Prayer has been my topic this week and last, and how fitting it would be if today each of us would spend time praying for our country, for the newly elected candidates, for peace, for safety, for freedom and fairness to prevail and for unity to return to our nation. It seems like a huge, impossible prayer, but nothing is impossible WITH GOD! Today, let’s concentrate on how important it is that we pray for our country. I have always been an advocate of prayer, and I love to pray. In fact, I’ll pray anywhere, anytime, for anybody. One time, I remember going into a store to pick up something, and as I was standing in line, when I asked the checker how she was, she replied that she was having a terrible headache. I asked her if I could pray for her, and there at the front of the line, I laid my hands on her and prayed, then paid for my item, and left. The next time I was in the store, I went to the same checker again, and she told me that she couldn’t believe I prayed for her right in line, but more than that, she couldn’t believe that she felt better right away. Prayer works! The thing that most of us don’t realize is that our prayers can make a world of difference. Prayer can make a difference not just with headaches, but with governments as well. Because of the political climate of election time, and the division that often results, it makes our world feel at turmoil. There is obvious division, just because we have to make a choice basically between two ideologies, and both are trying to get our vote. It can bring America’s “soul” to a stress point. On top of that, as a nation, we are at wrestling with unrest in the Middle east. Those two things alone give us lots to pray about! More than ever, as the body of Christ, we need to stand together in prayer.
Make this your prayer today: Father in the name of Jesus, we believe that we your people are called to pray to see your kingdom done, and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us your heart for the world, and your heart for people. Help us to see the big picture, and know that we know the end of the story, and we know who wins. We are thankful to be on your team. In Jesus Name, AMEN.