Say It Today, Pray It Tomorrow

Hey, my dear loved ones!

I believe God has placed something on my heart for us to do here in our community for the next several vital days on our nation’s calendar. It will take place in two parts.

Part One: Today and for the next twenty-four hours in comments to this post, those who are willing are going to comprise prayers drawn from Scripture for our new president and the nation he will lead. These Scriptures incorporated into prayers don’t have to be limited to the ones we’re most accustomed to seeing for leaders. By all means, look at those but also consider a Bible-full of precepts that speak to character and integrity and the many qualities that comprise a great leader.  See how the Holy Spirit might lay them on your heart and turn them into intercession. Also consider Scriptures that speak to issues like protection from harm for our president and for our nation and wholeness of heart.

If you need a launching point for your thoughts, think about how you’d want people to pray for your husband if he were elected president tomorrow. Go from there. Make it any length from a few sentences to a meaty paragraph but not long. Remember what Jesus said about those wanting to be heard for their many words in prayer. Keep it succinct and sincere. This is really important and you’ll see the reasons why during Part Two. The comments to this post will be limited entirely to prayers. Please add no other words or comments or even greetings or replies to one another on this one. Let’s just do the thing that really makes the difference. Refrain from signing your name to the bottom of it because you’re going to see in Part Two that others will be using it. Just sign off with an “Amen” or similar benediction but do indeed list any references for the verses your prayers were based on.

The most important discipline of this process is writing our prayers before we know who our president will be. Needless to say, other petitions specific to the man who is elected will be vital throughout his presidency but for this public format and for this 24-hour period of time, we’re going to write our prayers without knowing who it will be. I think (and hope!) we will find this approach very effective and helpful in our focus and prayer-direction throughout Part Two. Oftentimes, heightened emotion and opinion cloud focus, clarity, and wisdom in our prayer lives, especially with so much at stake. It’s hard to pray according to the Holy Spirit when our flesh is inflamed. Remember at the end of all of this, our God is sovereign and at no time does He lose control.

Your prayer will need to take this basic skeletal form:

Address God the way you feel led (Dear Father in Heaven or Creator of Heaven and Earth or Sovereign Lord, etc.)

Write the petition for our new president and for our nation.

Conclude it “In Jesus’ Name, Amen” or with something of similar intent and assigned authority.

List all Scripture references that your prayers were drawn from or based on. (Just the locations. You do not need to write them all the way out.)

Part Two: 24-hours or so after this post opens for comment, it will be closed. In other words, by mid-morning Tuesday, November 6th (Election Day) there will be no further way to leave additional comments but you will have full access to all of those already written. (Comments that come in after work hours this evening will all be posted before the 24-hour closure so don’t worry. If you write a prayer before the 24 hours is up, it will get posted when Lindsee is able to complete all moderations. It takes a while.)

After the election results are in, here’s what I’m suggesting. This is the time we get to reap the harvest sown in Part One.  Come back to this post and start voicing a number of these prayers that resonate most with you. More importantly perhaps, consider voicing the ones that may be harder for you but you know they are godly, sound, and Scriptural. If you’re less sure about some of them, look up the Scripture references the intercessor listed and see if the context gives you any insight or direction. You can use this as a resource for your prayers not only in this 48-hour period but in days to come. Consider praying several of them per day until you work your way through them. That’s what I’m going to shoot for. I’m hoping to print them out and stick them in my prayer journal and voice several at a time over the weeks to come until I’ve agreed in prayer with practically all of them.

I’m not remotely suggesting this is the only way to pray for the next few days and in the weeks to come. It’s just one way but I really do believe this is the approach God placed upon my heart for our blog community. I’m looking so forward to harvesting some of this fruit in the coming days and there is no doubt in my mind that it will help direct my petitions and cause me to intercede for things I would have overlooked. I am continually inspired in my prayer life by the powerful prayers of others. Aren’t you? Let’s do this, Sisters. I think blessing awaits us and, far more importantly, awaits our new president.

I love you so dearly, ladies. My word, we’ve been around long enough to spend our second election together. I pray with all my heart that God will be pleased with this community and will use it to encourage and edify the Body of Christ in a way only He can empower or explain. He is so worthy of our trust and He is well able and willing to respond to earnest prayers that align with His will and come to Him through the glorious, saving Name of His Son.

Before I sign off, all three Moore-Jones-Fitzpatrick girls could use your prayers! We are all headed to the other side of the world and to two different locations. Later today Melissa and I will board a plane for Greece for a dual-purpose trip over the next 7 days. (Voted early) As guests of Nick and Christine Caine, we will have the privilege of seeing some of the work of the A21 Campaign (Abolishing Injustice in the 21st Century) from a much closer angle and attend (and serve at) a conference there. I love nothing better than seeing what God is doing around this globe. God is using this time on the Kingdom calendar to expose horrendous injustices – particularly in the areas of human trafficking – that need to be fought by the Body of Christ. (See Isaiah 58!)

Melissa and I are also beginning a new Bible study journey together and, with the help of a guide, will be doing research in some very strategic places involved in the series. You will not waste a prayer on us! Pray for God to show us great and mighty things that we do not know (Jeremiah 33:3) and bless us with powerful encounters and insights and help us to serve people effectively and affectionately there amid such cultural differences. We are certain they will be a blessing of God to us but we want so much to also be a blessing of God to them. THEN, Amanda follows right behind us two days later (on Wednesday) heading to India for a very important mission trip with the organization “As Our Own.” Even in our very different destinations, all three of us will be serving in areas where human trafficking is appallingly prevalent and believers are being mobilized slowly but surely to cry out and labor for its end.

So! As usual, you won’t waste a prayer on the Moore-Jones-Fitzpatrick women and our families. (But don’t write them into your comment. Laughing. Don’t let me, your very own blog mama, get you off course with our purpose today! Only prayers for the president in your comments please.) Thank you so much, dearly loved ones.

Though I will be far from home, I’ve already prepared some blog posts for you in advance (look for one on Thursday) and Lindsee will be also be holding down the fort. So, have no fear, Siestaville! The city doors will stay wide open here throughout! Watch for the three of us on Twitter if you want to keep up with some things we’re experiencing in real time. (@bethmooreLPM, @AmandaMoJo, @MissFitz77)

You are dearly loved and prioritized here, Sweet Things. Now START WRITING PRAYERS!

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  1. 201
    Peggy says:

    Almighty, All Powerful Living God and Heavenly Father from who all authority is given… *please remove the scales from our eyes and let us see what a healthy dependency should be. Help us to restore our faith in the truth, “In God we trust.” May this coming election be a beginning in turning us about from our waywardness. Please give America another chance. We need You in our lives. Do Your mighty will within this election so our first steps are easier in turning back this country toward You. Begin your new work for America even in me today. Revive our nation’s hearts to want, need and depend upon You.

    (Psalm 127:1) We bow first to Your authority and will over us as we do as You command us to do in Your Word to pray for our leaders,(1 Timothy 2:1-2, 3)(Prov. 21:1) to seek You first (Matthew 6:33)and Your kingdom and all Your righteousness will be added unto us, to humble come to You (James 4:10) and (2 Chronicles 7:14) and cry out to You to hear our prayers (Jeremiah 33:3)and take full control of our nation and leaders (Proverbs 19:21)and us as Your humble people, earnestly seeking Your face and grace over our nation, we give thanks for ALL Your benefits (Psalm 103:2) and the rich inheritance we’ve been so privileged to be given bountifully and ever so abundantly. (Luke 12:48) To whom much is given, much is required. As You, Lord Jesus taught us to pray Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-13)

    *Almighty God, as provider of all, You have blessed us with a home called the United States of America. Please give us another chance at turning back to You. We cry for Your forgiveness. Give us another chance. Please allow this coming election to return us back to You. Help us leave our home for the next generation so they, too, will enjoy America as a God-blessed nation. Amen!

    You are so wonderful and so worthy of all our praise, thanks and glory now and forever. We bow to You alone!

    On this Election Day eve, we ask You, Lord to give us Your wisdom. You are eager to bless us and our President and all governmental leadership positions, as Your children. Help us think supernaturally with divine wisdom as we go to the polling booth tomorrow (today) and make our choices for local and state offices, Congress and the United States presidency.

    *You are the one who inspired man to seek and build a free land. It was Your Holy Word that gave direction and guidance in forming our government. Forgive us for allowing that same government to remove and separate You from our nation’s daily affairs. Please give us another chance. May this coming election be the first steps back to You. We hunger for You to once again bless America.

    *Almighty God, Your power is infinite and beyond our understanding. Forgive us for limiting You. We ask for another chance. Please begin Your mighty work and help America learn to lean hard upon You. We welcome Your leadership and blessings. Please do your perfect will in Tuesday’s elections. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

    (James 2:1; James 1:5;

    *from Pray the Vote and Desperate Cry Out for America from the Presidential Prayer team that I have been praying along with
    seeking Your wisdom, grace, mercy, direction Lord in our nation…

  2. 202
    Barbara Head says:

    Almighty God, I fall before You now and pray for my country and all the newly elected, especially our President and Vice President. From Isaiah 26 these words I pray: Our country is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of Your salvation. Please,Father, open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You. Lord, I will show my trust in You by obeying Your laws and I ask the same of our leaders. I pray they lean on You and You alone to lead. In Jesus mighty and magnificent name I pray. Amen!

  3. 203
    Corby Bunting says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,
    I thank You, above all, that nothing that happens during, or as a result of, the elections will be a surprise to You. I pray that our president would be a mighty warrior and ride triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility and justice. I pray he would love righteousness and hate wickedness. My heart is burdened for his salvation, as one lost and bound for hell without You. I fervently pray that he would follow Jesus as the Light of the World, and never walk in darkness again, but have the light of life for himself. (Psalm 45:3,4,7; John 8:12)
    In Jesus’ name I pray,
    Amen

  4. 204
    KellyinPA says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,
    We come before you today earnestly seeking your face and hand as we prepare to vote for the next leader of our great nation. Lord, we desire that you would make him a man of honesty, integrity and righteousness. A man who hates wickedness and the evils of our culture. That he would remain strong and persistent in the face of adversity and not compromise his convictions. Please help him to be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice and stand always for truth. We pray for his safety and that of his family. We know that the outcome of this election is in your control. Thy will be done.

    In the Precious Name of Jesus we Pray.
    Prov. 14:34, I Cor. 15:58, Prov. 20:7, I Tim. 3:7,
    Eph. 6:13, Ps. 31:24, John 7:18

    • 204.1
      Diane says:

      Father God, I pray Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Matt6:10 I pray we have a president who values life and your sanctity of marraige. In Jesus name, amen

  5. 205
    Roxanne says:

    Lord,
    I ask that you would be with our president. Please help him to choose people to advise him that are righteous. Help him to always seek justice and never show partiality. Help him to never accept a bribe and to always seek Your truth (Deuteronomy 16:18-20). Watch over him as he leads our country. May Your kingdom come (Luke 11:2).
    In Jesus’ Name,
    Amen

  6. 206
    Snow says:

    Father God, it is your will that not one should perish but for everyone to be saved. I pray for the salvation of our president. I pray that his eyes and ears be open to the truth in your word. Turn his heart toward your truth, let him receive wholly, your redeeming love. Give him understanding. I pray that you would sever any ungodly ties, associations, and worldly principles. I pray that you would surround him with godly, wise counsel. I pray for his protection and for him to have positive influence here and around the world. I thank you that we can count on your love and faithfulness no matter who is president. I thank you that we can have peace in all circumstances knowing you are sovereign. Keep us sensitive to your presence, Lord, so we don’t have to fear. Not our will, but yours be done, Lord. In the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

  7. 207

    Lord of All,
    please bless our president. guide him to actions that are pure and right. (prov. 20:11) Let him set His mind, withouth even knowing why, on things above, not on earthly matters (colossians 3:2)

    and for the wife of the president, Lord may she utterly embody Prov. 31:25. Clothe her with Your Strength, and Your dignity. enable her to laugh at the days to come because she KNOWS her trust is in You and only You.

    Lord, let your love reign in all your children. and may we never cease to pray.

  8. 208
    Brenda Maxfield says:

    Gracious Father, You knew before time began who the next president of our great United States of America would be as an outcome of this election,and we are so very grateful that we can trust You, no matter which man gets elected. We do pray, Father, that whichever man it is, that Your Holy Spirit would work in his heart and that soon, very soon after the election, that he would come to the understanding of his eternal destiny and that he would bow his knee before YOU, ask for Your forgiveness and give his heart completely to You and let You be Lord of his life as he leads our Country. Isaiah 45:18-23; Romans 10:9-13; Micah 6:8
    In the name of Jesus my Saviour and for Your glory we ask these things,
    Amen

  9. 209
    Jeanette dahm says:

    Oh Abba Father, I pray for the leader you have ordained for this time in History. I ask that we trust the man that you have selected to lead us for the this time and for the challenges we face as a nation and as a world. You are sovereign and we will honor this man as your chosen one.

    Come and see the works of the Lord, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
    Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
    Psalm 46:8-10

    Praise you Father, Amen.

  10. 210
    Michele says:

    Heavenly Father, who we call Abba. We pray today for a humble leader who worships in your sanctuary, Lord.
    Who may enter your presence on your holy hill.
    One who will lead a blameless life and do what is right,speaking the truth from a sincere heart.
    One who refuse to gossip or harm others or speak evil.
    One who despises flagrant sinners, and honors the faithful followers of the Lord.
    Who keeps promises even when it hurts.
    One who is honorable with money, both his and ours.
    Who cannot be bribed to lie. Who’s mouth is free from deceit. Such a leader will stand firm forever. We bless Your Holy name Lord that you give wisdom to the righteous. Give our leader Godly wisdom.
    In Jesus name we pray. Amen

  11. 211
    Jennifer D. says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inhertance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth – he who forms the hearts of all and considers everything they do.
    The plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
    Psalm 34:12-15; v.11

    Your purposes, not ours Lord. In Jesus’ precious and HOLY name, Amen

  12. 212
    Cindy says:

    Father, I join together with my sisters to lift up our nation’s president. As your words say in 1 Peter 5, may our president be like a shepherd to the people under his care, not greedy for money but eager to serve, not lording it over anyone, but clothed in humility toward others. May he cast his cares upon YOU, and may he know that you care for him and the people of this nation. Grant him both grace and wisdom to lead. Please, Lord, hear our prayer. Amen.

  13. 213
    Jean says:

    Dear God,

    We pray for a God fearing leader that will walk daily in Your footsteps. God we know You know best for us all. Thank you God for knowing our hearts when we can’t find the words to speak. I believe…In Jesus sweet and holy name we pray…Amen!

  14. 214
    Leanne says:

    Father God,
    I praise you for your grace and mercy. Thank you Lord for the privilege of lifting up our next President and for allowing our country the freedoms we so often take for granted. I ask that our next President would humbly accept your word and not be deceived by the evil so prevalent in the world. (James 1:21) I love you, Lord. In the mighty name of Jesus, Amen!

  15. 215
    Beth says:

    Dear Father,

    I lift up to You this election. I pray that You put Your hands on the man of Your choice for president (and his team) and guide them. I pray that Your choice for president will have special strength and unusual ability from You, Father. May our newly elected president listen with discernment, add to his knowledge, and receive wise counsel.
    II Kings 13:16,Philippians 4:13, Proverbs 1:5-6

    Thank you Father. In Jesus Holy and precious name, AMEN!

  16. 216
    melody says:

    Father God, Thank you for your endless supply of love, blessing, forgiveness & grace you show us each day! I ask for the guidance for our future President and the path you have for this country. You give us great & precious promises in your Word. Please guide him to acknowledge & trust you wholeheartedly, run from corruption that the world offers in abundance, instead fill him with your powerful strength & great perseverance to run the race you have set apart for him & our country. Thank you for listening to our prayers. Thank you that we live in a country founded upon your principles where we have freedom to vote. I ask this in Your Son’s Name Amen.
    (2 Peter 1:4, Prov 3:5-6, Eph 2:10, Hebrews 12:1)

  17. 217
    Barbara Barnes says:

    Heavenly all knowing Father, You have already chosen/allowed who will be the next leader of our country. I pray that our country will rise to the challenge of being a God fearing nation fully committed to Godly principles. You can use anyone…. to fulfill your purposes. May we just be onboard and open to what it is you have us to do to accomplish you will in this generation. I pray for strength and stamina for our president and will lift him up in prayer according to I Timothy. I pray that he be called to his knees daily seeking your wisdom before making decisions on our behalf. I pray also that he be called to rule in righteousness spoken about throughout the Old Testament (Isaiah 32). May it not be said about our country as it was about most of the old kings….. and (he) did evil in the sight of the Lord!. May it be as it was with David, Soloman, Jotham and Hezekiah, that he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord! …. that he is a righteous man who does what is just and right…he does not defile his neighbors wife…or oppress anyone and he follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous (Ez 18)! Your will….. will be done, Amen

  18. 218
    Marita says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,
    I Thank You and praise you for this great nation you have placed us in. I come now asking that our President trust in You with all his heart, and lean not on his own understanding; acknowledging you in all he does, for if he does, you will direct him (Prov 3:4-7) Your way Father, is perfect; your word is proven, You are a shield to those who trust in You. (2 Samuel 22:31) Our President will receive advise from many over the next 4 years, please let him listen, and put his ultimate trust in you, not in man.
    Bless our President and Bless our Country I pray.
    In Jesus Holy Name ~ AMEN

  19. 219
    Virginia says:

    I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give unto you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. That the eyes of your understanding be enlightened that you may know the hope to which you have been called and the glory of your inheritance with the saints and the immeasurable power to all of its who believe according to the working of his mighty power which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principalities all per all might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but that which is to come. He bn put all things under his feet and gave him to be head over all things, to the church, which I’d his body, the fulness of Him who folks all in all.

  20. 220
    Debbie says:

    Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done, here on earth as it is in Heaven. I pray that our President would fear You God, be truthful and hate all sin. May he recognize that his authority comes from You. May he rule righteously and forsake wickedness.May the spirit of servanthood prevail in his heart.I ask for God’s Blessings upon him and for his family and keep them from all evil.May he recognize his great need for Your wisdom, knowledge, and courage to do what is right and pleasing to You always, Lord Jesus. I ask this in Your Name. (Ex.18:21,Rms 13:1, Pro 29:2,Matt 20:27-28, Deut 5:29, 2Chron 1:6-10)

  21. 221
    Julie Reynolds says:

    Father,
    I come to you asking for you to bless our President. Lord I ask that you would bless him with knowledge, and spiritual understanding and wisdom according to your will. Lord I ask that your Holy Spirit would be a teacher to him, revealing to him the secrets of your Word. Lord, I pray that you will give him wisdom and a heart that will ask you for wisdom when needed. May our president bear good fruit and grow in knowledge of you,giving you thanks in all things.
    May he be ever mindful that you are sovereign Lord and that although man may throw the dice, it is God who controls how they land. Give our president the grace to be humble and to seek your face Lord. Provide for him supporters who will be supportive and truthful, and keep those from him that would draw him away from your truth.

    Lord, I pray that you would keep our President physically safe and healthy and guard him from the evil one. Supply his needs Lord so that He may see and be reminded of your marvelous deeds. Bless his wife Father, help her to have a noble character and to grow in your grace. And Father give them both clean hands and a pure heart so that they may receive the blessings you have for them and for our country.

    We love you Lord, we thank you and praise you for all the gifts that you provide for us and for the privilege of praying and knowing that you hear and answer prayers.

    In Jesus Life-giving Name,
    Amen

    Col 1:9-12, Jn14:26, James 1:5, Rev. 17:17, Is 22, Prov 16:33, 2 Chron 7:14, Eccl 4:9-12, Prov 27:5-6, 1 Cor 15:33, James 5;14-16, 1Cor 10:13, Mt 6:11,25-33, Phil 4:19,Prov 31:28, Ps.24;3-5, Psalm 116:1

  22. 222
    Lauren says:

    Precious Heavenly Father,
    You know our needs before we ask. May the leader of this great nation humble himself toward You, seeking your face and turning to You so that our nation may be healed. Give him wisdom and integrity. You are so good. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
    2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 25:21, ESV

  23. 223
    Tanya says:

    James says that we who ask our generous God for wisdom will receive it if we ask trusting only in God. Lord that our leader would seek wisdom and be encouraged as he seeks to trust your direction. Allow him to develope a single mind and heart of your
    will. anks Lord for yis natioour goodness to this nation.

  24. 224
    DeVonne says:

    Father God, I lift up the man who will become the President of the United State of America. I ask Lord that he be the clay in your hands ~ that you will shape him and mold him as You see best Lord.

    That he will be a man that asks You for widsom and I thank You Lord that You will give wisdom generously.

    That he be a man, a President, who walks in the light as You are in the light Lord.

    In Jesus Name !

    Jeremiah 18:41
    James 1:5
    1 John 1:7

  25. 225
    Lynn says:

    Dear Father and GOD Almighty! You are the Ruler of ALL heaven and earth- all will bow down to you for now and forever more! Earthly kings,presidents and world leaders are under your dominion, and are only in power for a day.

    I pray that you place the man of your choice in leadership over America, and that he will be a man of strong character, GODly convictions and courage to lead our country! As your word to Joshua was to “be strong and of good courage”, I pray that you instill these words into our new president and national leaders (both Senate and Congress).

    Oh GOD, we continue to place our trust in you alone to guide us during these dark days we are living. Bring America back to the Christian principles that we were founded on — save this nation and continue to bless us with your bounty!

    Amen!

  26. 226
    Laura Dare Morgan says:

    Lord, I praise Your Name & thank you for America. May our president be lead by truth, act justly, love mercy, walk humbly, love Israel & her God, and value all life You give. Give Him the heart of David, the wisdom of Solomon, the faith of Noah, & love of Your Son. We love you, Jesus.

    • 226.1
      Linda says:

      So simple, and yet so well said!

    • 226.2
      Guyla Perry says:

      Oh Heavenly Father, what a simple but beautiful request in the prayer above. May we stop being as Israel was in
      Judges 21:25, doing whatever was right in our own eyes and turn to you Oh Lord and once again be a God fearing nation. I just ask that we as a nation vote in the way that you desire and that we once again turn our hearts and eye unto you. In Jesus name I pray and ask. Amen.

    • 226.3
      Laura says:

      Amen!

    • 226.4
      Akes says:

      Amen!

  27. 227
    kimberly says:

    Father in the powerful name of Jesus, Come in authority over this election. Reveal yourself to the man, you place in office, to direct and protect this great nation. May he know it was YOU, who placed him there. May He meet you each morning for the wisdom that he will need, and the courage to walk out your instructions. May he be honorable and live a life of integrity. May he know and understand where the true power comes from… May he not abuse it, nor misuse it. May he be a man that does what you require of him…To do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with the Lord…Micah 6:8 amen…

  28. 228
    Kate says:

    Gracious God and Heavenly Father, you are almighty, all powerful, sovereign and Lord overall. My prayer is that your will be done. I trust you fully and know that you and only you are in complete control. You say in your word that you raise kings and remove kings, please hear the cry of your people and bring to office a man who will serve you.

    1 Peter 5:2-4
    Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers-not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

    This is my prayer for all who will be in positions of leadership.

    It is the precious name of your Son that I ask these things, AMEN!

  29. 229
    Diane says:

    O God how I pray for this country. We need you to show you presence tomorrow in this election. I pray with all of my heart that YOU WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE of America. I pray O God for the man that will be put into office……. That his heart would be like a stream of water in your hand and that YOU would be the one who directs it and that YOU would be the giver of his WISDOM. We plead for mercy on America. Turn our hearts O God back to you. In the STRONG AND POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST I pray.

    Amen

    Proverbs

  30. 230
    Kathy S says:

    Oh most merciful and wise Father, we ask that your hand would ever guide the newly-elected leader of our free country. Give to him your wisdom and the courage to lead our country, keeping ever mindful of the blessings you have already bestowed on us. Let not the citizenry ignore our responsibility to lift our new president before you, that you may guide him and direct him in all the ways of our Lord and Savior. Amen.

  31. 231
    Pamela McDonald says:

    Our Most Heavenly Father,
    I bow before You asking Your complete authority over this very important election. May the man You place in this position seek You and Your wisdom for our country. Grant him courage to walk in the way You set before him. I trust Your sovereign authority over this election, and will continue to pray for our leader of this nation.
    I Timothy 2:1-5
    James 1:5
    Micah 6:9
    In the sweet name of Jesus, Amen

  32. 232
    Kerry says:

    Dear Father, You say in Romans 13:1 that everyone in positions of authority was placed there by you, so I know that whoever wins is YOUR choice, no matter what I thought was best. I just ask that You place Your hand on them and totally control them to do what You have planned. Please have mercy on us and remember Your children and the problems we may have from decisions they make. Your Mercy, Lord, that’s what we beg for from You. Just Your wonderful mercy.
    In Jesus precious name, amen and amen.

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    Dear gracious Heavenly Father,
    Fill our president with the fear of the Lord and give him wisdom for every decision he makes. May he reverence You and Your ways and seek to know Your truth. give him discernment to make decisions based on Your revelation. Help him to make Godly choices. Take foolishness out of his heart and enable him to recognize error and avoid it. Open his eyes to see clearly the consequences of any anticipated behavior. We pray he will be a man who listens to godly counselors and not be a man who is unteachable. Give him the strength to reject the counsel of the ungodly and hear Your counsel above all others. We declare that although “many are the plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s counsel will stand.”. We pray he will do what is right rather than follow the leading of his flesh for we know that the wisdom of this world is foolishness. May he keep his eyes on You and tune his ears to hear Your voice.
    In the precious saving name of Jesus Christ,
    Amen
    Proverbs 19:21
    Proverbs 1:5, 3:7, 1:7, 21:16

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    Susan Peacock says:

    Most Holy LORD we come to You with a serious request. For we have read in your word, “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in government & authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” (2 Tim 2:1-4) And You say in 2nd Chronicles 7:14, ” If My people, called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” So please dear Lord, cover us again with protection and turn our hearts to YOU. We know You have the hearts of kings in Your hands and You will direct them. We are asking for Your direction in our government. We need You, we need a revival in our country and we need the spirits of those in our government to be awakened to Your Holy Spirit. We need knees on the floor in somber prayer and hearts united in Christ. Ps 36 says, “Let all the faithful pray to You while You may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. You are our hiding place; You will protect from trouble and surround us with songs of deliverance. Please God for those in government and for me too, instruct us and teach us in the way that we should go; counsel us and keep Your loving eye on us. Don’t turn away from us Lord. Show those who love You how to lead others to a saving knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Don’t let us be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding and must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. Many are the woes of the wicked, but Your unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in You. So we will rejoice in You and be glad, the righteous will sing! Praise You Jesus and in your capable name we ask these things, AMEN

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    Paige says:

    Dear Sovereign Lord,
    May Your will be done in this election, and may our leader be guided by Your Word. May he love Your law. May He mediate on your statutes, obey your precepts, and hate every wrong path. May Your Word be a light unto his feet and a light unto his path. And finally, Lord, may America bless You. Psalms 119:97-105

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    Cristina says:

    Father in the name of Jesus I come to you and ask that your will be done in this election. Regardless of what the outcome is I pray for the man you will appoint to us as leader. I pray that you will have your way on Tuesday and that you will begin to prepare his heart to lead this great nation to better and grater future in Christ. I ask that you will use the president to change the hearts of people and that people will know you. I ask for wisdom and guidence for our new president. Protection for him and his family and for our country. In Jesus name amen

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    Liz says:

    Dear Lord and Heavenly Father, I ask for Your wisdom for our next president. I ask for Your salvation for him, and I pray that he would cling to Your Truth: “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear; I will help you.” (Isaiah 41:13) Thank you Father that you rule and you overrule. May Your will be done. We praise Your Holy Name. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen

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    Margaret Davis says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,

    We lift up this election to you and ask that you help our nation choose the best man that represents your thoughts and what you see for our country. We pray that you will heal our land and use your church for a full scale revival – I ask that you cause unbelievers to be pierced by your Holy Spirit and for you to move in a mighty way as only you can do! We love you, we praise you and we love your son Jesus – through who our salvation comes – It’s in Jesus Mighty, Saving, Wonderful name I pray!! Amen

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    sg says:

    Lord
    Bless, guide, and keep the man you have appointed as the leader of the United States.
    “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
    All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives. Commit
    your works to the Lord and your plans will be established….When a man’s way are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and he who speaks right is loved. ” Proverbs 16
    May your heart, mind, soul and spirit be enlightened by the Lord….be strong and courageous in the Lord Almighty. Please keep us ONE NATION UNDER GOD in whom we trust.

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    Pat Carter says:

    Dear Heavenly Father
    I praise You that You are the LORD God Almighty, the Maker, Creator, & Author of our lives and our nation. I praise you that You know all and that You have our best interest at heart. I praise You that You will not turn Your back or leave Your children no matter what.
    Father, as Nehemiah prayed – I bow before You confessing my sins, the sins of my family, & the sins of America. We have sinned grievously before You. Remember us our merciful Father & forgive us. Regather us, Father, that our hearts may be unified & that You may be glorified!! Revive our land, our Covenent Maker & Keeper. May You become so obvious that people flock to You seeking to turn their hearts back to You. May our President turn to You. Fill him with Your wisdom, discernment, & knowledge to lead this nation truly forward – not with his personal agenda but with Yours.
    May Your church truely be what You intended it to be – a family that loves, as You love. Teach me & us to love as You love, especially those we have grievance with, even our enemies. Thank you LORD, for all You are doing & are going to do. Fill Your children with Your Spirit as we continue our journey together with You, our Abba Father. I am believing you for our president & our nation. Blessed be Your Holy Name!!!!! I love You, my Father God, & thank you that You reign yesterday, today, & tomorrow!! Holy, holy, holy are You Almighty God!!!!
    In Jesus Name
    Amen

    Nehemiah 1:4-11, Eph 1:17-23, Ecc. 9:17-18. Ps 51, 2 Chron 1:10, Job 28:28, Ps 90:11-13; Prov. 1:6-8; Rom. 13:1-14

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    amybhill says:

    Lord God, my Sovereign Father, I come to you in the mighty name of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. By His blood, I come with confidence and boldness, and I ask that you hear my prayer. Father, your word says that you set the times for us and the exact places we would live. And you’ve placed so many of your dearly loved children right here in the USA in the year 2012. Help us to live as lights here and to be burdened to regularly pray for our President, a man you have sovereignly placed in this role. I think of Nebuchadnezzar and how you used him for your glory, to accomplish your will. Please use our President in the same way. And as you did for Nebuchadnezzar, bless him with the highest privilege of coming to know the Most High God for himself. Let it be that our president would be able to declare, like Nebuchadnezzar, “the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done” for him. It is in Jesus’ name that I lay this request at Your feet. Amen – Hebrews 4:15-16; Acts 17:26; Daniel 4

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    Erin says:

    Dear Lord,
    I pray for our next President of the United States, that he would realize, you say that the borrower is slave to the lender. I also pray that he would be a man that opens his heart & seeks your guidance. I pray that he would meditate on your Word day & night. May he be a man of integrity, strong under pressure.
    In Jesus Name,
    Amen

    Erin

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    Sharon Hillam says:

    “Almighty God who reigns over the nations of the earth, I pray that you will give us a president who is friendly to You and Your cause and whose policies will enable Your people to live quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and reverence, for this is good and acceptable in Your sight. Give us, O Lord, a President, a Congress, and a Senate who respect your Word and whose policies will be conducive to the spreading of Your Word at home and abroad, for You desire all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. I pray this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

    I Tim 2:2-4

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    Donna says:

    Sovereign One,
    We give You thanks for our President. We pray that he loves You with all his heart and all his soul and with all his mind. Be gracious to him and cause him to long for You, for You
    are his strength and his salvation.
    In Jesus mighty and glorious name. Amen

    Isaiah 33:2, Mathew 22:33

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    Amber says:

    Dear Heavenly Father,

    We pray for our President, that he would be a man that will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and that You would recieve the glory! Guide him in the way of wisdom, and lead him along straight paths!

    In Jesus Holy Name,
    Amen!!

    2 Peter 3:18;Proverbs 4:11

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    Lois says:

    Father God, please watch over the leader of our nation, who has been appointed to that position according to Your Design. Guard him and protect him, lead him to lean not on his own understanding but according to Your Great Will. Bless this nation, not according to our deserving for we have too often turned from Your Ways and left undone that which we ought to have done in Your Name, but protect us and bless us according to Your Great Mercy and Grace. In the Strong Name of Jesus we pray. Amen

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    Debbie says:

    Father, I praise you and acknowledge that you are fully in control of this presidential election. I lift the man who is elected up to you and ask that he recognize his need of you as his savior. (John 14:6) May he be a man of prayer who listens for that still small voice to direct his path so that you may be exalted. (Psalm 46:10) And, Father, I pray that not only the new president but his cabinet members and we as a nation would humble ourselves and seek your face and turn from our wicked ways. (2 Chronicles 7:14) In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.

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    Jan Kalne says:

    Abba Father,
    Blessed is our President who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.

    In your precious son’s name, Jesus, AMEN!
    Psalm 1:1-3

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    Jenna says:

    Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus and exalt YOU as the President of all Presidents! We bow before you and invite the Holy Spirit to reign and rule over this election and President-elect. We know that a man plans his own steps but the Lord directs his heart. I ask for supernatural widsom and revelation over this President and his cabinet. Open His eyes that He may SEE! Bring us back to you, Lord! I ask that his eyes be fixed on you. And that in You he will take refuge. Please don’t give him/us over to death. Empower Him to choose life so that we may live Lord! BE exalted in Your own strength. We praise and sing of Your might! In Jesus Name! Amen.
    Deut 30:19
    Prov 16:9
    Psalm 141:8-10

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    Mindy says:

    Oh Father in heaven, because of your great love we are not consumed, for your compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
    You are good to those whose hope is in you. We put our hope in you, not a man or a position, but we pray for your will, your mercy, your grace upon this nation. May we be
    one nation under God now and until you return.

    In the name of your Son,
    Amen