Pray for our American Heroes

Father, You are our strength. We rejoice in You and joy in the God of our salvation. We see through a glass darkly, but our faith in Your goodness remains sure. We are secure as we stand on the Rock of our Salvation by faith. How great is our God.

We make a choice this day not to focus our eyes on the evil that has befallen our precious troops both within and without our borders, but on Your saving power and grace. You are mighty to save! The evil that is reported is not from You! You don’t have evil to give.

We come to You today knowing that You have rescued and shown mercy countless times to our soldiers. Many are openly reported and many we will never know until we get to Heaven, but You are alive and answering our prayers. We bless You for that, Sir. We continue to stand before Your throne and petition You for more grace and more mercy. You are there for that because it is Who You are and all that You do. So, we thank You for watching over the men and women who You have assigned to protect us. Give Your angels charge concerning them and show them where the enemies are hiding. We pray that lines of communication would be open and clear between each person—upward, downward and sideways. May there be God-directed, unified effort in all that they do. Thank You.

Along with the Presidential Prayer Team, we pray for Kit Bond. We are grateful for his many votes in favor of Your righteousness, and believe that, as we pray, You are giving him the wisdom he needs to make correct and bold choices. We pray that You would order his steps after he leaves his Senatorial responsibilities in 2011. Protect his son as he serves in the Marine Corps. We pray for strong family relationships where Your love and forgiveness prevails. Give him the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. May he walk in a manner worthy of You, fully pleasing to You and bearing fruit in every good work.

We are thankful for audience before the God of all Creation this day. We praise You in the name of Jesus. Amen.

AMEN SISTER AND GRACE TO ALL CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS!

“Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
- Psalm 100:4

Our Lord would have all his people rich in high and happy thoughts
concerning his blessed person. Jesus is not content that his brethren
should think meanly of him; it is his pleasure that his espoused ones
should be delighted with his beauty.
We are not to regard him as a bare necessary, like to bread and water,
but as a luxurious delicacy, as a rare and ravishing delight.
To this end he has revealed himself as the “pearl of great price” in its
peerless beauty, as the “bundle of myrrh” in its refreshing fragrance, as
the “rose of Sharon” in its lasting perfume, as the “lily” in its spotless
purity.

As a help to high thoughts of Christ, remember the estimation that Christ
is had in beyond the skies, where things are measured by the right
standard. Think how God esteems the Only Begotten, his unspeakable gift to
us. Consider what the angels think of him, as they count it their highest
honour to veil their faces at his feet. Consider what the blood-washed
think of him, as day without night they sing his well deserved praises.
High thoughts of Christ will enable us to act consistently with our
relations towards him. The more loftily we see Christ enthroned, and the
more lowly we are when bowing before the foot of the throne, the more
truly shall we be prepared to act our part towards him. Our Lord Jesus
desires us to think well of him, that we may submit cheerfully to his
authority. High thoughts of him increase our love. Love and esteem go
together.
Therefore, believer, think much of your Master’s excellencies.
Study him in his primeval glory, before he took upon himself your nature!
Think of the mighty love which drew him from his throne to die upon the
cross! Admire him as he conquers all the powers of hell! See him risen,
crowned, glorified! Bow before him as the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the
mighty God, for only thus will your love to him be what it should.

C.H.SPURGEON

SOLI DEO GLORIA!

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