Monday night, November 7th (6pm), a group will be gathering at Pastor Mark’s office for a special time of intercessory prayer for our country.  You are invited to join us!  The Bible says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

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Here are the prayer popints from the election guide:

The Nation and the Issues It Faces

  • Pray for the judges of this nation, that they would seek the wisdom that comes from above. (Deut. 4:8)
  • Ask the Lord to thwart the efforts of those who would remove religious freedom from our nation. (Gal. 5:1)
  • Pray for the truth of God’s Word to become valued again in American society. (John 8:32)
  • Pray that our nation will increasingly see that God is our only refuge in the midst of the troubles of this world. (Jer. 33:6)
  • Pray for our judicial system and lawmakers, that justice for all, tempered by mercy and compassion, would guide our nation. (Isaiah 1:17)
  • Repent on behalf of our nation, because we have turned from making Scripture the basis of law, leaving behind wisdom, and looking to ourselves for truth. (Zech. 7:9)
  • Ask the Lord to pour out a spirit of repentance on our nation that we might become a nation committed to following His ways.  Pray this is would begin right at home with our church.  (Jer. 29:13)
  • Pray that the U.S. would repent of its corporate rejection of the Word of God as the basis of law and morality.
  • Pray that a holy fear of God will sweep across our nation, leading us back to a place of wisdom. (Isaiah 50:10)

The Election Process

  • Pray for a safe and fair election. (John 14:1)
  • Ask the Lord to remove those who might try to unjustly and illegally change the outcome of the voting.
  • Pray for a huge turnout of voters with Christ-honoring ethics. (Prov. 4:6)
  • Pray for protection from any attacks from enemies that would prevent or delay the election. (Deut.3:22)

Candidates and Leaders

  • Pray for the salvation of those who are in leadership of our nation. Ask the Lord to remove all envy and selfish ambition. (James 3:16)
  • Pray that candidates will take brave stands for righteousness, even when it may not be well received.
  • Pray that their families will be protected from harm and unnecessary scrutiny. (Psalm 9:9)
  • Ask the Lord to surround them with godly advisors. (Prov. 1:7)
  • Pray that each candidate would focus on the issues we face as a nation and not on personal attacks on other candidates. (1 Tim. 1:6)

The Church

  • Pray for a spirit of humility and an outreach in the Church toward those whom the Bible calls the least among us. (Psalm 9:18)
  • Pray that the churches in our community will preach the gospel of Christ powerfully.
  • Pray for a spirit of compassion to come over the Church in the United States so that we will begin seriously to live out the lifestyle of Jesus in our communities. (Philemon 1:6)
  • Ask the Lord to help strengthen the trumpet call to intensive prayer so that it is heard throughout the Church in the United States. (1 Tim. 2:8)
  • Pray for a spirit of repentance to fall upon the Church in America that would cause us to turn back to God and seek Him. (2 Cor. 5:10)
  • Pray for a spirit of courage to rise within the Church. Commit to enduring whatever it takes to see the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our nation. (1 Thess.1:6)
  • Pray for a movement of the Spirit that creates a dramatic cultural transformation in the United States, bringing about a nation that has learned to put its hope in the Word of God. (Matt. 4:16)
  • Ask the Lord to awaken the Church to the temporary nature of the nations and to the eternal nature of the reign of God. (Matt. 6:33)
  • Pray that courage born of wisdom will be given to Christians in places of leadership in government, the courts, and law schools across the nation so that they will stand for a godly basis for law. (Joshua 1:9)

Media

  • Pray specifically for truth to be an established standard in our news media. (John 8:32)
  • Pray that media bias will be tempered by fairness. (Eph. 5:11)
  • Ask that Christianity will receive fair coverage in all reports. (1 Sam. 2:24)

Spiritual Warfare

  • Ask for great awareness and discernment for the Lord’s praying people as they pray over the election. (Numbers 10:9)
  • Pray for physical protection for all candidates and their families throughout this campaign season. (Isaiah 54:1)
  • Beseech the Lord for a strong hedge of protection around the nation itself during this time of decision. (Deut. 31:6)

Revival

  • Pray for another great spiritual awakening to sweep the nation as the Lord’s people learn to humble themselves with a contrite spirit, and to tremble at the Word of the Lord. (Isaiah 66:2)
  • Ask the Lord to bring revival to the Church in America. (Heb. 12:2)
  • Pray for the preachers of America to fearlessly proclaim the Word of God regarding sin and God’s love. (Rom. 5:8)

Flashpoints

These are areas of controversy, disagreement, division and sometimes outright hostility in our nation. Some would pick others than the topics I have, but I believe these to be areas that must be prayed over with discernment and strength.

  1. Life of the unborn
  2. Nature of family and marriage
  3. Religious freedom
  4. U.S. relationship with Israel
  5. The growing threat of terrorism and the fear and mistrust it brings
  6. Racism and its growing divisiveness
  7. The idolatry of tolerance and the resulting intolerance for those who disagree with prevailing ideas. (This prayer points greatly impacts the six flashpoints above).
List adapted from harvestprayer.com
http://harvestprayer.com/resources/pray-for-america/2016-election-prayer-guide