For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 4

***That the body of Christ in America would fervently pray for our nation and its leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-2
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Father, You know each candidate running for election and re-election. And You know every person who will vote for them. Thank You that there is nothing hidden from You. You are the omniscient, all knowing God of the universe. There is nowhere to hide from You and no reason to do so. Praise be to Your Name. Blessings to the God of creation.

As we approach the elections, we need wisdom. The distractions of the candidate parleys are so filled with non-election content that it has become almost impossible to find value in what is being said. Yes, we need wisdom and we know where to find it.

James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

We not only need wisdom Father, but all of us, citizens, residents, and candidates need discernment as well. Discernment to identify key messages. Discernment to understand the needs of the people in this nation. Discernment to plow through the rhetoric from candidates and voters. Discernment to hear Your voice and recognize Your leading. Discernment to see long-term consequences for our nation.

There is so much at stake and it reaches far beyond the presidency.

We need Your help. We need the wisdom that is from above, the wisdom that can only come from You. Help Lord. Have mercy on us, for we have gone astray and are lost. We flounder in the muck that we have created.

Open our eyes to see cause and effect. Grant us laser vision to see through to key issues and extract the specific information that will cause us to make decisions that will honor You. Everyone seems to have "the" answer. Yet, our vision is clouded.

Even in the day, it seems very, very dark. Help Lord, have mercy on us. Yes, we need wisdom, we need Your wisdom.

James 3:17
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

The ramifications of this election are so great as the United States is at a cross-roads on many issues. Distrust and confusion seems intentional and promoted liberally. Trust has eroded. Skepticism abounds.

Psalm 139:14
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Have mercy. Lead us and guide us. 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 these prayers
For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 1
For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 2
For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 3

***This prayer is 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 the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 3

***That the body of Christ in America would fervently pray for our nation and its leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-2
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Grant us prayers for this nation. Prayers that would move Your heart. Mercy Lord. Have mercy on us for we are a rebellious nation that has turned from You with great vehemence.

Thank You that we have tasted freedom. Forgive us that we have not protected it and now our freedoms are at risk. Thank You for the bounty that You have blessed this nation with—agriculture, ingenuity, technology, a strong armed forces, and a spirit of productivity.

Forgive us for not valuing and protecting these blessings. We have used our freedoms to protect those that hate You and who hate everything associated with You. We have elected leaders and officials who hate You and those who serve You. Forgive us for not praying for them. Show us the path to repentance and to You be the glory.

Father, we are now a fractured nation. Division reigns. Our culture is fractured and fear has permeated communications between citizens and authority. Our police forces are fearful as colleagues are killed. Black people are fearful as they are gunned down without reason. The list goes on and on...

So many people are fearful of their future. Young adults do not see a pathway to earn a living. So many people have lost their jobs, their savings, their homes and their hope for a future. Yet our leaders tell us that everything is moving in the right direction and we are fine. Leadership has deteriorated and those in authority use manipulative fear to justify using force.

Father, upgird us! Raise up Your army of prayer warriors. Suit us up for battle! Armor on! Hearts and minds quiet. Let us hear from Your Spirit to pray for this nation! Pour out Your Spirit upon us, upon churches that we would repent on our knees and plead the cause of this nation, its leaders, and those in authority. Fire us up! Encourage us. Show us how to encourage each other.

Raise up new leaders, fire up those who are in position now to speak truth. Give those who would hear a heart to listen. Open up communications that this nation can return to the greatness YOU bestowed upon us if we will repent and return to You. Please give us a humble spirit to seek You and once again worship You and You alone.

Humble us. Humble our leaders. Humble those in authority. Open our minds and hearts to take careful inventory of our past and to see when we were "one nation under God" and the changes that have led us to this place. Show us how that, step by step, we have turned from You and melt our hearts to return to You.

Only Your Holy Spirit can open our eyes to see this thing. I plead this cause. Help us turn from our ways. Help us to see the wickedness of our ways and also see that You have been the source of Truth and source of our prosperity. Help Lord!

Father, again, humble those in authority. Out of fear they have taken up arms and vehemently seek to take away our right to protect ourselves. Raise us up to speak the peace of the Prince of Peace: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Our leaders and those in authority have forgotten that they serve You. They have forgotten that they are the ambassadors that are in Your service to protect and govern. Humble them. Humble them. Humble them that they may see that You are the One True and Living God.

Our government has become fat. It has expanded to become powerful and it no longer serves the people, but exists to become more and more powerful and reign over us. Smite it down!

Raise up leaders who will serve through the truths and guidelines that You have given us. Smite down those leaders who are power-hungry, self-serving, and who have formed alliances to crush this nation. Smite them down!

We need You. We have gone the way of rebellion.
We need You. We have lost our way.
We need You. We have lost our freedoms.
We need You. Our leaders seek their own desires.

You are our only hope. Melt our hearts.
You are our only hope. Strengthen our will to return to You.
You are our only hope. Raise up Your Word that it be spoken in humility.
You are our only hope. Raise up leaders who serve you and recognize that YOU are Authority...and our only Hope.

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 these prayers
For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 1
For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 2

***This prayer is 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/

For the US, Leaders, and those in authority, No. 1

***That the body of Christ in America would fervently pray for our nation and its leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-2
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are the Answer. You have always been the Answer. You are the gracious God of Creation, who has given us the earth as a testimony of Your existence, and the beauty of Your perfection. Thank You. You knew we would need a Savior. You know us. You know our inclinations. You know how we wind our way to justifying our sin and You knew that we would ned a Demonstration of how to manage the free will that You have given us. Thank You for the free will. Thank You for the Jesus Christ Your Son. Thank You Jesus, for opening the path that we can com before the throne of grace.

Father, we need a wake-up call. We sometimes deal with issues ourselves rather that coming before the throne of grace. This is troubling because our do-it-ourselves solutions don’t work. Forgive us for not accessing Your throne of grace, that awaits us, and that You have paid for so deeply. You have created us for fellowship—that we might chose to love You and that You could in return, bless us. When we forget to com to You, when we dismiss Your throne of grace and substitute our own solutions for it, then we cheat You of fellowship. And we cheat ourselves of blessings. Forgive us.

We need a wake-up call. Call us to Your throne. Open our eyes to see that our own solutions are not as good as Yours. Cause us to yearn for the best. Give us a child’s heart to show You what is going on in our lives. Help us to be like the child that finds a dying fish on the beach…and runs to the father or mother, who quickly saves the fish by putting it back in the water. What joy the child experiences from being a part of the solution, yet allowing the parent to define and implement the solution.

We need a wake-up call. Our nation is crumbling. Open our eyes to see it, come to You in prayer, and petition You for the solution. Our leaders are under attack: in government, in business, in finance, in entertainment, in every aspect of our lives. Raise up an army of prayer warriors to petition You for Your solutions. Help us to fight in the prayer room. Help us to acknowledge that this is a spiritual battle. Show us how to behave accordingly.

Grant us a sense of great urgency for our nation. Move us to be diligent in our prayers. Place leaders on our hearts. Some of them are hidden from view, making decisions but not having a title. May they not be overlooked. Give us prayers for each of them. May we bring them to You by name!

• State legislators and officials
• Community leaders
• Those in education, including teachers
• Parents who lead their families
• Business owners, executives, and managers
• Our favorite entertainers and their managers
• Ourselves

Father, You have given us autonomy to make our own decisions—free will. Thank You. Show us how to wield Your Word, such that it protects our decision making processes. You have given us authority over our thoughts, words and actions. Show us how to put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18), that we may remain whole soldiers, effective in battle.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider continuing this prayer here:
Prayer No. 2: For U.S. Leaders and Those in Authority.

***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/