Words are important in prayer! What should we be praying for our country today? Two very familiar passages of scripture come to mind. The first is in II Chron 7:14 which says that if God’s people who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray and seek His face, He will hear us, and forgive us, and heal our land. God’s answer to forgive us and heal our land is available, our assignment is to humble ourselves and pray to Him. The second familiar scripture is in I Tim 2:1-4 which reminds us of these important things:
1) We should offer intercession and prayer for everyone, especially leaders, spiritual and political because it is our priority assignment as believers.
2) We can affect culture by our prayers, and live a quiet and peaceable life.
3) By praying this way, we can see the gospel have an open door so more and more people will come to know God.
Each of these scriptures reminds us that we have a job to do. We don’t usually find evidence in the history books where leaders took time to pray, but there are many instances when prayer changed things dramatically, from overcoming disagreements during the writing of the Constitution, to overcoming slavery during President Lincoln’s term in office, to more recently bringing down the Berlin Wall, and the Iron Curtain. God only knows how many unrecorded events were altered because of the prayers of God’s people. Today is an important day, but everyday is an important day to pray for our nation. Our words matter in prayer, so take some time today, to pray God’s Word over our country. We need His guidance, His direction, and His wisdom, so we can continue to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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