Day 2 of 40 Days of Prayer

If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.  Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 NLT)

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for all that you have done for country, thank you for the people that have joined together to pray for our nation, thank you for your Word that guides us and teaches us, and thank you for sending your Son to save us – we want to honor you with our praise and prayers Lord! We ask for forgiveness of our sins against you and each other, Lord, and we thank you for your mercy and grace, because your Word tells us that when we confess our sins, you are just and true to cast them as far as the east is to the west. We pray for the leaders of our nations, we pray for their eyes to be opened and their hearts to turn to you Lord. We pray for all who have been blinded, whose eyes have been veiled by the enemy, we plead the Blood of Jesus’ over each and every pair of eyes that have been shut to your light, your message, the truth.  Lord, the time is drawing near, the harvest is great and the workers are few.  Let us be the light in this world that shines the love of your Son Jesus’ onto every heart and every soul, give us the boldness to speak – let us walk the talk Lord, following the path that you have given each and every one of us. We pray that you would correct us when we stray from your path, we pray that our hearts would remain tender to you and your will, we pray that we would be the likeness of your Son, the salt of the earth, the hands and feet of Jesus. Give us the words to speak, strengthen us to live as Ambassadors of Christ, so that we would be the laborers for your harvest, to you all the honor and glory and in your Son Jesus’ name we pray ~ AMEN 

40 Days of Prayer

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.    (2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT)

I believe God is calling out to His church, calling to His children, calling to the hands and feet of Jesus – a calling to seek God’s face, to humble ourselves, to pray for forgiveness, to turn from the world’s way to God’s way. This call is a stirring in all of our hearts, the tugging of the Holy Spirit to seek God for restoration -not man or the government.

This country was founded on Christian principles, blessed by God because the people sought after God to free them from oppression. In the time since the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, our country has sought refuge in our government instead of God. We have allowed the ‘freedom from religion’ instead of the original purpose ‘freedom of religion’, by remaining silent.  It’s time to declare Jesus as our Lord and not our government; we must seek God as a people, united in the body of Christ.

“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20 NLT)

Choosing life and blessings means we seek God’s holiness, that we are turning from the world’s way and following God. We make the choice with not just our minds, but with our hearts, we have to turn our hearts to God to receive the blessings He has for us, our children, and our country.  So choose this day, to live for God and not for ourselves, make the heart choice that the Lord will be our master and not this world we live in.

Join me in my ’40 Days of Prayer’ for our nation, beginning September 28 through November 6, 2012 – Election Day in the United States. I believe this is a pivotal event, not just in the USA, but in the world! I will be posting a prayer everyday during the 40 days on my Facebook page, Stir Me UpLord – if you have not Liked my page, please do so and join the event of prayer and share with others.

Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people). (Ephesians 6:18 AMP)