For those in the arts, the creatives

***That those in the arts would be open to biblical world views and principles.

Ephesians 3:10-12
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Please pray with me:

Father, You are the Creator. There is manifold evidence that the entire earth was created and did not evolve. The beauty of Your creation is delightful. The seasons bring new beauty each year. The sunrise brings new beauty each day. Thank You.

We delight in the beauty of the seasons, and enjoy the newness of each Spring. We forget that You have created this earth. We live each day, encapsulated in Your creation and we so easily take it for granted. Forgive us. There is evidence all around us that You are the Creator, and yet we ignore it and ignore You and we amuse ourselves with every distraction. Forgive us.

You have made us in Your image...and we too create. We distinguish ourselves from all the other creatures by our desire and ability to create... and to do so for he pure joy of creating. Thank You.

Father, as we, as a society in the U.S. have fallen away from our identity as "One nation under God," we have taken so much of our art and our artistic creations on a different path. Our artistic abilities seem bent on reflecting our desires rather than our position before Your throne of grace. We have made ourselves important. We serve our desire and somehow we have come to believe that expressing the tenor of the world, and our desires is more pleasing than reflecting You: Your goodness, Your care. Your wrath and justice. Forgive us.

Show us the path back. Bring about a new movement of artistic reflection to the U.S. Holy Spirit, unite our hearts in every genre: music, painting, sculpture, dance, graphic design... Bring us back to stand before our Creator. Give us a heart to ask You to lead and guide us and to use us in unforeseen ways to depict You in all our creations.

Our creations are many. Raise up those artists who are led by Your Spirit. Lead them that many others be drawn together in a movement, by Your Spirit, to create all kinds of artistic renderings that would please You and would draw others to You. Give us discernment to hear Your voice, and to commit ourselves to reflecting a God of love and of justice.

Holy Spirit, draw artists to the Word and grant us a sever hunger and thirst to know the living God deeper. Grant us renewed relationship and insight into the character of God the Father and into our Lord Jesus Christ and You, Holy Spirit. Give us skills that our art would be intriguing, and would draw people to You. Show us how to express the attributes of God in all that we do.

May our lives be lived in close communion and fellowship with You. May we become small and insignificant in our own eyes so that You can become significant and be glorified through us and our artistic creations. May our creations reflect who you are because we have taken on the character of Christ Jesus.

Salvage us. Renew all of us. Draw us together to serve You. You are the true and living God. Thank You.

In Jesus’ Name.

***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

For fathers to exercise godliness in the home: No. 2

***That fathers in every American household would exercise godliness.

Proverbs 4:1-4
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Our nation is so broken. Our education system, our government, our society in general. Our families are broken. Even our churches and our faith seems deeply broken. Truly we have become a nation of broken hearts and broken minds.

We need your help. \

What if every father, whether in the home or not, would exercise godliness... Over 75 million fathers. Would You call them to godliness? Would Your Holy Spirit incite them to be consciously examine their behavior and conscientiously seek godliness? Would You give them a spirit of diligence to self-management. I ask it.

Please give fathers a desire to set an example for their children. Well up their love for their children and teach these fathers that their responsibility is before You, the mother, and the children. May this weigh heavily on their hearts. Weigh down their thoughts. Establish fathers all over this land to desire the best for their children.

Grip their thought life. Open their eyes to see the manner in which their children carefully watch. Establish in the minds of these fathers that their children are learning from them: what is acceptable; how to act; how to manage anger; how to express love—how to care. Father, even their personal habits of hygiene and health are being learned. Show them how their emotions affect their children. Open their eyes that they may "see" their own words working through the lives of their children.

Melt their hearts. Grip each father in this land. Father...this is not a prayer just for the fathers who have left their wives and children. This is for ALL fathers...those present and those who are not.

Clearly show them, in ways they cannot escape, that their presence and absence,is critical to their children. Give them the desire to be present and establish positive relationships and influences with their children.

Consider the fathers who are in their homes and the lives of their children? ...and whose example is negative...day in and day out. Please cause change in these lives: convict every father of the negative influences, the frustrations they have poured out on their children. Convict them of the times they have justified their absence.

Only You can do this. Would You do use pastors, ministers, group leaders? Would You use churches? Community groups? Civic groups? Father, please use all of them and gazillions of other means to establish biological fathers and true, responsible parents to their children. It could transform this nation, which has fallen so far behind.

Please help us pray. May wives and mothers pray diligently for the father of their children. May pastors and believers fall on our knees that godliness, as YOU define it, is established back in the United States.

In Jesus’ Name.

***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

For godly counsel and God-fearing advisers for those in authority, No. 2

*** That those in authority in our nation would be given godly counsel and God-fearing advisers.

Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are consummate wisdom. You are not bound by time and You understand the future results of our actions. You graciously provided Your law that we would be protected and would know our shortcomings. Thank You.

We are shortsighted. We cannot know the results of our decision when we make them. And we are consumed with information and sometimes, we do not even recognize the results when they happen because we are so distracted. I have not taken time to listen to You as I should. I have not taken time to seek You carefully and then wait for Your response. nor have I diligently prayed for godly counsel for myself and those in authority. Forgive me.

Father, I seek You for godly counsel. As this nation is at the greatest crossroads in its history, as it responds to the ungodly decisions that have been made; that have ramifications...grant us godly advisers. As we look to the future, near and far, and make decisions, may we discern the godly counsel from the deluge of information. We can not do this without Your help.

Father, we are now in a place where the consequences of our decisions of the past are hard upon us. I cower within myself that I have not prayed for those in authority. Yet, I now repent and search You, O God, for God-fearing advisers in this nation.

Grant us hope. Grant us a resurgence of prayer, of seeking You, and to revive our trust in who You are and in Your Word. Our leaders need Your Holy Spirit. They need to know that their decisions must not be made on their own. May those in authority seek You diligently. May they surround themselves with god-fearing mentors.

Father, You are our only hope. Draw us to hope in You. Raise up an army of prayer warriors to seek You daily on behalf of those who make decisions, those who lead, those who advise.

Cause our leaders and those in authority to find a quiet place where they can meet with You and seek Your guidance. Grant them discernment to know who is giving godly advice and who is not. Once the path is evident, give them strength to carry through. Surround them with the support needed, especially with regard to the media. Father, may our leaders and those in authority not be alone. Surround them with those of Your choosing.

In Jesus’ Name.

***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Our Schools: Teachers and Administrators, No. 2

***That teachers and administrators would be open to God’s Word in our schools.

1 John 5:2
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You have sent Your Holy Spirit to teach us.

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

You are our Teacher. Engage with us that we may know how to teach our children. By and large, our schools have failed miserably. Many public and "inner city" schools are in total disrepair. And yet, we send our children there to learn. Our colleges and universities—once based on Your Word, now defy their original intentions and push the intellects of their students to embrace rebellion. Forgive us.

The atmosphere is filled with sickness: social, physical, psychological and mental, and spiritual. We have not risen up to improve these facilities. We have not nurtured a society that values godly teachers. We have not consistently voted for taxes and referendums that would have improved our schools. Father, instead, many of us have simply moved to the suburbs and ignored the situation of those less fortunate. Forgive us.

Raise us up anew! Place on the hearts of young and mature teachers to help to tackle this problem! Select a chosen army of teachers and administrators that will courageously and creatively find solutions to change this deplorable and embarrassing situation. Father, is there a "Moses and Aaron" team (or many teams!) that would speak before the nation's audiences to advocate for our schools?

Would You bring these people to the public eye and equip them to change the attitudes of those who would help? Father, would You appoint spokespersons from every town, city, county, state and at the national level to invigorate our nation to find real answers for our schools. We need protagonists! Polished spokespersons with the gift of persuasion. You gave Moses an Aaron very specific words to say. You laid out the process so that Pharaoh's heart would be changed. Would you find these people here in the United States and do the same? I ask it.

Father, You know the administrators and teachers that would be open to Your Word and would be able to integrate it into the daily curriculum. Raise up these teachers! Press on their heart to commit themselves to the teaching profession. Oh, at all levels: from the pre-schools and nursery schools through every Ph.D. program in the U.S.

Father, wouldn't it be exciting to see our schools return to godly principles? I ask it. Raise up other people who will pray with me for our schools. May we be diligent and know that this is our future for this nation. Our schools prospered when we honored You. We have forgotten it and we have rebelliously turned from You. Forgive us. Change our hearts. Unite us to turn this around. May there be a great and glorious revival of godly principles from Your Word to infuse our schools. And we will give You the glory.

In Jesus’ Name.

***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

U.S. Election Prayer No. 5: For voters to seek truth and clarity.

***For voters to see through the confusion, chaos and dissonance in the campaign rhetoric and seek truth and clarity as they vote.

Malachi 2:2
If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart'.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
The campaign rhetoric is disheartening. Defamation of character has become the norm in the Republican camp as candidates degrade themselves and each other. The sight and sounds have become confusing. The mixed messages are overwhelming. The verbal dissonance has cluttered issues and distracted us.

This nation, once humbled by the words, "In God we trust." has sought our own way. We have made our desires to mandate the direction of our legal system. As a nation, we have caused our legal system to bend to our desires of convenience and pleasure. Father, I have not prayed against this. Forgive me and pour out prayers from Your Spirit that I may honorably repent. Bring others that we may gather in prayer on behalf of our nation.

Father, lies and immoral, unethical behavior seems pervasive. People are angry; sick and tired of dishonest, self-serving government that spends what we do not have. We are tired of officials who do not lead moral, ethical lives. Help us turn to You.

Many of us want bigger government to meet our needs. We want it to bend to our immediate wants and desires. We have lost sight that Your direction is for our safety. We have forgotten, or we dismiss, that You have structured how we should live as a testimony of Your love for us, that we may find safety, credence, and security if we will be obedient. Instead, we seek immediate gratification of our desires. We have set our own way. Whe have chosen our own path that You have warned, will lead us to destruction.

Cause our hearts to turn and desire Your path, Your way, Your priorities.

Bring us to prayer on how we should respond. Plant prayers in the hearts of believers for truth to rise to surface of all the rhetoric. Open our eyes to truth. Grant us wisdom to see truth. Give us clarity on how to honor You as a nation and return to obedience. Give this nation a renewed spiritual wealth that clarifies a future that honors You. Father, please strengthen us for the road ahead, that Jesus Christ is honored.

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.