Tag: honor

7 Days left to pray for the election.

LightDay 33, October 30, 2012

We find rest in the shelter of your love.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. (Psalm 36:7-9)

Dear Lord, we come into Your presence today with humility and submission.  Father we adore You and we worship You.  Father God, you are so awesome. You fill us with regular amazement at your glorious power, your wonderful, unceasing presence, and your ever-surrounding knowledge of our quietest thoughts. You are Almighty God and we praise You.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, forgive us for we have gone our own way. Forgive us for not loving you as we ought, nor loving our neighbors as ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word and deed and in what we have failed to do. We deserve your condemnation. Forgive our nation, Almighty God, for leaving our foundation and walking away from You. Oh, Father, forgive us.

Almighty God, dear Father, we humbly thank You for preserving us from the danger of the night past, and for bringing us to the light of this day, and the comforts thereof. Lord, we pray that we will use this day for Your service and for Your honor and we will bring glory to You. Thank You, Father for all Your gifts so freely bestowed upon us. We thank You for our nation, the land of the free. We thank You for the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth and sky and sea. We thank you, Lord. For Your grace and the  many blessings we receive. We thank you, Lord. For our daily food and drink, our homes and families, and our friends. We thank you, Lord. For our minds to think, and our hearts to love, and our hands to serve, We thank you Lord. For health and strength to work, and leisure to rest and play, we thank you, Lord. For the brave and courageous, who are patient in suffering and faithful in adversity, we thank you, Lord. For all valiant seekers of truth, liberty, and justice, we thank You, Lord.  Above all, Father we give you thanks for the great mercies and promises given to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. We praise You Father.

Almighty God, who gave us this great land for our heritage, we humbly ask that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Your favor and glad to do Your will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought here out of many different nationalities and languages. Grant a spirit of wisdom to those to who in Your name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to Your law, we may show forth Your praise among the nations of the earth. In our time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the days of trouble, we trust in You to protect us, Almighty God.

We pray for the President of the United States and for our election in 7 days, and all in civil authority. Oh God, Your glory is in the entire world and we commend this nation to Your care, that, being guided by Your providence, we may live secure in Your peace. Grant, Oh God, to the President of the United States, the Governor of this State (or Commonwealth), and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do Your will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve our people in Your fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord, Your lovingkindness is new every day.  May we forever trust in You with all our hearts and find rest in the shelter of Your love.  The very life we live comes from You alone. Bless us, Oh God, with the light of Your presence and place within us the desire to share Your light so that others may come to know the saving grace of our Lord and Savior.

Help us to love you and our neighbors and to live for Your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Day 26 praying for election, 14 to go.

Neeling prayerWe need Your wisdom and help in all areas.

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise. (Psalm 55:1-2)

Lord, You are the Most High. You are all-powerful, all-good Lord.  All our praise is Yours dear Lord and all glory, all honor and all blessings. Father, we are not worthy to pronounce Your Name.  You are the great I AM.  We worship You Oh God our King.

Father, please forgive our nation for being in moral and spiritual decline.  We confess Lord that we have forgotten You and forgotten our roots. We confess that while the majority of Americans say they are Christians, we have denied the power of God and godliness.  We as a nation have gone astray in our thinking and our actions.  We have lost our way.  Forgive us oh God; Your church in the United States has sinned against You.  We have let You down, Father. The church has not done the things You commanded and has spent much time on things you other than Your commands.

Lord, we thank you for our democratic form of government in our country and for the freedom to worship You. We thank You for the freedom we enjoy and beg You to extend its blessings to our future generations. We thank You for allowing us to be the economic leader of the world and for all our prosperity.  We are unable to give adequate thanks to You for all Your grace.

Father, we often have burdens that are almost too heavy to bear.  We need Your wisdom oh God when our nation faces hardships and pain.  We need Your help in all areas, Father. Please strengthen us a people and lead us in the way that will bring glory and honor to You.  Father, you have promised that if we humble ourselves and seek Your face and pray, You will heal our land.  May we forever be humble in Your sight, and may we experience Your blessings in the midst of our great need.  Lord, please bless us as we elect a President.  Help us to choose.  Direct our thoughts and actions toward the leader of Your choice.  We know dear Lord, You are in control.  We pray for Your protection on our land and for healing.  We come into Your presence with a humble heart asking for help.   Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen

 

Day 17 of prayer for our nation, 23 to go.

praiseWe sing praises to You Lord!

“I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live:Praise, grace, honor, nation, election, candidate, vote, worship, song I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord”, Psalm 104:33-34.

Dear Lord we praise You on this Sunday.  Thank You for granting us another day to breathe and to enjoy all you give us through your grace.  May we honor You in all we do today.  We adore your Holy name Father.  We lift your name high dear Lord.  We worship you Almighty King.  We lift our voices and praise Your holy name!

We confess our sins Father and ask for your forgiveness.  Forgive us Lord for leaving you out of our lives and our decisions.  Heal our Land, Lord.  Watch over our election as we draw near to the vote.  You know O’God the clear differences in each candidate and the opposing directions for our land.  Help us Lord to have the direction of Your desires.  Help us to choose the one leader that will move us toward our intended path.

We sing praises to You Lord.  May You forever be the center of our thoughts, which are that with all things we may lift You up in worship and song.  Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be a sweet aroma to You, for You are our King.  O’God our joy comes from You!  Righteousness, love and justice are the foundations of Your throne.  We praise Your holy name forever.  We pray these things through your son and our Lord, Jesus Christ. AMEN.