Day 5 of 40 Days of Prayer

Finally, dear brothers and sisters,  we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.  Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.  But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one .  And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you.  May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 NLT)

Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for all you have done for our country and for your hand and favor upon our nation all these years. We ask for forgiveness of the sins of our country, sins against you and each other.  Lord your Word tells us to put you in remembrance, so we ask that you remember Nineveh and how they repented of their evil ways, and turned back to you.  God, we pray for a full activation of all the Believers in our country; that hearts would be changed, lives would be renewed and people would return to you and your ways. We pray dear Lord for your guidance, your direction, and your will in our lives, our families, our cities, our lands and our nation. We pray that each person would answer the call that is made to them, that the Holy Spirit would be heard and not drowned out by the noise of the world. Strengthen your children dear God, give us courage and boldness to speak the truth and protect us from the enemy. We thank you God because we know you hear our prayers, we know you care, we know you love us and we know you want our nation restored. We give you all the glory, honor and praise dear God and pray in your Son Jesus’ sweet name ~ AMEN

Day 4 of 40 Days of Prayer

First of all, then, I admonish and  urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men,  For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way. (1 Timothy 2:1-2 AMP)

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that we can come to you in prayer, thank you that we can boldly come to your throne of grace, thank you that we live in a country where we are allowed to worship you and freely share your Good News with others. And please forgive us of our sins, sins against you and each other.  Today, we come together to pray for our nation and our leaders, Lord, we pray that they would look to you for your guidance, and seek your will in all that they do. We pray that all the people of our land would serve you, not just with lip service and routines, but with their whole hearts.  We pray that lives would be changed and made anew in you. We pray that all would see how your love outshines the darkness of this world! We pray that the lost would hear your voice and turn to you for their salvation and not make the government their savior. You alone are our rock and our fortress, our deliverer, our God, in whom we take refuge, our shield, our salvation and our stronghold and only in you have we been given a new life! We give you all the praise, honor and glory that only you are due, dear Lord, thank you Heavenly Father, thank you for your mercies and grace, thank you for your precious Son Jesus, thank you for your Holy Spirit and thank you for all you have given us, we love you Lord, in Jesus’ name we pray ~ AMEN