Hurricane Irma: Pleading for mercy and help in time of need

*** Hurricane Irma: Pleading for mercy and help in time of need

Isaiah 25:4
“For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.”

Psalms 88:11
“Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?”

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

O Father of life, God of mercy. we are reeling from Hurricane Harvey and Irma is at our doorstep, threatening the nation. Have mercy, O God. Call us to seek You.

You are the God who gives strength to the poor and needy in our distress. You are the refuge from the storm. You are a refuge and Your are strength, when the blast of the storm pushes us against the wall. Thank You Lord, for Your mercy is from everlasting.

Many are crying out, "Where is God!" Yet, You are omnipresent. You are there. You are in every moment and You are in every place. Yes, You are there. Your presence is fierce and yet merciful. Help us Lord, we call unto You. Have mercy.

The destruction is total. Entire islands are devastated. The destruction is beyond comprehension. The Caicos and Turks islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic. Father, the devastation is so great, it is not possible to understand it. There are no services for these people. There is no water, no food, no sanitation, no cover. Have mercy and may Your presence be felt. May Your testimony rise up.

Homes are destroyed. Families are separated and searching. Children have been ripped from their mother's and father's arms. The devastation has annihilated the infrastructure. And it has brought horror to families as they assess their staggering loss. Children cry out in fear and trembling as their parents are no more. Alarm and panic are of no avail, for who is there that can help. Only You O LORD, please have mercy.

You are there. How can they know it? How can Your presence be felt? How can these people have the strength to move forward? How is it possible? Only You know.

Rise up, O God. Demonstrate Your sovereignty. Cause everyone there to seek You and proclaim Your sovereignty. Are there people there who know You? Are there believers there who will rise up with a testimony of Your salvation? Who are they? You know.

May Your Holy Spirit rise up. May rejoicing come from the mouths of those who know You. May there be great peace within them and may it flow from their being. Raise them up as a testimony to You: The One True and Living God. Raise up a song in their hearts and send them forth.

Comfort these people in their losses. It is so extensive. Yet, can thy lovingkindness be demonstrated from the grave? Save these people. Through this horrific storm, save them. Pour forth Your compassion and may it be seen by many. May all these people know they need a Savior and cry out to You and find grace to help in this deep time of need.

Can these storms be a rallying cry for unity in this nation? I ask it. May we leave our agendas and find ways to help. Father, have mercy.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For Weather Disasters
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hurricane Harvey: A prayer for strength to recover and rebuild

*** Hurricane Harvey: A prayer for strength to recover and rebuild

Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

I cannot imagine the grief these people feel as they return to their neighborhoods. What is it like to approach their street, their homes, and their businesses? Many do not have a home to walk into for there is only a heap of wood, stone, and glass. Many have lost everything that was the work of their lives...and many are grieving the loss of their loved ones and their friends.

Many lives have been taken, and many lives have been ruined. The path to rebuild seems impossible. I cannot fathom the devastation. And I cannot imagine what it is like to consider the cleanup and the rebuilding for months and years to come.

We need You. We do not understand. We cannot make sense of it. We need You.

Father in heaven, I put my trust in You to walk with them. Make Your presence tangible as they return to their street, to their addresses. As they behold the devastation, I am trusting You to uphold them. Hold onto their hearts as their hearts sink at the destruction.

Father, the devastation is so widespread. It is everywhere people look; it is in every direction. Please embrace them, strengthen them and encourage them. Help them to see progress, even if it is small, may it encourage.

Father, so much help is needed. Urge people who can go to go. Urge people who can give to give. Pour out Your wisdom to those receiving these resources so they are used expediently and wisely. Establish processes that are efficient and let there be no waste. Establish systems to process resources so they hastily find their way to those in need.

Pour out Your Word in these neighborhoods. May it encourage, invigorate, and strengthen. Guide and direct the helpers that are dispatched. Give them a demeanor that upholds these people. Even in their grief, Father, may there be song. Even in the grief, may there be a knowledge that You are there.

As for those who would take advantage of this situation, who would steal the funds that are given, and even steal from houses that are temporarily abandoned, Father, deal swiftly with them. Deal with them quickly. Expose them and have no mercy.

Raise up Your testimony that You are the Lord. Many are asking how a loving God could allow this kind of devastation. Father, it is a reasonable question! Many are asking for You and many are asking about You.

You are more than a reasonable God —while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. You alone know Your reasons for allowing this. At this time, for these people, it is difficult to see purpose or purpose that leads to good. The devastation is so great that is unreasonable to imagine a loving God. Help Lord.

Father, inasmuch as we cannot find purpose in the magnitude of what has happened, help us cling to You and to Your Word. Help us to seek You intentionally. Help us to incline our spiritual ears and see with sharp spiritual eyesight.

Speak life and health to these people and their beloved animals. Keep their hearts and minds diligent. Weep with them; console them and bring comfort. Uphold them to diligently turn to You for courage and strength.

Convict all of us to help in what ever way we can, through our presence or our offerings. Help us all, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hurricane Harvey: A cry for help and unity

***A cry for help: Hurricane Harvey

Isaiah 25:4
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Psalm 61:1-3
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

You are the God of Creation and nothing happens outside Your permissive will. You have permitted this storm and know every person who is experiencing it. There is nothing outside of Your knowledge. You are omniscient. You hear every cry and You even hear the silent fear that saturates our minds. Thank You.

The storm of Hurricane Harvey rages against the Texas coast and inland. You are the only true shelter and Your Truth leads us to higher ground. Father, we need the higher ground now —literally. Please help those caught in this storm to move quickly to safety and do so in an orderly and courteous manner.

Father, move in the hearts of each person and organization that can help in this time of need. May Your compassion flow freely and may hands of care be extended. May those that should "go" be immediately dispatched. May those that can give, do so speedily. Father, for all the funding and resources that are gathered, may the people in charge of them be careful, competent and full of wisdom to "divide rightly" and in accordance with Your standards.

As the storm surge saturates the coast, may we experience a surge of unity and care for each other. Surely during times like these, people are aware of their helplessness. May their need cause their eyes to be opened and to see Your hand of help. Lead them to the Rock that is on higher ground. Father, may Your presence be sought, felt, acknowledged, and proclaimed.

Father, in a divided nation, is it possible that this can unite us? I ask it. May we put down our divisiveness and look past our anger, hatred and fear, and pull together as a nation? May black and white disappear and may people see the humanness that You have placed within us as a basis to extend grace and mercy —help in time of need? Create a storm surge of stories that magnify YOU!

I pray that insurance companies do the right thing! May compassion flow freely and may representatives of these companies respond quickly and rightly as if they were directly ministering to You. May You be pleased with these businesses and bless those that act righteously.

Father, may this storm cause eyes to be opened and hearts to change. As people see their helplessness and better understand their weakness and hopelessness, may they turn to You and cry out. Hear their prayers O God who has ears to hear! I plead with You to create testimonies that permeate the news that repeatedly say,

"From the end of the earth I cried to the Lord. He heard my cry and delivered me to higher ground."

And may the people say, "Amen."

Father, glorify Yourself through Hurricane Harvey. May those who experience this storm, every one of them, be made aware that You are the True and Living God who created the heavens and the earth and may they bow low in their hearts and acknowledge that only in You is there 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 consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hope for a nation filled with hate and anger... the prayers of one sinner

*** Hope for a nation filled with hate...the prayers of one sinner

Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins, acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
Hate has exploded in this nation and around the world. It is spreading like a cancer and has even infiltrated Your church.

Father, this is not the model that You have left us. This is NOT how You would have Your church behave. Have mercy, and pour out Your Spirit to lead and to guide us.

Bring us to repent! We have allowed this cancer. Call us to confess our part - both sins of commission and sins of omission. Convict us, please, Holy Spirit - we are desperate for Your conviction. Do not leave us in this horrible place —filled with the cancer of hate and anger.

Truly the enemy has the gained the upper hand —as hate and anger has infected and tricked Your church.

YOU set the standard of what we are to hate!
You hate:

1. A proud look
2. A lying tongue
3. Hands that shed innocent blood
4. A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations
5. Feet that be swift in running to mischief
6. A false witness that speaketh lies
7. He that soweth discord among brethren

Father, we have done ALL of these. I confess it! Every single thing You list that You hate, has been done. This didn't start at Charlottesville! It started long before. We, Your church have not prayed against the spirit of hate. We have not done our part and now the cancer has taken over. Call us to confess. Call those of us who have turned the other way to turn to You and confess our sin and repent. Call us.

Please, dear Holy Spirit, we are bereft of wisdom and we have become so consumed with personal desires that we have not looked up. We have not taken our place to care and protect our freedoms in this nation. We have turned blindly and we have not prayed fervently as You have been taken out of our culture. Call us to repent. Call us.

Surely, this started long ago, when prayer was taken out of the schools, when abortion became legalized, when the definition of marriage was changed, when... when... when... Call us to repent. Call us.

Peace has been stolen and hatred and indignation has taken its place. Have mercy.

Your church has been heisted. Surely, the elect has been deceived when we turn from Your mandate. You have set the standard for behavior:

Colossians 3:12-14:
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

We, Your church, are not doing this. Some of us are lethargic and silent. Forgive us and call us to action. Some of us are angry and indignant. This is NOT what You have set as our acceptable response. Father, have mercy and wake us up.

Some of us have taken on the hatred and discontent of the world. We hate President Trump. We hate what people are saying and doing and we blame. We blame President Trump. We blame the church. We find fault and vomit out our hatred and blame. This is NOT what You have mandated us to do. Jesus, it is not the example that You have set.

Your Word tells us that You have clearly laid out that YOU choose our leaders.

Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Then, it seems that our anger should be with You for choosing President Trump. Yet, we choose to hate, to disparage, to malign, to blame, to criticize... these are NOT the responses that You have given us. This is NOT how You expect us to behave. This is NOT how a child of the Most High God is to respond. Help us LORD, we have lost our way. Have mercy. Call us to repent. Please call us.

We have lost our ability to listen, especially to You. We will not listen or even talk about issues. There is no conversation. Our anger towards each other has now turned us against each other. We are in a state of rebellion. Have mercy O God, and call us to confess and repent. Call us.

Hate is spreading like a cancer...We need You O God. Call us. Give us ears to hear and hearts to repent.

1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hope for a nation bereft of truth...the prayers of one sinner

***Hope for a nation bereft of truth...the prayers of one sinner

Psalms 145:18
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

You are the only source of real Truth. You are Truth and only by You can we know truth and justice. Do we want to know what is true and do we want justice? Or do we want the truth of our making? We concoct our own truth and call ourselves righteous. Forgive us.

You say You are near those who call upon You and that call upon You in truth. Raise up Your church to call upon You. Raise us up to cry unto You and to pour out Your Truth. Jesus, YOU are the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6). Yet, we desire our own version of truth. Forgive us and call us to You.

Such GOOD NEWS...truth is available to us! We don't have to devise our own plan for truth...because You have given us the real thing. Work in our hearts to truly desire real truth! Light a flame within us that we seek it. May our souls, dry as the desert sand, rise up and seek the living water that only You can provide. May we splash, drink long and deep, and be saturated with Your living water!

Do we want truth?

Father, this seems to be a bigger problem. Forgive us for preferring our own self-devised truth that serves our own agendas.

• The media abuses the influence they have. They lie repeatedly and covertly retract their lies —when no one is looking. They seek to influence the agendas of others without care for truth. They see their value in the number of readers rather than the quality and care of their products. Convict them. Call them to confess and repent.


• Mueller's Grand Jury. Father, there is so much garbage here. Where is truth? Because of the media, we don't even know what to believe or think. Do we want to know truth? ...or do we want to invent it? The people involved with this endeavor cannot consider finding real truth unless You guide them.
  
  The depth of garbage is so deep that we cannot tell if what is reported has ANY credibility. Yet so many of us believe we are able to discern the truth from the media reports. I ask Your interference.
  
  I ask You to elevate truth in this disruption and to bring truth to the surface, that it may be dismissed. Please raise up Your church to fervently pray for truth to be reported and known. Prepare us to face truth. Destroy every effort to promote lies and misleading quips
  
  
• Racial tension and animosity. You matter. You give us significance. Your love and care is for all people. We have lost sight of this truth. You love each person so much that You died for their sins. Did You leave some out? NO! It cannot be! It is our desire not to believe Your love that separates us. Father, we have lost sight of what You have saved us from —eternal separation from You. We choose to believe our own version of truth and have separated ourselves from Your Living Word —which is Truth. Help us Lord. Help us to return to Truth.
  
  Raise up the church to testify and LIVE out Your love for all people. May Your testimony go out through the actions of a loving church, focused on promoting real Truth.
  
  
• The definition of marriage has changed. Father, I am so embarrassed that I did not pray more, speak more, and testify that Your definition is true and worthy to be honored. I confess and repent. You defined marriage. Your definition is the standard upon which we will be judged. Call us to repent. Call Your church to clearly demonstrate Your design for marriage in a way that invites others to see this Truth.
  
  
• Your church. Father, we are surrounded and saturated with lies from every direction. Saturate us with Your living Word and grant us discernment and wisdom to know Truth. Grant us courage to speak Truth. Grant us a determined spirit to seek You and worship You in spirit and in Truth. We cannot do this of our own volition. Touch us. Waken us. Invigorate us to pray and to come together to bring Truth back to the United States.

Father, we are surrounded at every level and in every dimension with deception through fabricated media publications. We are all to blame as we have not honored truth in our homes and raised up a nation that embraces Truth. Please have mercy and call us to confess and repent of our desire to serve our own wicked agendas.

Do we even want truth? Your Word tells us:

John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:

Truth has eluded our nation and Your church is at fault. We are to blame that this nation has turned from You because You have revealed Truth to us and opened the doors to seek Your standards. You have made it known that the battle is not against flesh and blood and we, Your church, have access to the spiritual realm where the battle for Truth is being fought. Guide us to enter into this realm and beseech You fervently. Then may this nation turn from its wickedness and find freedom based on truth.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.



***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Hope for a nation divided...the prayers of one sinner

*** For leaders to unite and demonstrate unity

1 Peter 3:8-11
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

This nation is divided in so many ways —from families to our national government. This is not Your will. Surely, we have lost sight of Your will and daily seek our own. Open our eyes, let us all be dismayed at our choices and seek You. May we confess our sin and repent of our ways that You can forgive us and heal our land.

For Family leadership:
Father, our families have fallen apart. The very definition of the family has been transformed from Your plan to that which openly defies the natural perfection of Your order. I repent from turning away. I repent of thinking that I can not participate or have voice...for You have opened the throne of heaven to have voice before You. You are the One that can change this nation. I ask it.

Uphold the definition of family. Raise up families that honor You and may their light shine brightly amidst the confusion and silently shout, "Here is the way! Walk ye in it!" May the family leadership be preserved and may it be a guiding light in every community. May every family leader be humble and seek Your will. Father, I ask a special blessing for those families that hold true to Your design and seek You.

I ask You to raise up this this grass-roots movement of leadership. May Your light in each household bring light to this nation once again.

For Business leaders:
You have blessed this nation and its economy when we honored Your clear direction on how to honorably conduct business. Thank You. As we have turned from Your ways to our own, You have extended Your grace and You have beckoned us to turn back to You. Yet we refuse to do so and we conduct our businesses as a means to exploit others, crushing employees and without thought to seek Your wisdom. We even persecute those businesses who hold firm to Your principles. Many businesses are pressured, even by our government, to turn from Your ways. And we deny that true success comes from You.

I confess that I have not done my part. I have not prayed for the business leaders in my community. I repent of thinking I can do nothing, when You open the gates to the Throne of Grace to me! You have promised to hear my words...I pray for these leaders, that they may see that all they have is Yours and they are stewards. Press them, encourage their spirits to seek You and turn to Your ways.

For Political leaders:
Father, we have not raised up leaders in this nation to be true servants of the people. From our families and daily living, we have not demonstrated that You are the Source of our blessing. Forgive us and illuminate our sin that we may see it, confess it, and repent.

What has been demonstrated in the home, the community and in daily living has so decayed, that now our national leaders are also self-serving, forgetting that they serve because YOU have appointed them. I have not prayed diligently for the leaders of this nation. I confess and repent. You have commanded that we pray for our leaders. Thank You.

I ask that You open their eyes to realize that true power comes from humility. Dismiss all arrogance from their hearts and minds. Touch them that they can listen with integrity and truly seek Your will and live by Your principles. Raise up leaders who know Your Word and resolve to live by it...that they may be a testimony that You are the One True and Living God.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For encouragement and guidance, consider being a part of Intercessors for America. Join this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/

Draining the swamp...the prayers of one sinner

*** We have the government we deserve.

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 exhort us to fervently pray, intercede and to give thanks...for kings and those in authority so that we can live peaceably, in godliness and honesty.

This nation is not living peaceably, nor in godliness or honesty...surely, therefore, we must conclude that we have not prayed, interceded, or given thanks for kings and those in authority. So we have the government we deserve. This is a very hard thing to swallow. I am a fault.

I did not pray when prayer was taken from the schools, when abortion was legalized, when family was redefined, or when indiscretion filled the government. I confess, and I repent. I will pray for this nation, its leaders, and those in authority.

Father, this nation has turned from Your ways. It has gone so far that now there is a swamp. We need Your help. You have promised:

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

So I humbly confess sin before You. I ask for prayers for our leaders...from small towns to the Capitol. I am seeking You. I am asking for Your guidance in prayer, that this nation can turn from its ways...so that You may hear, forgive, and heal this land.

We cannot do this without Your help. So I'm asking.

Deception seems rampant. We can't tell truth from fiction. Indiscretion in the socialsphere is rampant, without thoughtful filters. It seems impossible to find truth. Yet, Jesus, You are Truth.

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

How do we speak You, speak Truth, into this nation? Do we even want to know the truth? ...or do we just want to believe what we want. Father, we have become a self-serving nation. Help Lord! Turn our hearts, soften our resolve and penchant for our own desires.

Father, it has become so incredibly confusing about what can be believed. I ask that Truth rise up. Where can it be found? I ask that, as a nation, we come before Your throne of grace and plead for mercy. I ask that we rise up en masse and seek You, seek Truth, and speak Truth.

I ask that You move in the hearts of Your church. Rile us up. Work within us that we may be disturbed by what we see and hear. May we find our nation unconscionable. May we cease to be silent before You.

Raise up Your church to confess and repent from our silence. Raise up Your church to take a stand for Jesus Christ, first in our own lives, our own prayer closets.

Father, where are the pastors? Where is the church leadership? Many are silent. This should not be. Help us to change. In Your mercy, cause discomfort within us that we might turn from our wicked ways. Teach us our part that we seek and stand for Truth as a nation, once again.

Thank You for this nation. Thank You for the years where You blessed us as the greatest nation in the world. Thank You for the prosperity that You have bountifully poured out. Thank You that we can look back and compare where are now, with where we were when we honored You.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

A nation of consumers... the prayers of one sinner

*** like locusts we consume the land. ...a prayer for restraint and moderation.

Leviticus 18:28-30
28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

You have given us a beautiful land, to enjoy and to care for ourselves and our families. We have done so and we have consumed and given place to excess. Our consumption knows no bounds. Please forgive us. We have prospered because of Your overabundance. Your provision has been lavish. Yet Your word indicates that You have prospered us with purpose:

Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Your provision for me has been generous. Thank you. You have given me more than I need, yet I have chosen to use the excess for myself. Somehow, in my careless thinking, I have found ways to create "desire" and I convince myself that it is a need and that I must have it. Please forgive me.

Although I open my hand to the needy as You command me to do, it is a small token of the excess that You have poured out on me. I am a part of a nation that is never satisfied. For the most part, I buy stuff that I have convinced myself that I must have. ...rather than live in moderation and help those who have so little. Please forgive me.

I am a thoughtless consumer. When I want something, I buy it. Please help me to change.

We have become an all-consuming nation that is never satisfied and I am a contributor. There is never enough. Truly it is because we look to ourselves to define our needs and we have abandoned the guidance from Your Word. We no longer look to You to define our wants. We no longer desire self-restraint or moderation. Please forgive us and restore our sensibilities.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

Hope for a nation in rebellion ...the prayers of one sinner

*** we rebel against our past success to pursue our own desires ...have mercy, God of mercy.

Deuteronomy 28: 1-2
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,
You are the God of mercy, who knows our weaknesses.

Psalm 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. Thank You.

We are weak and shortsighted. We easily forget that when we were prosperous, we acknowledged Your sovereignty. We forget that You were the author of our nation, and when we set forth our agendas in accordance with Your Word, the United States prospered.
Forgive us and call us back.

Father, we have truly gone astray to follow our own desires. We have established our own judgement as our best path forward. I have watched as this happened...as we took specific actions to separate ourselves from You. We took prayer out of the schools. Father, forgive me, that I did not pray and cry out to You.

How many other times did I not pray? Abortion? The removal of the Ten Commandments? Changes in the identity of marriage? Father, our nation has determined that we are able set the standard of right and wrong and no longer need Your participation. Forgive me as I watched and did not pray fervently.

Forgive us and call us back. Touch our hearts and minds, that we may turn from our ways and establish You as our true foundation again.

You have charged the church:

1 Timothy 1:1-4
1 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.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Father, bring the church back to prayer that we may pray for our leaders once again. Truly, if we don't have the government we want, it is because we, Your church, has not supplicated, prayed, intercessed or given thanks for our leaders...for those in authority. Open our minds to this truth, and bring us to pray for our leaders.

Forgive me where I have fallen short. You ask me to "first" pray for those in authority. Yet, I pray first for myself. Help me to change. Raise up others for this purpose. Press us, Your church, to come humbly before Your throne of grace for our nation's leaders at every level... right down to the towns in which we live...for You are our hope.

You have charged us to do this.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.

For a nation unhinged...the prayer of one sinner

***For a nation unhinged...a prayer for Robert Mueller and Steve Scalise

Isaiah 60:12
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, [those] nations shall be utterly wasted.

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Father, the bedlam is unbelievable...unconscionable. Yet again, the week brings news beyond understanding. This nation has set itself up where individuals believe they have become god. Father, forgive us.

You are Giver of Life and a God of mercy. You do not execute immediate judgement when we sin. Thank You. You clearly communicate that Your desire is that all men be saved.

1 Timothy 2:4
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

We continually show You that we do not want to be saved. We want to be god. We do not want truth...we want what we want. Forgive us and change our hearts.

When we can't easily find a way to condemn President Trump, we appoint a special counsel to find "something." Please forgive us and turn our hearts to desire the knowledge of truth.

Surround Robert Mueller with truth-tellers. I ask for discernment for him, those around him, and this nation. He promises: "I accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability," Father, it is not enough. He can not do this job unless You intervene. We conveniently leave out, "So help me God." Father, may Robert Mueller ask for your help. May he ask for it every day of his life. Essentially, his mission is to find "something"...with which to condemn the President.

...and what is the purpose? Have we turned over a new leaf and become a nation that wants to know the truth? ...or do we seek "something," anything to incriminate. Does this man realize that he has been put in place to dismantle this nation? Does he realize that he has not been appointed to find truth but to identify some means, any means, to dismantle and discredit the President of the United States..,so we can execute judgement? You know O LORD.

Father, there are those in the media that have already begun executing POTUS. They have no boundaries and they must know that they are inciting people to take a life. These acts are unconscionable. I pray that their conscience has not been permanently seared. Please, Father, bring us to our senses and our knees.

Father, the Congressional baseball game. Can we, as a nation see that we have become unhinged and return to You? ...or does it give other people permission to shoot and kill—to execute judgement as they see fit? The question asked, "Are these republicans?" ...has being "a republican" become a national crime that mandates immediate execution? Please bring us to our senses, that we may appeal to You for Your mercy.

Please touch the body of Steve Scalise. Bring healing and mending to him physically as well as emotionally and psychologically. Guide the medical staff to find unique ways to restore this man's body. I ask that his road to recovery be short and effective. Give him the mental determination and motivation to make it through the physical pain necessary in the healing process. I ask that his internal organs heal. May there be no permanent damage to their ability to function according to Your design.

But what about his mind and heart? How can that be restored? Truly, there is safety and security only through faith in a just and merciful God. Please give this man wisdom to process what has happened to him. I ask the same for his family, for they have been wounded as well.

Others have been affected and You alone know the extent of the mental and emotional damage from this incident. These people need You Father. Please demonstrate Your care for them in tangible ways. May they come forth knowing that You are there and You are able. Please cause these people to seek You. As the players united in prayer at second base, may our nation unite.

Grant us all the wherewithal to amend our ways and return to the safety and security of Your Word. May we clearly see that we are on the path to destruction...that we have become unhinged. May we align ourselves, yet again, and join together—hinged to You.

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

In Jesus’ Name.

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the United States
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.

***This prayer is 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.