Loving God,
You have always chosen humans to whom you reveal yourself. Some like Abraham, Moses, and David had huge national responsibilities to carry out. Others like Ruth and Samuel walked in faith in smaller, more local ways. Your hand upon them and so many others steered your people from the time of the ancients until now. And we need you to continue to steer and guide your people. Specifically, we need men and women in political office that will seek your guidance and your heart for this nation. We need quality, righteous, men and women who have the skills and heart for good governance. From the local and county levels to the federal level, we pray that you would call people into campaigning and cause them to be elected into office so that they can serve those they govern. May their hearts be soft toward you so that they can hear your voice and walk in your ways. We pray they are not focused on self-aggrandizement, success, gaining power, or using their position for influence or wealth. Instead, may they be continually seeking you so that they know your heart for the decisions they make and can be part of a system of good governance. So today we ask that you would cause us to elect into political leadership righteous men and women after your own heart.
In the powerful name of Christ we pray.
Amen.
“[T]here is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” (Romans 13:1)
“Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:26-28)
“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” (2 Chronicles 7:13-16 NIV)