exposing the works of darkness is the only way to go forward, and that means unpleasant things must be said to the wicked that they do not want to hear...
James 4:4
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?
Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
