Have You Prayed for your Country Today? 6

Therefore thus says the LORD: "If you return, then I will bring you back; You shall stand before Me; if you take out the precious from the vile, you shall be as My mouth. Let them return to you, but you must not return to them. Jeremiah 15:19, New King James

Feeling discouraged? The enemy is closing in on all that you have loved and appreciated about America, and you feel helpless to stop it. That was Jeremiah, just before Jerusalem was to be conquered in 605BC.

God continued to send out Jeremiah to ask the people to repent, but the majority of them chose to go their own way, including their leaders. But God gave Jeremiah these words and more, encouraging him to serve God, not his peers.

Note Jeremiah 15:20,21 below:

And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall;

And they will fight against you,

But they shall not prevail against you;

For I am with you to save you

And deliver you," says the LORD.

"I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,

And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible."

I’d say that’s a fair reward for sticking up for God! God has our front in this battle as well as our rear. Follow the Lord, not your worldly peers. Let them follow you, so you may lead them to the Lord.

Pray for all Americans: followers of the Lord, that they may remain strong, and for the Lord’s protection over them. Pray for the unrepentant that they may turn from their wicked ways and join us in Christ. Finally, pray for the persecuted Christians around the world, who need God’s blessings most of all.

© 2009 David Etenburn.

Have You Prayed for your Country Today?

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.  2Chronicles 7:14

Prayer for the United States is something anyone of faith can do.  Prayer has been known to cure illness, even cancer; bring rain to thirsty lands and crops, and even guide the battle plans of generals and turn the tides of war, hastening their end, and in doing so, bring peace.

The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in mercy. (Psalms 103:8).  He is not a punishing god, ready to inflict suffering on those who violate His laws or reject Him.  He is like love itself: patient, kind, selfless, and unconditional.

Pray for the United States of America.  Pray that those who attack us because of our faith will fail, and repent.  Pray for the return of the Lord and for His healing hands to be placed on our land.  Pray for our president; whether we agree with him or not, that the Lord may direct his decisions for God’s glory.  Pray for our legislatures and judges, that they honor the Lord and the Constitution of these United States.

Finally, pray that the Lord will help all of us show unconditional love to all; especially non believers, while encouraging one another to turn from their sins and follow God.