Election Day 2008 Prayer

ELECTION DAY 2008 PRAYER

I received this prayer in the mail from my good friend and Keswick speaker, John Nieder. He gave me permission to share it with you this morning:

Prayer for Election Day November 4, 2008
1. Lord, we acknowledge that You are sovereign over all You have made. You are all-powerful. Your name reigns above all other names. Your Word, oh Lord, is right and true; You are faithful in all You do. You love righteousness and justice ... by Your word were the heavens made ... let all the earth fear You and all the people of the world revere You. (Psalm 33:4-8)

2. Lord, there are many issues we could pray about regarding the sins of our land. We have taken our eyes off You our Creator and instead, worshipped the creation. At the same time we have failed to protect "the least of these" -- unborn babies being led away to slaughter ... (Proverbs 24:11) We realize this is a spiritual battle; we pray that You would shine your light on hearts that are blinded, so that this travesty might cease. We know that You are compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against You. (Daniel 9:9,10)

3. We pray that You would bring revival to the hearts of those that know You. We know that You hear us when we repent and humble ourselves before You, for You have promised: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and will turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)" And we pray that you would also renew our minds, help us to not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Then we will be able to see Your good and perfect will. (Romans 12:2)

4. Lord, we pray that You would give sight to those who are spiritually blind. We know that the god of this age has clouded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4,5)

5. Help us to be a light to anyone You bring across our path today, that we might direct them toward You. You have said to us, "Let light shine out of darkness ... "
(2 Corinthians 4:6) Remind us that we do not preach ourselves or a particular political party. Remind us to be more concerned about the condition of our friends' hearts than how they might cast their vote.

6. Protect the integrity of our democracy by revealing any attempted fraud in this election. May any evil efforts to corrupt the ballot box be exposed and expelled. (Proverbs 24:8)

7. Give us discernment and wisdom to see through to the hearts of the candidates running for office. You know the heart of each and every man on earth. (1 Samuel 16:7) We pray that our country would be guided by trustworthy leaders who fear You and do not seek dishonest gain. (Exodus 18:21) Lord, help us recall the principles and precepts upon which our forefathers founded this great land and return to You, as You have so richly blessed America. - Used with permission from Dr. John Nieder - www.johnonline.org

The prayer is also available as a download: http://www.americaskeswick.org/conf/documents/ElectionDay2008Prayer.pdf

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 3; Jeremiah 30:31; Philemon