I ran across this article in Pray! Magazine last month.
In light of the importance of tomorrow's election I thought I should share it
with you.
I urge you again to take seriously your opportunity to vote
tomorrow! We should never take for granted that which was won at such a
high cost.
Scripture urges Christians to lives of godly influence, and
links our prayers for earthly rulers to their salvation and the godly exercise
of authority. The following prayer points by Gregory Frizzell are based on
1 Timothy 2:1-4. They can be used individually or in a corporate setting
to pray for elections - without getting into the specifics of
politics.
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Pray that people seriously seek God's will in how to
vote.
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Pray that people will not put economics, self-interest, or
politics above the godly and Biblical foundations upon which the United States
is founded.
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Pray for God's Spirit to fill the voting booths and to
guide people as they vote.
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Pray that huge numbers of godly people will
turn out to vote.
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Pray for people to follow God's guidance - not just
political parties.
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Pray that God will give us godly leaders of
integrity who will govern in wisdom and righteousness.
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Pray for God to
have mercy on America and to stay His hand of judgment.
One of the verses
we mentioned in worship yesterday seems appropriate: Jeremiah 29:13. "You
will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
May God
abide with us as we seek God's will this election
day.
Godspeed,
Pastor John
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