24 When they heard the report, all the believers lifted
their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven
and earth, the sea, and everything in them— 25 you spoke long ago by the Holy
Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying,
‘Why were the nations so angry?
Why did they waste
their time with futile plans?
26 The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
the rulers
gathered together
against the Lord
and against his
Messiah.’
28 But everything they did was determined beforehand
according to your will. 29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us,
your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. 30 Stretch out your hand
with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name
of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with
boldness. (Acts 4:24-26, 28-31 NLT)
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for giving us your Word
and your Holy Spirit; they guide us and direct us unto the path you made for us, long before we were even born. We thank you God for the wisdom you have given your children,
for your understanding and discernment regarding our future; you have given us
all that we need to pray and encourage one another. We ask for forgiveness of our sins, the sins we’ve committed against you and
each other, the sins we’ve forgotten and the sins we can’t forget – we ask that
they be cast away forever and that we turn from those sins and focus on you
dear God. Your Word tells us that when your children lift their voices together in prayer, as one voice, in one accord; that this spiritual unity enables your Holy Spirit to operate among us. Together we pray that the people of this land would acknowledge you as their
Lord and Savior and not seek salvation from the government. We pray that the
leaders of this nation be challenged to be people of honor and integrity – and to place you above
themselves and above all others, to lift you high where you belong, as the one true God – the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end. We pray that the lost would be found, the
roaming would return to the fold and the hurting would be healed and restored.
We pray for your will to be done in this land and that your mercy and grace
would be seen and felt by all. We thank you dear God for your never ending
love, we thank you for boldness in our words and in our lives; that we would
minister to all the land, blessing everyone we meet with your light that shines
through us. We ask these things, in your son Jesus’ name ~ AMEN
