Pray For The President
In these past few days since the elections, I’ve had to cry to
God a few times to “get a grip” on the results. I have felt more angry at the state of our country than about who was actually chosen. How have we
veered so far from our values and our faith in God? Why did so many people choose not to step out
and vote?
At one point, God boldly reminded me that He was still in control
no matter who became the next president.
This is all part of His plan. We
can’t doubt that. He will always be in
control through the difficult times we may face in the future and, what seems
to be approaching, the challenges of the end times. If the end times are around the corner as
many believe, this may be an inevitable path we must follow.
I wanted to share with you, below, the devotional for November 7th
from the Presidential Prayer Team.
Instead of fearing or fighting what lies ahead, we need to be in prayer
for our president and for our country.
------------------------------------------------------------ Congratuations - President Obama
Nov. 7, 2012
Powerful Servant
Nov. 7, 2012
Powerful Servant
When William Henry
Harrison was elected in 1840, he had many wonderful plans for America. He had
so many ideas to share, in fact, that his inauguration speech was the longest
in history – an hour and forty five minutes. Unfortunately, inauguration day
dawned to bitter cold and snow, and President Harrison wasn’t properly dressed
for the weather. He soon became ill, and died of pneumonia just a month after
being sworn in.
In retrospect, Harrison should have begun his
speech
You ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we
will live and do this or that.”
James 4:15 |
Today, roughly half
of Americans woke up happy, the other half discouraged. Regardless of which
category you fall into, remember that the course of your life over the
next four years will be determined by the Lord, not the election. Pray for the
president – his position is an important one. But pray also that God will use
you to impact America. You are not an insignificant pawn subject to the whims
of a politician…but a powerful servant subject to the will of God.
Presidential Prayer Team Devotional
Presidential Prayer Team Devotional
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The election is behind us and it’s time to stop our
complaining and whining. Although we
have to live in this world, we don’t need to be of this world. God is our ultimate master. It is our heavenly kingdom we need to focus
on, not the kingdom that politicians create. Saying that, though, we are still Biblically called to honor the
authority God has placed in this world.
Romans 13:1-2 “Everyone
must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except
that which God has established. The
authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the
authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so
will bring judgment on themselves.”
I encourage you to pray for President Obama
regardless of how you feel about him or his policies. I recently read an article stating that he
was spending more time with his Bible than before. That certainly gives me great hope. We don’t know what God has planned for him or
for our country. My prayer for President
Obama is that God will touch his heart and that he will do right in the eyes of
God, according to His will.
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