Seventeen weeks – 119 days – from today is Election Day for President of the USA, along with the Senate and House of Representatives and others. I have an alarm set on my phone to pray for our country every night at 8:00 central time. I encourage you to do the same! I believe in the power of agreement together in prayer. Here is a prayer that I’m following, in case it would help you to pray for our election.
“Dear Lord, thank you that we live in a country where we are free to choose our governmental leaders. Enable us to see this election and the situation in our country from your perspective. Open our eyes to see that our enemy is not flesh and blood, but unseen forces in the spiritual world. We ask you in the power of the Holy Spirit to give victory to truth and righteousness, and silence and cut off evil and all its influences. May your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Find us faithful to consistently pray, for if we don’t – who will? Give us strength to “not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Unify us as a country unto your glory. Thank you for having a plan for the ages that will not be sidetracked, no matter what we see or feel. Thank you for being faithful to who you are and to us your children, even as we are so inconsistent and faithless. Give us hearts to seek after you and your truth. We know you listen to and love the prayers of your people and we look forward expectantly to you answering our prayers according to your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”