7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we
ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is
from God, not from ourselves.
8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not
crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9 We are hunted down, but
never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:7-9 NLT)
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken
away. 17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and
reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and
more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18
NLT)
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you today to pray for
our country and our leaders. We pray for your direct guidance in this election,
that eyes and ears would be opened up and no longer hidden behind a veil of the
enemy. Lord, your Word tells us that we are fragile, but you are strong. We
know that you are the light within us, that when the worries, troubles and
anxieties become too much – we do not have to give up, because you will never
forsake us nor leave us. We are overcomers because your Son overcame this
world. We thank you for our country and for the blessings you have bestowed on
your children, we thank you for the freedoms we enjoy to worship you as we
choose. We ask for forgiveness of the sins we have committed against you and
each other, sins that have knocked us down, but with our repentance you have
helped us back up again. We pray for our
leaders, that they would acknowledge you as their Lord and King and that that
they would seek reconciliation with you. We pray for our country that there
would be an awakening among all the Believers. We pray for a lifting of the veil,
so that all hearts would earnestly seek after you and acknowledge your Son as
their Lord and Savior. We thank you for your many blessings and favor you have
given your children and our nation, we want to give you all the honor and glory
that only you are due, thank you God and in your son Jesus’ name we pray ~
AMEN!
