Intercession For The Nation
Celebrating Dependence with prayer to He who makes nations great, plus an idea the could save the country that isn't political
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34 ESV
Prayer of Intercession for the Church, our Land, and World
O Lord, we pray You to remember us, the Church across this land; that You would deepen her influence and extend her power for good, until the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior. May Your people across all the land be steadfast in faith, living holy and not being conformed to the pattern of this world, but do what is right, fully pleasing to You.
We pray for this land we love: for our leaders and governors, especially for those who love You, that You would guide and protect them, keeping them firm in faith and kept from evil. Make them pure in motive, wise in counsel, and strong in action, doing right and good in the fear of Your holy name.
We pray to for those who do not acknowledge You, but actively work to promote what is abhorrent to You. Send to them saving faith, that they turn from their wicked ways and so be saved. Else, Lord drive them away from office and end their influences.
Father, we ask You look down in mercy upon our distraught and fevered world and pray You forgive our mistaken ambitions, our selfish passions, and the presumptuous claims of men; bring us instead to bow our knees before Your holy throne, proclaiming Your Lordship and Sovereignty over all in Your creation.
Have mercy we ask, Almighty God, and that we might come to our senses and return to the Father’s house, as did the Prodigal. Let the word of God run swiftly across the land and may it be glorified, proclaimed and responded unto salvation for thousands who hear the Good News of Jesus.
Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee, on behalf of all in our country, and even as we celebrate our independence, may we acknowledge our utter Dependence upon You. We thank You for the abundant blessings we enjoy, for without Your giving them, we would not have them.
In all these things, we pray for Jesus sake,
Amen
God Makes Nations Great
Praying A Psalter: The Lord has done this
In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. ... "With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding. If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open. If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his. He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools. He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips. He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty. ... He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong. ... He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away. - Job 12:10, 13-19, 21, 23 ESV
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! - Psalm 33:12 ESV
O Lord, You have done all this and still do. Whether or not you continue to pour out blessings upon our nation or withdraw them as judgement on our ungodliness, we know that You are Almighty God, and we pray Your kingdom come and Your will be done on the earth as in heaven.
Have a blessed, safe, and happy 4th of July!
Here is an idea to save a nation:
Save her citizens. By save, we mean saved by Christ from our sins, first and foremost. Only then perhaps a nation may not be destroyed. A nation will not be saved, or made great, by politics, or culture, or sports, or diversity, or by any other means of man, but by God alone.
If we who put our faith in Christ for our salvation told others this good news, and just one person we told was transferred from the domain of darkness to the kingdom of Light this month, we’d double the number of Believers within four weeks.
Then, if we all did it again the next month, that number would double again, then again the next month…
Month 1- 1 x 2=2
Month 2- 2 x 2=4
Month 3- 4 x 4=16
Month 4- 16 x 16=256
Month 5-256 x 256=65,536
…and so on. It’s just simple math, but you get the idea. The growth of Christianity would explode across the land in six months, and all the new converts to truth and righteousness would abandon support and participation in the current wickedness and pursue what is Godly and holy.
What would happen to entertainment? How would businesses react? What about schools, clothing, books, how might they be different? Wouldn’t this change the political climate? The culture?
Will our Savior save our Nation? Who knows, but He will save people. It’s worth consideration anyway. Let’s pray.
Coming Thursday, what we mean when we say The Church. Until then, grace and peace