Hope for a nation in rebellion ...the prayers of one sinner

*** we rebel against our past success to pursue our own desires ...have mercy, God of mercy.

Deuteronomy 28: 1-2
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are the God of mercy, who knows our weaknesses.

Psalm 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. Thank You.

We are weak and shortsighted. We easily forget that when we were prosperous, we acknowledged Your sovereignty. We forget that You were the author of our nation, and when we set forth our agendas in accordance with Your Word, the United States prospered.
Forgive us and call us back.

Father, we have truly gone astray to follow our own desires. We have established our own judgement as our best path forward. I have watched as this happened...as we took specific actions to separate ourselves from You. We took prayer out of the schools. Father, forgive me, that I did not pray and cry out to You.

How many other times did I not pray? Abortion? The removal of the Ten Commandments? Changes in the identity of marriage? Father, our nation has determined that we are able set the standard of right and wrong and no longer need Your participation. Forgive me as I watched and did not pray fervently.

Forgive us and call us back. Touch our hearts and minds, that we may turn from our ways and establish You as our true foundation again.

You have charged the church:

1 Timothy 1:1-4
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Father, bring the church back to prayer that we may pray for our leaders once again. Truly, if we don't have the government we want, it is because we, Your church, has not supplicated, prayed, intercessed or given thanks for our leaders...for those in authority. Open our minds to this truth, and bring us to pray for our leaders.

Forgive me where I have fallen short. You ask me to "first" pray for those in authority. Yet, I pray first for myself. Help me to change. Raise up others for this purpose. Press us, Your church, to come humbly before Your throne of grace for our nation's leaders at every level... right down to the towns in which we live...for You are our hope.

You have charged us to do this.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.