Day 24 of 40 Days of Prayer

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!