For schools and universities to teach truth

*** That the schools and universities would work to reverse the trends of humanism and teach truth.

Leviticus 10:10-11
10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are holy, pure, and timeless. And Your wisdom is true, just, and beyond time. Your guidance is sure and Your concern is for us. You are omniscient. You are all knowledge, and you are wisdom. You alone know the full application of wisdom to knowledge. Today I beseech You for this purpose for our nation.

You are Truth.

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

Father, we have defined Your truth. We have substituted our truth for Yours. We have veered away from Your Word. Forgive us. Our schools and universities have been bullied into embracing humanism...and we have let it happen. Forgive us. You, and You alone define Truth. You are Truth.

We have elevated our human truth: Humanism. As a nation, we have made it our god. Our pride has replaced the wisdom that You have made available to us. Forgive us. Have mercy. Open our eyes and hearts that we may see Your Truth - which is omniscient. Give us hearts to receive Your wisdom that we may repent of our feeble and prideful standards, which mock You.

Father, we need Your intervention to reverse the trend of humanism. We can not do this on our own. Our churches, our pastors, our schools, our very homes have been infiltrated. Unless You help us, we cannot do this. Help Lord. Have mercy on us. Our sin is great....but Jesus.

Jesus, You died that we might have Life. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Thank You that you have not left us without direction. Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see Truth. Open our hearts and prompt us to action.

Father, we tremble before the humanists. We cower. We need Your words to speak to them. We need Your love to embrace us that our words may be heard. We need Your action plan. Raise up an army of warriors to pray this cause before Your throne of grace. Truly, our nation has entered a phase of persecution for those who speak out against humanism. We are now called the haters...forgive us for not being on guard and fighting this over he past years.

Show us our part to reverse this blight on our nation. Give us actions and words to reverse the humanism in our schools, universities and in our land. From the smallest kindergarten to the top universities, may the Truth of Jesus Christ reign again. This seems so impossible. Our nation has sunk to such lows that this seems out of reach.

Yet You encourage us:

Luke 1:37
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

Embed this in our hearts. Steel our focus and our resolve that You can do this. Show us the path of faith and belief. Bring us prayers that will move You and cause reform in our land. May our prayers be Your delight. May our hearts engage with You and be Your treasures. May we hound You, day and night on this matter, that You would help us return this nation to One Nation Under God.

Hear my prayer, 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 generosity and compassion for the poor and needy, No. 2

*** That Americans would be generous and have compassionate hearts for the poor and needy. ***

Psalm 112:9
9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are the Creator and all things belong to You.

Psalm 50:10
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Yet, You have lavishly poured out Your blessings on this nation. Thank You. We have been a prosperous nation and repeatedly served as a flagship of care and giving to the world. We have poured Your blessings out to other people, here in the U.S. and to other nations. All of this has been accomplished because of Your generosity to us. Thank You.

What a blessing to pour out Your lavish provision to us. What an honor to give in Your Name, and in gratitude for all You have done for us in the U.S. and all You have given to us. Your mercy has been without flaw.

Father, as we have become accustomed to so much, we have forgotten that everything we have is because of You. We have taken credit for our giving. We have credited ourselves for lavish lifestyles and we have become a nation that is wasteful. Forgive us. Call us to confess and repent.

We have forgotten that when we are wasteful, we are wasting Your gifts to us. The amount of food we throw in the trash, our desire to buy, to have...Father, it seems we have become addicted to "having stuff." We have lost sight of You as our Shepherd, and that You supply our needs. We have moved past our needs to our desires and allowed them to take control of our buying. So now we have less with which to help others. Worse, we have come to believe that all the stuff we have bought belongs to us and we have lost sight that it all belongs to You. Forgive us. Call us to confess and repent.

There is so much need in the world and none of us can claim ignorance. The news media reports the horrid conditions of people all over the world...people who have no food, no shelter, no water. We have no excuse and we cannot say that we did not know. We turn our heads, avert our eyes, and go about our busy-ness. Forgive us. Call us to confess and repent.

For many of us, there is so much need that it is overwhelming. I want to help! But the need quickly outstrips my resources and I don't know how to help. I feel meager and impotent. I am frustrated that I can't find additional resources. I know that others feel the same way. Help Lord!

Call us to stand before Your throne of grace to beckon You to show us how to help. Gather us, Your church to mobilize and help these organizations that are already in place. Guide us to know how to give what we can. Give us a heart to sacrifice and give.

Father, if I can save $20 a week on food, then I can give $80 a month to an organization that feeds the poor. If I can save only $10 a week, then that's still $40 a month, almost $500 a year! Encourage us that little bits can make a difference. Implore our hearts, turn our minds to do what we can.

And what about our stuff. We all have so much stuff. Bring us a mindset of minimalism...or at least frugality, not just in our finances, but in our collections of stuff and in our buying. Help us to cultivate a different mindset towards our needs and give us the perspective of the needs of others. Show us how to manage our thinking so that we can down-size our needs and use what we don't need to help others. Give us a joyful drive to do this!

Mobilize us as a quiet army of givers. Help us to prioritize our lives in comparison to the enormous need around us. As we become thrifty and sensitive to the enormity of need, may this become our new lifestyle.

Father, the needs of hungry and homeless people here in the U.S., the needs of refugees, especially in the Middle East, those affected by earthquakes and weather disasters...guide us on how we can help andiInvigorate us to do so.

In Jesus’ Name.

Consider praying this prayer on this topic. For generosity and compassion for the poor and needy, No. 1

***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 American textbooks to honor and reflect our godly heritage, No. 2

***That American textbooks would honor and reflect this godly heritage of our country.

Proverbs 22:28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Help Lord! The United States is under attack. Social agendas prevail. We have slept while the enemy has advanced and now our children are required to be indoctrinated by the sexual agendas.

The enemy is organized and fierce. The agenda permeates the textbook and teachings of children of every age. Everywhere they turn they are taught and coached on the social and sexual agendas that defy the safeguards and definitions that You have created.

Our stand is weak. We slept while these agendas were given life. We did not take a stand when prayer was eliminated in our schools. We did not voice our desire for Your definition of appropriate sexual conduct or the definition of marriage. As the enemy organized and engaged the legal communities, we have cowered in fear.

Truly we are now at the place where our nation calls right wrong and wrong right.

Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Forgive us. Raise us up. This is not a battle of flesh and blood but a spiritual war for the very minds of our children. Raise up the prayer warriors. Call us to pray diligently. Pour out prayers for the safety of our children, and for Truth to predominate. Father, bring us before Your throne of grace with hearts of repentance. Give us words of confession, hearts of repentance, and voices that cry out day and night on behalf of our children.

Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Father, it is now against the law to adhere to this verse, because "the way he should go" has been redefined. We need wisdom. We need talented orators, persuasive writers to rise up. Father, I do not believe that You have left us defenseless. I pray for these writers to rise up. I ask for educators, who are steeped in Your Word, to present Truth from Your Word.

The textbooks promote the agenda of the enemy to capture the minds of our children. Raise up new voices, new writers. Give them unyielding courage and words that capture the hearts and minds of those who willingly go along with those who hate You. Enable these writers to cause both children and adults to desire Your foundation and to write effectively.

As this nation evaluates and negotiates the "Common Core," I ask that You raise up an army of voices that will speak with wisdom and capture hearts and votes to return to our heritage. Pour out your Spirit on those who would rise up in educational agendas, stand up in the meetings and voting rooms and give them convincing words so that, one school district, one State at a time, this nation can return to our heritage—the one given us by You.

Father, there are so many, who are comatose and silent on these matters. In Your mercy, give us the situation that would cause them to awaken. Invigorate them to stand up, to stand strong, to support those who risk their careers and livelihoods because they speak out. Help us care enough to turn this around.

It seems we are cowering in fear and there is reason to do so. The enemy has become so organized that they ave been able to destroy the lives of those who take a stand for the principles that You have set forth. Yet You have not given us a spirit of fear.

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

May we awake to Your truth. May we embrace the sound mind that You provide.

Father, there s a process that pushes these agendas. The "educational agenda" is surely near the top of the list in the enemy's war room. Educating our children is a topmost priority. You are stronger than the enemy. Give us insights into this process and place spirit-filled soldiers at every point to deter the agenda to take over our textbooks.

Shield our children that they not give way to what is fundamentally adverse to Your Word.

I pray wer are not too late. I ask that Your Spirit awake us to the dire situation. Invigorate us to pray, act, and live with courage. Strengthen our trust in Your care and love for us. May we recognize that we have turned from You, that we have slept, and we must confess and repent. Help us to embrace You, knowing that You will help us in this grave time of need, if we turn to You.

Help Lord. You are the One True and Living God. Your Word will stand. You are our only hope. Only in You is life. Show us the path. Raise us up and may we be a nation of stalwart soldiers once again.

In Jesus’ Name.

Here is an additional prayer on this topic:
Prayer No. 1: For our textbooks to honor and reflect our heritage.

***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/

That the media would report facts without bias. No. 2

***That those in the media would report facts without any bias.

2 Thess 2:30
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Our entire nation seeks out and engages through media coverage. Every part of our lives is saturated with some kind of media coverage. Surely it is a constant barrage and it is used by the enemy as an effective weapon of mass destruction.

Many of us have become addicted to news. And the availability of instant information has caused many of us to spend much of our energy looking, monitoring, and scouring the plethora of media that is available to us. Truly it can be addictive. At the very least, it is a distraction.

We are ALL engaged in the media:
EVERYONE is affected by "the media" today. We are the media!

At least in the United States, most of us have a role. We have accounts with Twitter, with Facebook, with Pintrist, with many social media platforms. Even the professional communities engage through LinkedIn. It is everywhere and we are all involved.

Even if we do not actively participate in the social arenas, we are surely targets. The social platforms are used by the enemy at every level...our desires, our appetites, the size of our houses, fashionable clothes, the newest entertainments, new experiences of every imagination.

We are under a constant onslaught. The enemy attacks us continually to influence us in every area of our lives: physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. There is no way to even begin to sort it all out. The arrows of the enemy are constant and never let up.

With Your discernment, we need not be deceived. With Your protection, we need not be "innocent bystanders." Surely, of ourselves, we cannot manage all the the subtle manipulations that pelt us every moment of the day through these media platforms. Help Lord! Grant us discernment. Open our spiritual eyes and fill our minds with Your Scripture to win the moment-by-moment battle for our attention.

Father, when we engage with the media rather than with You; when we spend more time listening and watching the media rather than listening and watching for You; when we read from our media sources, before we read Your Word. ... open our eyes to understand that we are in error and that we are quickly slipping to destruction. Bring us to confess, to repent and in Your mercy forgive us.

Show us that when we embrace the media as an "other god"...and remind us that You have said, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Forgive us. Help us align with Your Word. Strengthen us to shun the media when it becomes an idol. Have mercy. Help us to turn our attention, with great determination, to put You first, and to then use the media for Your purposes.

Whether we are a professional in the media, or a participant, we are all targeted by this powerful weapon. Teach us our part to be stealth warriors. Teach us to use these weapons for the Kingdom or Christ. Show us how to use these weapons to engage the world to know the Truth of Jesus Christ. Let us not be sucked down into this maelstrom of abhorrent pleasures.

Engage Your army to spread the Good News. Help us to engage in battle with Your discernment and effectually pray for Truth to shine forth! Raise us up—armies of millions to fight utilizing these tools that are available.

For media professionals:
Father, bring us deeper into this battle!

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Open our eyes and our ears. Quicken our spirits to pray for the media professionals. May the wiles of the enemy not be subtle, may they slip up and be exposed. Plant the desire for truth within the media professionals. Give them an appetite to expose the truth rather than drive the agendas that they are pressured to promote.

Father, these media professionals are the carriers of these weapons of mass destruction. They are being used by the enemy to bury truth rather than expose it. By Your Word, they can be awakened...please speak. By Your Spirit, awaken them to realize they are being used...surely, they are like the suicide bombers that destroy the body. When the media presents lies and partial truths; when they bow to the agendas of those who hate You— truly the media professionals destroy spiritual integrity.

Father, awaken them. Give them a heart, mind and spirit ...an insatiable appetite for the truth. Present them with an understanding of their influence and that You will hold them accountable for what they deliver. Have mercy Lord! Instill in them that they are watchmen! You have given watchmen a warning. May they take heed.

Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

May the watchmen awake!...all of us. May we be diligent and proclaim Christ...all of us. May Christ be served with excellence.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider continuing this prayer here: Prayer No. 1: That the media would report facts without bias, No. 1

***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/