Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:2 NIV)
Abba, how was yesterday’s prayer?
Pretty good, Child. I like when you bring your fears to me and turn them into prayer.
Yes, Lord. What do I pray about today?
What is on your heart and mind?
Fraud in the voting process.
Then pray over that.
All Powerful God,
I come to You today, grateful that this constitutional republic has a 250-year history of its citizens voting for their political leaders. I do not take for granted this unique and stable form of government. I thank You that every eligible man and woman in this nation has not only the right but also the responsibility to cast a vote in an election. I pray that every citizen of this nation will recognize this right and responsibility and exercise it carefully and prayerfully.
I pray that no votes will be cast or counted if they come from noncitizens, individuals who are ineligible to vote, duplicate ballots, or any other form of fraud. I pray that every lawful vote cast will be counted accurately and tallied correctly, resulting in a clean and fair election. Where voters, local election judges, county or state election officials, or companies responsible for tallying votes are not acting lawfully and with integrity, I pray that You will thwart their plans, bring wrongdoing into the light of Your Truth, and ensure that thorough investigations are conducted and appropriate prosecutions take place.
Your Word says that we are not to steal, lie, or deceive one another or defraud and rob our neighbors. Today, we pray in the name of Jesus that Your angel armies and Your children here on earth will work together to eliminate opportunities for fraud. We pray that You will dry up funding, disrupt communications, and otherwise thwart all efforts to rob lawful voters of their right to vote or deprive this nation of a fair and accurate vote count.
We pray that all who commit fraud, lie, or bear false witness will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, both civic and spiritual. We pray that justice will roll on like a river and righteousness like a never-failing stream; that joy will come to the righteous and terror to evildoers; and that the earth will be filled with Your unfailing love.
We pray all this in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. (Leviticus 19:11-13 NIV)
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free. (Proverbs 19:5 NIV)
But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:24 NIV)
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers. (Proverbs 21:15 NIV)
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love. (Psalm 33:5 NIV)