National Day of Prayer.
God Bless America! How many times have you heard that phrase? Historically speaking, God has blessed America, but has America been a blessing to God? You don’t have to look around very far to see that our nation requires prayer. Anger, protesting, and hatred fill the headlines.
As Christians, we are commanded to pray for our leaders and neighbors, but sometimes that is hard to do.
Today is the National Day of Prayer — an occasion observed typically on the first Thursday in May in the U.S.
This year is the 73rd such day of prayer. This year's theme is "Lift up the Word, Light up the World."
“For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, and by my God, I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.
2 Samuel 22:29-31
God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught unaware. Through prayer, we are able to tap into His wisdom, strength, protection, and peace. He stands ready to respond to our needs when we humbly ask for divine intervention in the affairs of men.
As we Pray for America whose pledge of allegiance recounts that we are “one nation under God,” and whose currency states that it is “in God we trust,” we want Americans to encounter the God who rules over their country. “He who forms the mountains creates the wind, and reveals His thoughts to man, He who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth—the LORD God Almighty is His name.”
—Amos 4:13 NIV
He is the One who gave us this promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, who are called by My name, will 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 will heal their land.” As we humbly and diligently seek Him, we’ll be changed, and we’ll see transformation in America through prayer!
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