For Churches in America to become Light-houses for Christ

***That churches in America would fulfill their purpose as light-houses for Christ.

Mark 9:50
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Thank You that we are Your church and that You have paid for us to belong to You. Thank You. You have trusted us to be Your voice, to be Your presence here in the Unites States and abroad. You have blessed us with every conceivable blessing: protection, wealth, freedom and so much more. Thank You.

Father, we have abused Your gifts, carrying our freedom to serve our whims and imaginations. We have taken Your wealth (for it all belongs to You), and we have made it our own. We have become consumers, chasing after every desire. We have become gluttons with insatiable appetites, while many around us are hungry, thirsty, without shelter or clothes, without hope. Forgive us for not abiding by Your Word, and for not using what You have given us to help those in need, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Many churches in the U.S. are changing. The government sees us as a threat rather than an asset. People who go their own way see churches as a hindrance to reaching their desires to indulge themselves sexually, morally, ethically, in our business transactions, and in our daily lives. Churches are being squeezed to conform. Businesses are being threatened to do adapt. As people we are pressed to affirm behavior that is abhorrent to You.

We need Your help. Our Churches are losing the Light of Christ. We are losing the our nerve and strength to preach Christ crucified for our sin. As a nation, and in our churches, we have lost touch with sin as You define it. We have become complacent and comfortable with our sin. We have become comfortable with separation from You. Forgive us and have mercy.

Grant us a new hunger and thirst for You, for Your Word, for righteousness. Awaken our hearts anew to seek Your presence. Build up churches with new conviction. Give us an insatiable appetite for renewed relationship with You and a desire to seek Your favor. Establish churches again, as the foundation in their communities as lighthouses. Set them up again, as beacons of the community and a place where people gather, worship and give thanks.

Father, raise up prayer warriors within each church to pray for their pastors and leadership. Raise up those who would teach the Gospel as teachers. Raise up armies of outreach—lighthouses into the communities through programs that minister to the needs. Help churches to win hearts and minds around them. Make each church so essential that people's hearts are turned and they return to You.

Establish local missionary outreaches. The needs are so great: we have people on our streets who are homeless, hungry and thirsty, and no means to change their situation. Help Lord! Help churches to see the need and bring what will help as a demonstration of the Gospel of Christ. Help each person to give sacrificially.

May these light-houses be established and may they join together to demonstrate Christ's sacrifice. Open hearts both within and without the Church and bring a return to our mission. Grant pastors a heart to search You and within themselves to identify and receive Your identity within each church and to bring that vision to their (Your) churches.

We need You. Help us to diligently and urgently search You on behalf of our nation through our churches.

In Jesus’ Name.

Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of Your coming.

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 traditional families, No. 2

***That traditional families would be valued and protected by all authorities in this nation.

1 Tim 3:12
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Our nation, the USA, seems to be on a downward moral spiral, with people determined to despise everything that You stand for. Forgive us and provoke us to repentance. We have certainly come to the place where we call evil good, and good evil.

We have taken You and Your Word down as the standard of excellence. We have despised Your purity and Your righteousness. We ignore the clear guidance and warnings from Your Word on critical moral issues, especially regarding our sexual conduct. Forgive us and call us to repentance. I have not prayed consistently and diligently for this nation on this matter. I have looked away. Now the movement is barreling down the path of destruction through a remarkably organized media campaign to stamp out marriage and family as defined by Your Word. Forgive me. Forgive us.

Hold strong those families that regard Your guidance on this matter. Raise them up, and their children, in every place that they go, as desirable. Open the hearts and minds of those who question the integrity of Your direction, to see a foundation of long-lasting value. Raise up families as examples and may those who are confused desire the kind of love, closeness, and care that they see in the traditional families.

May the children of traditional families, now adults, compare the two lifestyles and with wisdom from Your Holy Spirit, value the tradition that You have put in place. May they desire and return to this standard.

Father, we are at the place where there are now generations of non-traditional families. There are many who have never experienced the standard that You have put in place. There is hatred towards You that has been multiplied and passed on through young generations. Many teach this hatred to those around them and require that their views be affirmed as well as tolerated. We are now on the defensive. Forgive us.

Fill us with a love and care for those that rebel against You, especially on this matter of marriage. We need a deluge of prayer for those in our reach, that they might embrace the genuine, unrestrained, and sacrificial love that You have demonstrated on their behalf. Show us how to be a demonstration of that sacrificial love. We really need insight here.

You admonish us in Your Word, that if our enemy smite us on one cheek, we should offer our other. If they demand our cloak, we should allow them to take our coat.

Luke 6:29
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.

You ask us specifically not to take offense and to sacrifice for them...as You have sacrificed for our sins. Show us where the opportunities are and give us a desire to not be offended. Help us be obedient to this command and do so with a heart that is undeniable to those who are watching. May we bring such love that hearts are stirred and rebelliousness is broken.

Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please also consider this prayer For traditional families, 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 our American Youth, No. 2

***That American Youth would respect authority and practice accountability.

1 Tim 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

You are the Most High God. Thank You for Your graciousness and praise be to Jesus Christ, Your Son, who has secured salvation for all who will accept. All of the earth testifies that You are the Creator; that You are true; that You are patient, kind, and also a God of justice and righteousness. All the earth proclaims Your glory. Open our eyes to the comprehensive scope of who You are to us, that we may humbly fall on our knees and worship. You are worthy of worship.

There is enormous pressure on our American youth. They deal with great consternation and begin their adulthood with many years of constant messaging against their success. The weight is unimaginable. There are the messages of climate change and the doom of global warming; of our unimaginable national debt; of our broken political system and healthcare system. Father, they see a culture that is fractured in so many dimensions. The internet has given them access to so much information and news of the moment. Truly it is overwhelming to us all.

How are they to cope? Many are glued to their technology. What do they seek? Hope? Community? Belonging? Voice? Significance? Answers? You? We pray for them.

I ask You to cause mentors to rise up for them; men and women of Your Word. Bring in an army! Raise up an army of people with a heart for our youth! People who know how to listen. Men and women who will listen and hear! Mentors who are credible to our youth. Give our youth a discernment to choose wisely when deciding on their influencers. Give them a reasonability to think about their future.

Father, there are no answers without You. Their world cannot make sense without You. Their paths are all filled with the outpouring of this world and our sin. Cause us to repent. We have set their stage with our sin. Yes. My sin has contributed to the pressures that they face. Help me to repent. Forgive me and help me to take responsibility for my actions.

Raise up encouragers! Help me to be part of this army of people who listen to our youth, who have a heart for them and who can encourage them. Grant us credibility in their eyes when we discuss Your Word and the direction that they can find there. As they realize that they cannot fix what is going on here, may they seek You diligently for the path that will lead them t honorability when they stand before You.

Reveal Yourself to them in unique ways and raise up evangelists among them. Give them words that bring comfort, hope, and courage. Give our youth purpose as defined by a life lived for Christ! May it be their joy to proclaim the Gospel to their peers. Give them many organized networks of prayer warriors, evangelists, teachers, and caregivers. Father, cause them to establish an integrated network of communities that staunchly follow and proclaim Christ. Grant them malleable hearts that are Your delight.

Father, may our Youth find examples of accountability and see the wisdom. So much of our culture encourages them to do whatever they want and do so with consequences. Yet, You are going to hold us accountable. Reveal this to them and give them a heart to staunchly establish their path to follow the ethical and moral guidelines You have given us in Your Word, for our protection.

Authority is a tough thing here. Father, those in authority have not acted with credibility. Instead, many "leaders" have led our youth down the path of destruction and called it acceptable. The media has relentlessly told them that the outright rebellion of all that You have established—is better. Truly, good is evil and evil is good.

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!

21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Raise up leaders for them and from them. Help our youth to choose wisely whom they will follow. Clear out the muck and mire that has been laid before them and show them the bridge of Jesus Christ to know You, live for You, commune with You and live their lives in fullness ...because of Jesus' work on the cross. May this reality be their commitment and their Truth. May they never waver or question it in their heart.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please also consider this prayer For our American Youth, 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/

Judges and Supreme Court Justices, No. 2

***That our judges and Supreme Court justices would adjudicate with godly wisdom.

Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Our Supreme Court has been crippled by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. His death has tipped the scales with regard to the opinions and decisions y the team of men and women who are charged with decisions that have the power to completely change the tenor of the United States. These men and women need Your help. They need Your guidance. Please insight an army of prayer warriors to pray for them, for their souls when they stand before Christ, and for them to have a heart to restore our land to a god-fearing, god-honoring "one nation under God."

Truly, we, as a nation have turned from You and towards our own ways. The decisions of the Supreme Court seems awash with the trends of the day that they receive from the pressures of society. That is not their job! Help them to focus on their job to interpret cases as defined by the Constitution. Instill in each one of them a love for and appreciation of the original intent of the Constitution that this land honor You and honor Your Word. Yes, Father, I am asking that You give them a new heart and a new spirit within them.

Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Surely, our nation is at a crossroads. As these men and women define the law of our land, the laws are shifting to protect every possible whim and imagination. We are set on doing what we want. We are set on pushing the gamut of activities that Your Word clearly tells us is against our best interest, our health, our well-being. Father, this seems to be done at the expense of Your church and Your children, who are now targeted as enemies of society. Father, it seems that Your church is dormant, silent, cowering in the corner, and in some cases, we have become reprobate.

The judges throughout the U.S. are making decisions daily that change lives, families, and communities. Guide them in their decisions. Give them a clear vision of how their decisions will affect the long-term as well as the immediate future of those who stand before them.

May our judges and Supreme Court Justices truly seek justice. May they come to terms and embrace that YOU are the true Giver of justice and only source for true justice. As we long for our own way, may these people who lead our nations in these decisions prepare themselves to stand before You. May they devote themselves to learning and understanding justice as You define it. May every one of them, bow their knee at Throne of Grace and before Jesus Christ and submit themselves, their lives, and the decisions that they make to please You. In doing so, may they protect the U.S.

This cannot happen without Your intervention in their lives. So please, Lord God of Justice, please intervene in their lives. Change their hearts and give them a heart to please You, live for You and deliver decisions that align with Your Justice.

Raise up supporters who will cover them and their families in prayer. Help Lord. We need You. Cause revival to break out that our land may be saved. Raise up Your church from our dormant state and may we take a stand and speak the Truth in ways that can be heard and received. Place words in our hearts, minds, and mouth that we may shed our fears and speak the words that align with Your will for us.

In Jesus’ Name.



Please consider this prayer for our judges and Supreme Court Justices.

***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/

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