A Memorial Day Tribute

***A Memorial Day Tribute

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

You are the God of the living. You are the Creator of Life. You are the One True and Living God, who knew we would need salvation from our sin and You provided. Through Your Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, we too can have life. Thank You.

Father, You know the pain of losing a son and You have sent the Comforter. Thank You.

I bring many before You today who need comfort.

So many soldiers have lost their lives preserving my freedoms —the freedoms that I don't take for granted, like going to church, the freedom to earn a living, the freedom to pursue a future.

And Father, there are so many freedoms that do take for granted. I have had them so long, that I assume they came without cost.

Father, many people have died so that I could live in a nation with the freedoms that we have here in the U.S.

I pray for those who survive them. The fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, and especially the wives and husbands, and the children who live their lives without their loved one.

You who sent the Comforter, comfort them; especially this day, when our attention picks at the open wound of their loss. May we remember with depth.

May we remember with honor and humility. May we be sensitive to the pain that continues because of the sacrifice of so many.

Father, please remember...

• Fathers and mother, brothers and sisters who live their lives with their family, incomplete, because of that one who is no longer here. Comfort them.
  
  ...even when others take their freedom for granted and dismiss the cost that so many must pay.


• Spouses, and especially those who are raising children on their own. Provide for them. May they feel Your presence in their grief.
  
  Soften the deep vacancy that silently screams at them...and will continue to do so. Protect them from resentment and may their hearts not grow hard.
  
  ...especially during sleepless nights, and times of heartache with children, with the living of their life without their spouse.


• Children. Those who live their lives without a parent...especially at those important life celebrations: their first date, their birthdays, holidays...and every day they see a complete family and wonder what it would be like to have one.
  
  Protect them from anger. May it not take hold and cripple them further. Reveal Yourself to them and comfort them.
  
  ...especially during those moments when they need a parent and space is empty. Bring others around to comfort them and bring the wisdom they need.


• Comrades...those soldiers who have survived and live in sorrow. Fellow soldiers, who today, remember those with whom they served...the ones who are still living, and those who died.
  
  Comfort them when the flood of hard memories push at their hearts and minds. Have mercy and pour out Your grace. Move in their spirit and uphold them, that the memories not be too much for them.
  
  Carry them Father. Deep within them, may they know their sacrifice was worthy and noble.
  
  And as they see the cookouts, the parades, the celebrations...celebrations without reverence, without the observation and memory of the horrific price that has been paid, may they not be resentful.
  
  May their hearts not be hardened. May they, in the stillness of their being, find You there with them.


• Myself and others...so many millions of others, who have suffered the tearing apart of their family, when those who served returned to them...different. Father, they came back changed for the remainder of their lives and ours.
  
  We shall never know or comprehend the fullness of what they saw, what they had to do, or the choices they had to make. Forgive us when we judge.
  
  Comfort us in the loss of the family we hoped we would have. Comfort us. The pain is great.
  
  
• Father, I ask a special blessing on those who remember; those who honor the sacrifice and keep the memory alive that our freedom has come at a profound price. Bless them deeply.

Your Word:

John 6:14 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 8:32
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Father, I hurt.

Let us know and understand the cost of our freedom. Help us to remember and honor those who paid it on our behalf.

Please help us to proclaim the freedom in Jesus Christ and bring our hurt, our sorrow, our profound emptiness before You...and find grace to help in time of need.

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Praying for President Trump and the Middle East

***Praying for President Trump and the Middle East Prophesy....

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Father, Your Word is clear and You have called us to watch for the signs of the times. And You beckon us to pray for the pace of Jerusalem. Events:

• The 70th Anniversary of the Birth of the Nation of Israel.
• The move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
• Trump to ask Israel to withdraw from 4 east J'lem neighborhoods.
  https://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=553491
• The withdrawal from the Iran Deal
• The recent military exchange between Syria and Israel

Your Word:

Zechariah 12:1-3
1The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Reports: Trump will ask Israel to give up 4 east Jerusalem neighborhoods...which would eventually become the place of a Palestinian capital.

REVERENCE:
Father, Your Word is Sure. Your Word does not return void. You will not be thwarted and Your will shall abide and come to pass Thank You Father, that You are not deterred. Thank You that Your love for Jerusalem and Israel abides.

Thank You that Your covenant is sure and unmovable, for You swore by Yourself that these things would come to pass. I thank You that Your love for Jerusalem and Israel has not diminished.

Your Word bids me to beckon You to do what You say You will do. And so I come to Your throne of grace on behalf of President Trump and his role regarding the Peace of Jerusalem.

RESPONSE:
Your Word bids me to pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

Psalms 122:6-7
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Father, I come on behalf of Israel, Jerusalem, Your people who are the apple of Your eye. I pray for peace. I pray knowing that Your Word tells us that there will be no peace until the Prince of Peace comes. Yet, I pray. Yeshua, come quickly.

You are the Prince of Peace. Come quickly that there may be peace in Jerusalem. You have prospered them and raised Your testimony to them that Your Covenant to them are established and they will be brought to fruition. Praise be to Your Name, God Most High.

REQUESTS:
Father, I pray that President Trump is not swayed by the allure of making the ultimate deal to bring peace to Jerusalem. May he receive the wisdom from above, and more so, may Mr. Trump have the self-control needed to do Your bidding. Father, I ask that the United States not play a role in the division of Jerusalem.

He has accomplished amazing things and I am grateful. Yet, I cannot dismiss this issue on the division of Jerusalem. Father, Zechariah 12: 1-3 is here. Has it been here before? Will it be here again in the future? I pray the United States will not take part. I ask that You soften the hearts of U.S. decision makers to support Jerusalem and Israel without reservation.

Father, I ask that Your hand of withholding upon Jared Kushner. Has he not been a behind-the-scenes player? May Your wisdom be upon him. May Your compassion and prophetic Words for Israel and Jerusalem be within him. May only truth come forth from his lips.

Father, have mercy upon Jared Kushner. May devious intentions from those with whom he works be evident. Father, may his pride be kept in check, for he is a man and suffers as we all do. Keep his lips from evil and his tongue from speaking guile.

Father, may the U.S. not be part of the division of Your beloved land.

May the U.S. have no presence in putting pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to divide the land. I seek You selfishly on this as I fear for the safety of the United States. Yet, Father, I bid You to fulfill Your will on Your timetable. I bend to Your ways, for they are not my ways.

Father, President Trump has done much for Israel. May he do so honorably, without desiring something back. I ask that his heart be pure before You. Have mercy O Lord. Your Word is sure and I pray Your will. I pray with urgency. Have mercy O Lord.

You know the plans that President Trump has, as well as his Middle East intentions. Grant him (and Jared Kushner) insights on the players in this complex situation. What about President Mahmoud Abbas? He lives. He influences. Father, I bend to Your sovereign purposes. Have mercy O Lord.

READINESS:
Ready us for what is to come. Grant us, Your church, urgency to pray for our leaders as You command us to do. Give us words beyond our imagination to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

What will the withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal begin? Father, You know the ramifications on this action. Thank You that Truth about the deal is surfacing. Fear takes over from the threats from Iran.

Yet, Father, we know that You bring good out of every circumstance to those who love You and have been called according to Your purpose. Grow our love for You. Grow our awareness of Your purposes and invigorate us to move swiftly.

Is the harvest ripe? It must be. Awaken us, Your church O Lord. May we rise up and proclaim that You have redeemed us. May we get involved with the harvest. Equip us completely with the Word, to present and protect our faith.

Equip us with the whole armor that You have provided, that we may stand strong in our commitment, ready with our testimony, and unmoved by the enemy who stands by, ready to steal, kill and destroy.

...and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hope for a nation that embraces pornography

***Hope for a nation that embraces pornography

Please pray with me:

Reverence:
Father, You are holy. Holy, Holy, Holy. Holy is the Lord.
You are pure. Yes, You are Holy, and You are unchanging.

You are patient with us when we don't hear You. You keep loving us when we turn from You. You remain steadfast when we rebel against the commandments that You gave to protect us!

Yet, You know us and You judge us. You do so for our good that we may live.

Father, You have called us to purity. You have called us to be holy in thought, word, and deed and You have provided a pathway and a process meet Your calling.

Your Word:

1 Corinthians 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Response:
Father, pornography is now celebrated. It has become an intentional act of rebellion in our nation. How can we, as a nation, give up our addiction to inappropriate sexual pleasure? You know. How many times did Israel's sexual indiscretion lead to captivity? Are we not captive now? If so, we don't know it.

Speak, Lord. Open our hearts to desire to hear You.
Open our minds and touch us that we might think clearly.
Open our ears, that we might say, "Speak Lord, for your servant hears."
Help us to spend time before You, listening.

Did You, in Your mercy, allow Israel to go into captivity? So they would have time to think? ...and listen?

Requests:
Father, we cannot do this by ourselves. We cannot even approach the mammoth sin that is destroying our nation. We need Your help. Truly, Your Body...the Body of Christ, does not escape this addiction. So we all suffer under the grip that this pleasure-based sin brings.

Please bring us to the point that we want to hear You.
Show us the path to listen that we may return to You.

Father, it seems we have also lost the sound of Your voice. We don't know when You are speaking. Yet, Your Word is sure. You have given us Your Word. Open our eyes to see our pitiful condition and drive us to Your Word. Your Word is sure and You are faithful.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

For those who suffer with pornography addiction.
Father, this addiction destroys every relationship...even with ourselves. Help Lord, in Your mercy. You are there when addicts look at porn. You know what is going through their minds and bodies. Father YOU made our minds and bodies. You know how they work and You know how to help us. I'm asking for Your help.

Father, may Your church rise up and stand in the gap for these people: especially those within their fellowship that struggle with this. Help us to realize that we, Your Church, The Body of Christ, suffers with this sin.

Show us how to rise up and realize that the whole body suffers...lead us into prayer for those who are gripped mercilessly by the devil who has come to steal, kill and destroy them. He seeks to destroy every relationship in their lives. Jesus, are these Your words:

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Show us the path to be overcomers. Bring us to the end of ourselves that we may diligently seek You. Father, may we not judge those who are in the grips of this addiction. Your Word tells us that we are all suffering when one suffers.

1 Corinthians 12:26
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

We all suffer under the addiction of pornography, but You are able. Open our eyes to see Your pathway to freedom.

Readiness:
Your Word will make us ready. Make us hungry! Make us thirsty!


Glue our eyes to Your Word, which promises to set us free. Work in our hearts that we want to be free, crave to be free and yet, know our weakness. Father, bring to our knowledge that no one escapes the consequences of this sin....so that we all rise up against it.

Forbid Your church, the Body of Christ, to leave these people in this situation. Humble us, convict us all that we have a part to help them.

Ready us by giving us a willingness to let go of judgement and arrogance. Help us ALL to know that this is OUR problem, that YOU have the answer. You are our Hope and YOU are ABLE.

Rejoicing:
Bring us to rejoicing. May it start in the Body of Christ. Show us the way, help us to walk in it and then rejoice in bring others along. Unify us Father, that we may cleanse this nation and

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Prayer for Racial Unity in the United States

***Prayer for Racial Unity in the United States

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Racial tension continues to build.

Your Word commands us:

1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

REVERENCE:
Before You, there is no outward appearance. You do not see us as black and white, red, yellow...You look to our heart. Thank You. Because of Jesus, we can all come before You without fear of our outward appearance. Yet, we cannot hide what is in our heart. For You see us, You see our intentions as we stand without cover, completely exposed.

Thank You, Father, that we are completely exposed before You. Thank You that You see all there is about us. You see what we love and what we worship. You see the thoughts of our hearts. You know where we deceive ourselves. Thank You, that with You, nothing is hidden.

...and yet, You love us. You knew we would choose to be rebellious. You knew we would separate ourselves by what we see. You knew all about racial prejudice and division. And yet, You love us. You love all of us: red, yellow, black, and white...they are [all] precious in Your sight. Thank You.

RESPONSE:
The only response is to bow before You in gratitude. Your desire for relationship is inconceivable. Your willingness to pay for our sin that we can be blameless, is beyond the imagination. Yet, You desire to pour out Your love upon us. You desire to change us. Change me.

Wash us of our prejudices. Show us the path, so that we can look as You look. Give us a desire to be like You... to see people and welcome them, love them, and nurture relationship. Intensify a desire to receive others as You receive them. After what You have poured out on us through Your grace, how can we do less! How can we want less? Create godly desire in us.

Open the eyes of our understanding Lord, so that we see past the outward appearance. Fill us with Your compassion for racial unity. Holy Spirit, fill us with a desire to pour out the compassion and love of Jesus.

Lead us along the path of surrender to Your will. Your will is clear that we should love one another. Your will is clear that we are not to look at the outward appearance of people. Then, Lord, give us eyes to see deeper. Open our spiritual eyes. Sharpen our ability to discern the move our Your Spirit and to yield completely to what You desire.

REQUESTS:
Help Lord! Racial disunity has proliferated. Did we really think that laws would change hearts? You are the God who changes hearts. I beseech You. I come boldly —because of what Christ has done. You have given access to the Righteousness of Christ. So I come boldly...I come on behalf of this nation.

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Your Word is clear. Give us a heart for those unlike us. Form us to be missionaries in our communities and equip us by Your Holy Spirit for this work. Embed it in our hearts and grant us a passion to act!

Raise up Your church to take a stand, through their actions! Raise up Your church, O God and equip us to demonstrate an ability to walk and see spiritually. Pour out Your Spirit (Holy Spirit come!), and pour out a passion to embrace and eliminate racial discrimination. Surely, You hate racial discrimination. Help us to hate it too.

Equip us! Again, I come boldly! Equip Your church to go beyond our comfort zone. Give us an intense desire to pull down the racial separation. Why are there black Baptist Churches and white ones, Hispanic churches and Indian, Syrian and Russian, Iranian, Chinese?

How can these walls and barriers come down? What do we need to make this move? Holy Spirit, make it so. We will be so uncomfortable...equip us to embrace discomfort, that we might have unity in Christ Jesus.

Bring Pastors together to begin solving this problem. Give them a vision to draw together their congregations to be unified by the Spirit.

We need equipping. We need hearts to be open to this vision. We need healthy curiosity and desire to understand beyond our comfort zones. We need words. O Father, You are the God who gave Your Word. Equip us, Holy Spirit, equip us. Pour out strength beyond our own.

READINESS:
Ready us with an outpouring of Your love.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Your love is sacrificial. May we sacrifice our prejudices. Only through You can this come about. Surely, we must surrender our fears, our senses to accomplish this. Show us what we must sacrifice, to accomplish unity. Father, we appeal to You to work through our hearts to submit to Your mandate that we love one another.

Teach us to pick up the whole armor that You have provided through Jesus Christ. Give us confidence in Your provision for our daily lives. Establish in our hearts that You will protect us. You will go before us. Encourage us that our courage may become an epidemic in Your church.

Holy Spirit, we need faith. We need the faith of God to move. Equip us, that we move swiftly and efficiently. May we rest each night knowing that we moved on every opportunity that came before us throughout each day.

...and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Praying against the theft of the United States ...healthcare, guncontrol and debt

***Praying against the theft of the United States

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

ADORATION:
Great is Your Name over all the earth and greatly to be praised. You alone rule the earth, and yet You have, gracious God, given us the freedom of choice. You have given us freewill and You do not interfere with our choices.

Let all the earth praise the holy Name of the Lord Jesus Christ who has set us free from the bondage of sin and death. Hallelujah! Hallelujah to His Name. Glory be unto God Almighty, for there is no other God who can stand.

Father, Your Word:

1 Samuel 12:13
“Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.”

CONFESSION:
You gave us what we asked for. You gave us the ability to elect our government. You gave us what we desired and now we see the long-term consequences.

Thank You that we have been a blessed nation from the beginning. We proclaimed You as our God and You lavished blessings on us.

Yet, Father, I confess that we have turned from You in many ways, and it is obvious, as we consistently pass laws that are against the guidelines that You have set, that we have gone our own way.

• – We no longer value You as our God, and took prayer out of schools and public forums.
• – We no longer value life, and passed laws to legalize abortion.
• – We no longer value Your marriage covenant, and legalized same-sex marriage.
• – We no longer value Your model for family, and have redefined it to suit our desires.
• – We no longer value Your desire for unity, and pursue division.

Forgive us, call us, individually, to repent.

THANKSGIVING:

• – Thank You that You bring hope.
• – Thank You that You bring hope because Jesus Christ paid for all our sins.
• – Thank You that Jesus Christ is Truth! Oh, how we need Truth. Jesus Christ, You are Truth!
• – Thank You for Your Word, that we can know who You are and understand Your character, Your countenance, Your hopes for us...and the things which You love and You hate.
• – Thank You that You have prepared a way for us to be in Your presence.
• – Thank You, Jesus Christ, that You rent the curtain in two and destroyed the barriers from our sin, that we may stand before the Holy God.
• – All praise and glory to Your Name, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the Living God.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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SUPPLICATION:
Father, this nation is being stolen. Raise up Your church to pray:

Healthcare is becoming nationalized.

• With it, the government will choose who may receive care.
  – Raise up creative people and position them to find and implement alternatives that would preserve the free market.
• Healthcare has become an industry serving the greed of those who believe they can secure power and wealth.
  – Raise up those who would protect us. Raise up servants of the people.

Our government seeks to control our right to bear arms.

• The school shootings have caused our youth to demand gun control.
  – Help us to see the unintended consequences of government control. You, O God, know the message that would bring reasonability to this matter.
  – Teach us to pray for the safety of our nation and our right to protect ourselves as provided by the Constitution.
• This very action has great potential to cause our youth to be left at the mercy of those who seek to control the United States.
  – Grant us the words to communicate with our youth in ways that honor You and will protect them and their future.

Our government debt is out of control.

• We are addicted to buying, having, and succumbing to our desires.
  – Please work in our minds and hearts to desire control over our spending.
• Father, we do not control our personal debt.
  – Help us. Bring repentance, that we may set a contagious example in this nation.
• Father, we have made "self-control" undesirable. We have lost control.
  – Bring us back. Awaken our sensibilities to the Holy Spirit. ...alas, we are so lost.

We cannot do this on our own.
Please send Your Spirit and teach us to walk in faith and action...
     ...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

A prayer for wisdom in US Foreign Policy: Syria, Russia, Israel, chemical weapons

***A prayer for wisdom in US Foreign Policy: Syria, Russia, Israel, chemical weapons Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Your Word:

Psalm 2:1-5
1 Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

Indeed, O God, the nations rage and I cannot make sense of any of it. But I know that Your purposes will not be thwarted. Your Word will stand and it will not return void. I stand on Your Word, which is forever.

I proclaim that You are my compass. Your Holy Spirit guides me. I claim John 16:13 that the Spirit of truth is come.

I ask this for all Americans, especially those oversees. I ask for truth in the thinking of the leaders of nations, especially:

• President Trump
• President Assad
• President Putin
• Prime Minister Netanyahu
• President Rouhani
• Prime Minister May
• President Macron

You, Lord Jesus Christ are Truth. I seek truth and wisdom on how to pray. I seek Your Truth and wisdom for these men and those that advise them.

You, O God, hardened the heart of Pharaoh and turned him against the Israelites. You, O God, chose Babylon to take Israel captive, that Your purposes would be fulfilled. And You are the same, yesterday, today, and forever. You change not and in You alone I trust.

Please uphold the United States, to be honorable in foreign affairs. May we be honorable to You as You define it. We cannot do this of our own ability, but only by Your Spirit. I ask it.

Are we our brother's keeper? Are those in Syria our brothers?
Father, the complexity of international interactions is more than I can fathom. There is so much information, that I cannot tell what is true and what is not.

Change is happening so fast that I cannot keep up.

There has been so much deception by the media, that I do not know what or whom to trust. Where is truth?

Help Lord. Compel me and Your church to pray.

Call us forth to bring wisdom, self-control and strategic stealth to this situation, to honor You in all that is done.

Protect the innocent
Father, You know the innocent civilians that become "dispensable" as leaders consider their perceived long-term consequences. Protect the innocent. May Your presence be with them, upon them, and in them.

Comfort them, strengthen them, and assure them that You are there. Your faithfulness is sure in all things. May they turn to You and may their faith be strong.

The prophesy of Damascus
Father, as this unfolds, I cannot help but remember this prophesy, which is yet to come:

Isaiah 17:1
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Please help us to be watchful and obedient, and to pray in accordance with Your Word, that our trust in You remains fundamental to our lives.

...and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Opioid Crisis...a plea for help

***Opioid Crisis...a plea for help

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

The opioid crisis continues. Have mercy on us. Help Lord.

The needs and the crisis is immediate. People, many people, are dying each day, each hour. We have not been able to contain this crisis, so now it has become a national emergency...a true crisis. We are directed to carry naxolone if we know someone.

Father, we don't even know if we know someone. With the severity of this crisis, it is likely that everyone in the United States knows someone!

We look for a quick-fix to this problem and we are unwilling to face the real issues that have caused this crisis. Forgive us. Please open the eyes of our understanding on this matter.

The heart of the issue:
Father, the heart of this issue is obvious and it is not a hidden issue. We have rebelled against You. You Word calls it pharmakeia and it is translated "witchcraft." We are unwilling to think of ourselves as entertaining witchcraft and being in open rebellion to You. But we are. Have mercy, O God, and open the eyes of our understanding.

Your Word:

Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Truly, Father, we are plugging holes in the dike. One hole is plugged and another opens up. Each hole represents the lives that are dying and are precious to You. There is no way that we can catch up by plugging holes, carrying naloxone. Forgive us and call us to repent.

We are in pain. We are like sheep without a shepherd. We don't know how to manage the pain and we turn to drugs. Yet, the pain is not physical. Our pain is that of separation from You. We have taken our own path, sought our own solutions, and we have ignored the real problem.

Father, we do not want to admit our need for You. We are unwilling to bend our knee before Jesus Christ. Have mercy O God. Bring us to the place where we can see ourselves and cry out to You, the One True and Living God, that we may turn from this death and find Life.

How can I help? I pray. How can the real answer to this be made known? Where are the voices that would speak Truth in Love. Where are the people who can bring Your strength to individuals. O Father, it would take an army. Can You call one? Will You help us? I beg for Your mercy. You are the God of mercy.

You, O God, lost Your Son, Jesus Christ. You know the pain of parents who are losing their children to this epidemic. Have mercy. Jesus, Son of the Living God, You took the sin of rebellion upon You, that we could be set free.

A solution is at hand. Holy Spirit, open the eyes of our understanding and strengthen us to reach out and grasp the freedom that only the blood of Jesus can bring.

• Where there is hopelessness;
         help us to grasp the hand of Jesus.
• Where there is pain beyond reason;
         help us to embrace the sacrifice of Jesus.
• Where words of sorrow cannot express the depth of grief;
         help us to receive Your grace.
• Where hearts and minds have been destroyed by guilt;
         may we grasp Your forgiveness.
• Where hearts and minds have been destroyed by grief;
         may we receive Your mercy.
• Where lives have been forfeited;
         bring healing.

Father, call Your church to action for this nation...

      ...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

Another prayer: Hope for a nation of addicts—opiodes: fentanyl OxyContin, heroin, alcohol...and greed.

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Prayer for Washington's spending problem —U.S. debt

***A prayer for Washington's spending problem —the U.S. debt

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You have carefully given us the guidance to manage debt and lending. Your Word:

Romans 13:7-8
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another...

Proverbs 22:7b
... and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Father, not only have You put "in writing" how we should manage our spending, but there are many examples over the centuries that support Your warnings about the financial management, both for the individual and for nations. Yet...we have ignored them. We have no excuse.

Have mercy, O God, and help us turn back to You. Help us to see the error of our ways.

Our national debt is out of hand. Our personal debt is out of hand. We have become addicted to spending. We have become addicted to the pleasure of "having" and we are driven by our desires.

We are gluttons and our insatiable appetites have no boundaries. We fiercely protect our "right to have" whatever our whims bring to mind. We have lost track of true "need" and we are fixated on our "wants."

We want to blame "Washington" for our national debt. Yet, Father, we have created an entire society of spending —how can we be surprised when "Washington" simply does what we have taught them? We raised them up to spend.

Father, we justify our spending. We say, "These are programs for the poor." Yet, our spending programs have created the poor. It is a cycle that has no end without painful consequences.

We are not willing to face the consequences of our actions and we push them off. We hope the consequences will not happen in our lifetime. We are foolishly and sadly mistaken.

We have created an industry out of killing unborn children by redefining it as "women's health." Now we are giving Planned Parenthood half a Billion dollars in our new budget.

O Father, how can we not be an abomination to You? We are stealing from You. We are stealing your heritage.

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

We are all guilty. We have no excuse. We have brought a curse upon our land and upon our children. Open our eyes and help us change from our wickedness. We cannot do this of ourselves. We need Your help.

Father, what about Your church. Are we "debt-free"...? I think not. Individuals, churches themselves, and on through to the federal government. We are laden with debt.

We can no longer love one another, because our debt has enslaved us. Have mercy, O God.

You blessed this nation so that we could bless others. But we have become greedy and we have ignored Your clear directives that we remain debt free ...so that we could love one another and proclaim Christ.

Personal debt:
We need Your help. Convict those who call You by Name. Convict us to be debt free.

We found good causes...like college education. We borrowed against a dream for future income and now it has not happened and we are in a nightmare.

Call on Your Church to set an example and manage personal debt. Let us start a new movement that will teach Your principles of financial management. Help us Father, have mercy. We cannot do this on our own. We need Your help.

Business debt:
Father, business owners have jeopardized their businesses by going into debt. Government programs that "help the poor" also made it possible for banks to lend to businesses. Now the businesses are in the same place as households.

We pay off debt by borrowing more money. Again the cycle has grave consequences as corporations turn to the government to bail them out. Yet, we are the government. What company will be next? You know O God.

National debt:
Is it any surprise, with personal and business debt that is out of control, that our nation is failing because of debt? How can anyone be unaware? How can we simply turn our attention to our pleasure and ignore the consequences of our failings.

We are a hedonistic nation, set on appeasing our own pleasures and abandoning Your clear directives regarding our debt. Have mercy O God.

Open our spiritual eyes, grant us reason. Open our hearts to recognize the wisdom of Your guidance and turn from our wickedness. We cannot do this of ourselves. We need Your help.

Have mercy O God, have mercy,

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

A Prayer for our Church Leaders

***Praying for our church leaders

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You beckon us to pray for our leaders. It is challenging. Our own agendas get in the way and we are tempted to pray for our personal desires for the church rather than the challenges that the church leaders, especially pastors, are experiencing.

Grant us Your insight on what to pray and how to express these prayers to You that our pastors may be fortified, blessed and effective.

Your Word clearly indicates there are two kinds of wisdom.

James 3:16
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Father, these leaders need the wisdom that is from above. Clearly, they cannot make headway on spiritual matters if their wisdom is earthly. Enrich their spirits to hear Your wisdom, recognize it and give them words to bring life to that wisdom and pass it on throughout their church and community.

Peace...peace within our churches. Father, grant each pastor a peace-loving demeanor. May the demonstration of this peace, in their lives, be vivid to those that work with them and those that attend their churches.

May the peace that passes all understanding, well up within them and may they love the Prince of Peace and establish His peace within themselves and their churches. May they establish peace as a methodology to squelch silly arguments, dissolve disgruntled agendas, and change those personalities that would pursue contention.

Gentleness...O Father, this has to be a challenge. Pastors are pelted from every direction. Yet the wisdom from above is gentle. Your divine wisdom moves deep. Give pastors divine wisdom to see and speak deeply and subtly to those who would disrupt, disturb or wound those around them. Grant pastors the words that change and dismantle harshness.

Full of Mercy and Good Fruit...the practical display of godliness. How encouraging to see faith in action. Grant pastors the blessing of seeing their work expressed throughout their congregations and by their congregations! Make every pastor a person of action. Open the eyes of their congregants to appreciate the practical application of their pastor's faith, and to be so moved, that they follow suit.

Father, it is a challenge in every church that volunteers are not available to help when help is needed. May the requests and servanthood of their pastor beckon them to do likewise and may it no longer be a burden to find people to accomplish work that needs to be done.

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of above all names, Jesus Christ,
...Who is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.

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This blog was inspired by David Mathis and more information can be found here.

Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hope for a nation in love with corruption

***Hope for a nation in love with corruption

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Your Word:

2 Peter 2:19
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Confession:
Our nation, the land that I love, is sick. We have lost our first love. We have lost You as our identity. We have turned, everyone to his own way. Have mercy O God.

Father, corruption seems to be everywhere. In government, in business, in entertainment, in our communities and in our neighborhoods. We have given free reign, as a nation, and succumbed to the allure of exalting self. Have mercy O God.

Where did it come from. Surely You have said it:

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Truly, the wiles of the enemy have offered us power, vice, and sin, all wrapped in delicious enticements. And we have indulged to the point of addiction. Have mercy on us, O God. Bring us to the Cross of Jesus Christ to find grace to save us.

Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

For godly leaders and government:
How can we, as a nation, develop godly leaders, if we do not practice godly actions, as You, the One True and Living God, have defined "godly?" And without You, corruption has taken over. We need Your help. We need a revival.

You are the God of Justice. Many people are shouting for justice. Yet, this is impossible, if "we, the people" do not look to the God of Justice. Help us to turn to You.

As our government has grown, our rights have been rescinded. We have turned to government for our protection, rather than turned to You. Forgive us. We need Your help. We need a revival. Help us turn to You.

Call Your faithful to positions of leadership in every area of our lives: government, social organizations, churches, neighborhoods...raise up an army of leaders who look to You and Your Word for the answers.

For the entertainment industry:
Father, the entertainment industry, with rare exception, seeks our demise. It promotes corruption and has given us an appetite for corruption. We want to watch it, listen to it, and play "games" that allow us to be "players."

Raise up voices of reason to promote Your Holiness, that we may confess the demise of our appetite for Your Goodness, Your Justice, Your Security, Your Salvation.

For our schools:
Father, schools are no longer safe, and our children have become targets of the enemy. We took prayer out of our schools, we removed Your commandments...we do not want to submit to the protections You have put in place. Forgive us for thinking we can control and protect our society from corruption...

The enemy of righteousness is bent on our corruption. Yet, YOU have defeated him. You have overcome him. You have given those in Christ Jesus the authority over him. Raise us up, God of Justice. Raise up Your church to take authority over our neighborhoods, our towns, cities, our states and our nation...and bring it back to You.

For our neighborhoods. For revival!:
We need reviving...we have passed out and have become impotent. We are as buried bones. Raise us up to take back this nation. Grant us a determination to pick up the Sword of the Spirit and wield it in accordance with Your Word.

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Let us proclaim the Word of God for the United States. Raise up our voices to speak out our authority by the blood of the Lamb. And may it be a sweet smelling aroma before Your throne of grace...

Move in our hearts and minds that we may turn from our wicked ways and boldly come before Your throne and find grace to help in our time of dire need.

Father, give us Your Word in our hearts! Grant us a hunger and thirst for Your Word. And as we indulge in it, may it come forth from us as our testimony! May we not love our lives unto the death.

For YOU are LIFE and YOU are LIFE Eternal. Praise be to Your Name, Jesus Christ: born of the virgin Mary, crucified for us, resurrected for us, and Who is the Living Word. May we erupt in praise and sing Your mighty victory over this land. May we be a people of prayer before the Righteous and Holy God.

It is Your desire that all men come to repentance:

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Fill us with Your Hope that others desire it. Fill us with Your Word to give them and call them to repentance. Father, develop us as Your army to uphold our leaders, protect our society, our children and this nation. Help us to do our part to lead in revival that JESUS CHRIST be served with excellence.

...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming. In the Name of Jesus Christ, †     †     †    

Intercessors For America offers a variety of helpful resources to pray about pro-life issues: daily devotionals, prayer bookmarks, and special reports.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
For the Sanctity of Life
Disaster Recovery Prayers
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. It is inspired by the Intercessors for America newsletter. Learn more and consider joining this incredible organization, that is committed to praying for America.

For assistance in understanding God's Word, consider the Derek Prince Legacy Radio podcasts. This and other free and life-changing resources can be found at https://www.derekprince.org/.

For encouragement and guidance to pray for our nation, please consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/