Day 38, November 4, 2012
May our weakness be Your strength and our purpose in life be to honor You.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3)
Dear Father we praise Your Holy Name. Lord You are Holy, the only God and Your deeds are wonderful. You are strong. You are great. You are the Most High. You are the Almighty. You, Holy Father are King of heaven and earth. We praise Your name, Oh God.
Father, we confess our sins before You. Forgive us Lord for our “me first’ society. We have pushed you out of our lives and made decisions without You Lord. Forgive us for our lack of morality as a people. We talk lately about the financial deficit of our nation but there is another deficit not heeded. Lord we have a deficit of morality. Forgive us Father for our morality deficit. Heal our land Oh, God!
Lord, we thank You for our blessings. We are grateful for that which we have. We are not sorrowful for that which we do not have. We have more than others, less than some, but regardless, we are blessed with what is ours. We thank You for allowing us to be born in this nation. We thank you for our democracy and the ability to vote for our leaders. We thank You, Lord, for our freedom that our forefathers fought hard to obtain and pray that it will be protected and upheld throughout our land. We thank You Father for the ability to go to the church today of our choice.
Please protect us Lord from anything that might threaten these freedoms we have. Lord, we lift those before you that are still suffering from the damages caused by the hurricane. We pray they all are granted relief and protection quickly. Father we pray for one another and we pray we will all show love for one another. You have commanded us to love our neighbor, Lord. And our neighbor is anyone in need.
Your Word has given us counsel on how we should relate to and act toward one another. May we be steadfast and immovable in our commitment to You and to one another. Father, please let our roots go deep into Your Word to praise and glorify Your name. May our weakness be Your strength and our purpose in life be to honor You.
In two days Father, our people will cast votes for one man or the other to lead our nation. Dear Lord, we pray for Your direction. We pray that through Your spirit the people of our nation would know the right choice. We pray that our land would move toward You, Oh God. Lord, protect and heal this nation, the United States of America. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.