National Day of Prayer!

1 Peter 4: 7

⁷ The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

Today is the National Day of Prayer

How will you pray today for our country? Will you pray today for our country?

Someone a long time ago, showed me the ACTS way to petition our Heavenly Father.

Adoration…Confession…Thanksgiving…Supplication

It’s amazing to consider, how many people don’t pray.

What’s also amazing is the men who don’t lead their wives and children in prayer.

Maybe that’s the reason that things seem so out of control in our country.

I’ll bet we could change that, if we made prayer more of a priority than it currently is.

Someone once told me, that if I ever decided to write a daily devotional, that it should be less than 100 words.

I think that should show us, that maybe we’re not as sober minded as we should be.

Would you join me in praying this prayer today? And yes, it’s probably more than 100 words…

Heavenly Father, We come to You in the Name that is above every name—Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Our hearts cry out to You.

Knowing that You are a prayer-answering, faithful God—the One we trust in times like these—we ask that You renew our spirits, revive our churches, and heal our land.

We repent of our sins and ask for Your grace and power to save us. Hear our cry, oh God, and pour out Your Spirit upon us that we may walk in obedience to Your Word.

We are desperate for Your tender mercies. We are broken and humbled before You. Forgive us, and in the power of Your great love, lift us up to live in Your righteousness.

We pray for our beloved nation. May we repent and return to You and be a light to the nations. And we pray for our leaders and ask that You give them wisdom and faith to follow You.

Preserve and protect us, for You are our refuge and only hope. Deliver us from all fears except to fear You, and may we courageously stand in the Truth that sets us free.

We pray with expectant faith and grateful hearts. In Jesus’ name, our Savior. Amen.