24 Days of Prayer for America – the triumph of truth

Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:31-32 (NLT)
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“Never before have I seen such a sharp rift in the moral and spiritual fabric of our country. America the beautiful is under assault by rocks of terrorism, by dirty birds that feed on immorality, and by political correctness that tangles like briars, choking the very life out of a nation that once proclaimed ‘In God we trust.’”

– Franklin Graham (Rocks, Dirty Birds, and Briars)

Prayer: The Triumph of Truth

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Merciful God: You alone have the power to spiritually transform America from a godless nation into godly nation. You alone offer freedom to all who humble themselves before You in repentance and prayer. In this spirit, I ask You to heal our broken land – politically, morally and spiritually. Intervene in this presidential election cycle that truth may triumph over lies to Your glory and honor.

+ Lord, embolden Your people to be sowers of the Gospel of truth even in this season of lies and deceit.
+ Lord, give us the discernment to distinguish between truth and lies and to speak and act accordingly.
+ Lord, shield us from evil rock throwers of accusation and the deceitful messaging that dominates the media.
+ Lord, protect us from evil thieves and predators who would steal our country’s heritage and leave us wounded and dying in sin.
+ Lord, deliver us from temptation and painful entanglements that drain our energy and leave us useless.

Gracious God: Draw us back to the truth of Your Word and enable us by Your Spirit to clarify eternal fact from contemporary fiction. Produce in us truthfulness, holiness and obedience that truth may triumph over lies to Your glory and honor.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit – one God forever. Amen.

Morning Prayer: Fri, 14 Oct – Psalm 119:81-88; Judges 6:11-14; Hebrews 12:11-12 ~ get a grip and straighten up

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

One thing I have asked of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life; to behold the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.

Reading: Psalm 119:81-88 (NLT)

I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word. My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?

I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees. How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me? These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me. All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause. They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments.

In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.

Reading: Judges 6:11-14 (NLT)

Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!”

“Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.”

Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

Reading: Hebrews 12:11-12 (NLT)

No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees.

Prayer

Faithful God: Thank You for another day! Thank You for my life and the purpose You have given me. Thank You for Your Word and Spirit. Refresh my spirit – I come before You feeling tired and weak.

+ Fill me with joy – that I may rejoice in Your goodness no matter how tired I am.
+ Enfold me in Your unfailing love – that I may not be overcome by fear or anxiety.
+ Strengthen me and all who are feeling tired or empty – that we may not complain in our weakness.
+ Restore our minds and align our thinking with Your word – that we may still function properly.
+ Empower our bodies with Your Spirit that we may have the energy needed to get through the day.
+ Give us the wisdom to let go of those things that drain us and get the rest we need.

Merciful God: I ask for Your healing presence in my life and in the lives of all who are feeling tired and weak. We lay our lives down at Your throne and praise You in Jesus’ name. Amen.

“You Are My Strength” – Hillsong

Blessing

May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ go with you, wherever He may send you. May He guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm. May He bring you home rejoicing at the wonders He has shown you. May He bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

25 Days of Prayer for America – the foundation of justice

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. – Psalm 89:14 (NLT)
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IT IS CRITICAL THAT GOD’S PEOPLE VOTE! – Franklin Graham
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The upcoming election is the most important in our lifetime. The presidential race isn’t about personalities – both candidates are flawed. What it really comes down to is the appointment of Supreme Court justices. The Supreme Court is the most powerful body of decision makers in our nation, and they serve life terms. Their beliefs matter. Many of the things they rule on are important to God – including issues like abortion, the definition of marriage, and religious freedoms.

The next president of the United States will immediately appoint one Supreme Court justice and may appoint up to a total of five while in office. The justices who are appointed will impact the direction of our country for the next hundred years. I urge everyone to research who the candidates say they will nominate for the highest court in the land.

Franklin Graham

Prayer: For Nominees to the Supreme Court

Heavenly Father: Our founders encoded a legal system in America based, however imperfectly, on our Judeo-Christian heritage with the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone. And yet, these basic, essential, values are currently under assault from all sides.

In this presidential election, You have given Americans the opportunity to stem the tide of secularism in our country. And so, I pray for the appointment of Supreme Court justices that will:

+ Lord, I pray for Supreme Court justices who will uphold the Sanctity of Life.

After eight years of the most pro-abortion president in American history, our choices seem abundantly clear: a continuation of a radical, pro-abortion agenda advancing its legality through nine months of pregnancy, or a course correction toward the sanctity of innocent human life. May voters choose life.

(Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., a senior fellow at American Values in Washington, D.C., led a national pro-life organization for many years.)

+ Lord, I pray for Supreme Court justices who will uphold the traditional Definition of Marriage.

Unprecedented threats are coming through the militant LGBT agenda. Same-sex marriage and the abolition of gender eventually will have an impact on every religious institution and person.

When human sexuality is elevated to a civil right on par with race, discrimination laws that are now applied to race and ethnicity will be equally applied to sexual behavior….

The LGBT agenda will influence the hiring and firing of teachers and affect admissions, disciplines, student loans and facilities. Even churches will not be immune from such challenges.

Make no mistake about it—this attack is coercive, unyielding and highly aggressive. No one will be exempt.

(Mat Staver is the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family.)

+ Lord, I pray for Supreme Court justices that will uphold Religious Freedom.

For more than 200 years, Americans could take religious liberty for granted. It was a fundamental characteristic of the United States—and one reason why the rest of the world saw this nation as a beacon of hope.

Not anymore. Now, America’s “first freedom” is in danger of being thrown on the trash heap.

The Obama administration, numerous judges and legislators, and in many cases the U.S. Supreme Court, seem eager to steamroll any state, business, school or individual that does not support the killing of unborn babies, the celebration of same-sex marriage or the obliteration of gender distinctions.

Some states, notably Oregon and Washington, have punished business owners and public officials for living according to their Christian faith.

(Bob Paulson author, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

Heavenly Father: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne… and they are the foundation of America as best we are able to live them out. May unfailing love and truth go before Your people on November 8th as we head to the polls to cast our votes.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit – one God forever. Amen.

26 Days of Prayer for America – in God we trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones. – Proverbs 3:5-8 (NLT)
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I pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. – Ephesians 1:19-21 (NLT)

Prayer: Trust in the Lord with all your heart

Lord God: Your people have always run into roadblocks on the way to freedom; and, sadly, we are prone to discouragement and despair when we do. Truthfully, we’re not a very trusting lot – Americans especially.

+ Lord, help us to trust You with all our hearts for the outcome of this Presidential election.
+ Lord, give us the strength and courage to persevere no matter how difficult the road ahead of us.
+ Lord, fill every believer with resurrection power – the power to overcome dead ends.
+ Lord, do not put Your people to shame – rescue us from the lies and deceit of the evil one.
+ Lord, vindicate our confidence in You by giving America a second chance to trust in You.
+ Lord, make a way back to You for America, where there is no way.

Lord God: May we keep moving in faith and trust You for the outcome. We ask, not for understanding, but for courage to persevere to the end. You are the sovereign Lord, both of this world and the world to come. Thank You for using this election cycle for good, whether we can see it or not. One day it will all be clear in the light of Your love.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit – one God forever. Amen.

Morning Prayer: Thu, 13 Oct – Psalm 119:79-80; 2 Kings 10:15; Galatians 6:10 ~ do something good

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

One thing I have asked of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life; to behold the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.

Reading: Psalm 119:79-80 (NLT)

Let me be united with all who fear you, with those who know your laws. May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.

Reading: 2 Kings 10:15 (NLT)

Evangelical Christian prays for Donald Trump in Florida

When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?”

“Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied.

“If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.

Reading: Galatians 6:10 (NLT)

Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.

Prayer

It is your business and others’ to go forth, confronting them face to face, for that is the only way of bringing them to Me. For when you are face to face with them, you love them, and once you love them, then I can speak through you.

From Molchanie
by Catherine de Hueck Doherty

His love that burns inside me
impels me on the road
to seek for Christ in the stranger’s face
or feel the absence of His touch.

(Aidan)

Holy Spirit: Show me how to do good (a word or an action) to every one I meet today. Amen.

“Do Something Good – Today” – Russian video that shows some every day heroes.

Blessing

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

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