Earlier this week I was struggling with an unsettled feeling. I think I was starting to get overwhelmed by the enormity and seriousness of the spiritual war we are in. Who am I to pray in that war? I’m not a prayer warrior, only someone who (at least recently) callsContinue Reading
Psalm 4 NIV “Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant forContinue Reading
Strong God, You and only You are the Creator and Ruler of this world. No matter what earthly leader may conspire against you, may your Church rise up and pray that you would break the chains and throw off the shackles of evil. May the evil ones know your rebuke,Continue Reading
Righteous God, Your Word says that we are blessed if we avoid the ways of the wicked, the sinners, and the mockers. Give us hunger and hearts to be righteous, to be that spiritual tree, planted in Your streams of Living Water. Watch over your children so we do notContinue Reading
Christmas is an interesting season. Spiritually, Christians approach Advent and Christmas remembering the first coming of Christ and looking forward to the second coming. We remember the hope, joy, love, and peace he brings into a dark and weary world. And during Christmas that same world is inContinue Reading
Joseph Joseph, son of Jacob, the Deceiver, who was himself deceived… Joseph, who lost years of his life to enslavement and prison, must have wondered “why?” The hindsight of millennia tells us God placed him there to save his family from starvation. Did he ever wonder what he lost inContinue Reading
Pray. Research. Pray. Vote. Psalm 146: 3-5 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.God,As we prepare to finalizeContinue Reading
Pray. Research. Pray. Vote. Lord God, We pray for a Third Great Awakening to flow over this nation and this world. We pray that your Spirit would cause hearts, minds, and souls to turn from sin, be drawn to you, and to seek your wisdom and way. We pray youContinue Reading
Pray. Research. Pray. Vote.God,We pray for strength for those who are weary …– for residents on the East Coast whose lives have been turned upside down by the storm Sandy, for first responders and National Guard troops and others trying to help– for citizens weary of this four year presidentialContinue Reading
Pray. Research. Pray. Vote.God,Next week there will be multiple layers of elections. In addition to elections for offices at the federal level, states are preparing to elect governors, judges, trustees, state legislatures, and others. Local governments elect trustees, commissioners, school boards, treasurers, clerks, law enforcement officials, and others. We prayContinue Reading