Matthew 22:37Please pray with me:
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Heavenly Father,
The times are pending. The United States is crumbling and it seems that Your Church seems dormant. Asleep. Thank You you neither slumber nor sleep. You see it all. Thank You. Nothing escapes Your knowledge, Your understanding. You even know our thoughts.
The standard news in the U.S. seems set on placating people. We need vision, we need truth. We need revival. Revive us. We seem to be in a stupor. Open our eyes. Perhaps our lives have been so distracted, that we have come to trust in the news rather than to diligently seek You. You know. Forgive us. Have mercy Father.
Where is Your Gospel? Truly it has not changed. It has not wavered. Your love for us has not diminished. Thank You. Yet, we have gone astray. I have been placated by the media. I am entertained without taking time to deeply seek You, study Your Word, and desire to know Your will for me. Forgive me.
I have not been diligent or even interested in truly understanding Your love for me. I have lost my first love and the excitement I experienced when I first came to salvation. Forgive me.
Raise up pastors in the U.S. Raise up Pastor _________. May he be crushed by Your Holy Spirit to preach the Gospel...all of it! Give the congregation at _______________ (Church) a hunger and thirst to understand their place in You: that we are helpless and hopelessly full of sin. Help us to understand our desperate plight. May pastors across the nation preach this truth. Give them courage to help us see our position before You, that we may truly embrace what You have done to dismiss our sin—and give us the righteousness of Christ in place of our sin.
May we cry out to You oh God. Surely, when You look at our nation, we are despicable before You. Our culture, our amusements, our desire for stuff, our greed, our distractions...we have redefined marriage, taken prayer out of our society. When we are called, not just to be tolerant, but to affirm and even embrace what You have deemed sin— Oh Father...have mercy. Crush us that we would cry out to You.
Where are the preachers? Where are the pastors? Where are those who would give us Your vision for our churches, our communities and our very lives? Give these servants words to speak. Work in the hearts and minds of their congregations that there be no objection to the preaching of sin! Help them to get on board and support their pastors to preach these messages that we need to hear. Bring unity to these churches for the work that You have for us.
Raise up leaders in the churches that are drawn to Your priorities. May they be deeply concerned about the spiritual well being of those who are committed to the hard topics that we so need to hear.
Help Lord! Draw us to You. Create an army of prayer warriors that would petition You daily for revival in the United States. Raise up valiant men and women, who would courageously proclaim the Gospel in their lives: both in action and words. Encourage these people that the Gospel would proliferate.
The times are dire. Open our eyes and hearts to realize the destruction that looms before us. Prepare us to be fools for Christ. Give us the armor of God and train each of us to boldly perform Your work each day. Gear us up. Rile us up. Create an eagerness for the Gospel that begs to be expressed. May this start with our Pastors! Raise them up. Unify them, by Your Holy Spirit, with one vision for the Body of Christ. May we be invigorated each day, armed with Your Word, and prepared to demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Father, may we have no regrets when we stand before our Savior: Jesus Christ.
In Jesus’ Name.
***These prayers are 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.
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