Our government shall be upon JESUS’S shoulder, His name is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. There shall be no end to the increase of HIS government and of PEACE. (Isaiah 9:6-7, alt. AMP)
I received this email from a mailing list I’m on that, in part, prays for this state. I pass it along to you, with its invitation to be intentional about praying for government.
To be honest, I feel like one of the last people on the lonely island, trying to fan a tiny flame into a steady flame. Things are hard in [this state] right now. I don’t have to tell you that … and I know we are ALL doing what we know to be best … and really – as John Quincy Adams alluded to in his statement “Duty is ours. Results are God’s…” that really is all we can do.
On and off, I have sent out prayer emails to friends with specifics for intercession and prayer with the hope that it helped you who are interceding. Heavens, I don’t have the whole answer — but I do know GOD is still here and OUR TALKING TO HIM helps and moves mountains.
Here is what I see that could use prayer and intercession:
- Pray for a wave of humility from shore to shore, from the top leader to the most humble among us. We need a spirit of humility, repentance, and surrender to God.
- Pray for order. There are all sorts of ideas, all sorts of initiatives … but pray for HEAVEN’S ORDER of Priorities to come into clarity and focus and that there is a uniting around that theme.
- Pray for the stubborn hearts – to be softened.
- Pray for a spirit of motivation among leaders — to know what questions to ask and to think outside the box.
- PRAY that the mindset of “group-think”, muddled thinking, “stuck in the old way of doing things”, fog of war – is lifted and that we all think with Heaven’s creativity
- Pray for FINANCIAL RESOURCES to be released over [godly] organizations, causes, candidates, and individuals
I know that I know that God is not done with our nation yet — we have all been put here for a reason and in this hour and we are NOT TO STOP trying, pressing in, leaning in … and humbling ourselves in pleas, gratitude, and worship to the One Who Knows all …
In the meantime, God bless YOU with wisdom, hope and revelation for this time and in this season. Do not stop seeking Him!
God,
There are so many scriptures we could pray today over this county, state, and nation, and there are so many reasons to pray for good governance. Today we pray for all the things listed above and all the things Holy Spirit brings into our hearts. In Jesus’s name, we pray for godly leaders to make wise decisions we citizens. AMEN.
The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Will see a great Light;
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.
You [O God] will increase the nation,
You will multiply their joy;
They will rejoice before You
Like the joy and jubilation of the harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil [of victory].
For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders,
The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
For every boot of the marching warrior in the battle tumult,
And [every soldier’s] garment rolled in blood, will be used for burning, fuel for the fire.
For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given;
And the government shall be upon His shoulder,
And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace,
[He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From that time forward and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:2-7 AMP)