Please make a commitment to pray daily for the country and Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin and their families
Posted on 10/29/2008 11:41:35 AM PDT by kingattax
America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction.
This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history
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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Samuel 24:25
David built an altar to the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the LORD answered prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.
if we stay faithful in prayer and intercede for america as king david interceded for israel, we will see God's answer.
May God bless America
Please make a commitment to pray daily for the country and Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin and their families
BTTT
Lord, there are those in our congress and government who serve and support evil and are working for the destruction of america. we ask You to remove them and replace them with godly people who will do what is right and truly serve the people. please protect america from her enemies. we thank You in Jesus’ Name...amen
Lord, we ask You to bless sen. mccain and gov. palin. please give them strength and wisdom for the coming election and give them great favor with the people. please watch over and protect them and their families. may they hear Your voice and desire to do Your will. may they be bold and courageous and make decisions to do what is right in Your sight and speak out and stand against the evil in our country that is trying to destroy america... we thank You as we ask in Jesus’ Holy Name....amen
Psalm 27
1.The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
2.When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3.Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.
4.One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
5.For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
6.Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
7.Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8.My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"
Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9.Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
O God my Savior.
10.Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.
11.Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12.Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.
13.I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
14.Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD
Dear Friends in Messiah,
Are you sensing that there is something different about this presidential election? I was telling someone just recently that it seems like this election is far more serious than those in the recent past. Something in my spirit is very uneasy. In the past I have felt the need to pray for different elections but I have never felt so strongly the urge to pray, and pray fervently, for an election as I do for this one. I truly believe that if the wrong person (Obama) is elected this nation will be changed forever. We may not be able to undo the things that will be unleashed during an Obama presidency.
My concern about an Obama presidency is not based on politics; it is based on righteousness. Look at any of the major moral issues (abortion, homosexuality etc.) and you will find Obama on the wrong side of the issue, and Palin and McCain on t he right side of the issue. What makes this so disturbing is that the Obama team has raised far more money than McCain/Palin and the media is unabashedly supporting Obama with every story and headline they write. Currently McCain/Palin is behind in the polls and is having a very difficult time. Some in the media have suggested that the race is over and there is little or nothing McCain can do to change the outcome. Oh how wrong they are!
Let me briefly share a story I recently read in 2 Samuel Chapter 5.
David had just become king of Israel and the Philistines went up to wage war against him. So David inquired of the Lord and said, 'Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?' The LORD said, 'Yes I will surely hand them over to you.' So David went and defeated them. He said, 'As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me.'
The Philistines came up to attack David. So once again David inquired of the LORD, but this time the Lord gave different instructions. He said to David, 'Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.' David obeyed the Lord and was victorious.
This story holds a very important lesson for us at this time. In most presidential elections a frontal assault, a face-to-face battle, is what is needed. But this is no ordinary election. McCain is trying all the normal tactics but he is not prevailing. It seems no matter what he says or does it is not effective. I am convinced this election CANNOT be won using normal methods. Just as the Lord told David to go around behind the enemy and attack him there, so we must go around the face of this election and wage war where the battle is truly raging in the spiritual realm! The fact that the normal physical methods are not effective this time should tell us that this is a very important spiritual battle and we can only win by using spiritual methods- Prayer!
What about the sound of marching in the treetops? What is that? I have read on the Internet several accounts of fellow Christians being stirred up in their spirits to pray. Many have been drawn into times of deep prayer and weeping as they intercede for Palin and McCain. Some have woke up in the middle of the night and sensed a great need to pray, other have told of how when they heard about Sarah Palin being chosen as VP that something came over them and they wept and felt a need to pray for Her and McCain. Many others are feeling the calling and urging of the Spirit to enter into a time of fervent prayer and fasting for Palin and McCain and our nation. What is this unusually stirring that is occurring? I believe it is the Sound of the Lord marching in the trees, calling his children to act quickly to pray and fast for Palin and McCain. Think about this, what would the marching have sounded like to David? It may have sounded like the rustling of leaves as when wind blows through them, but was this time something was different and out of the ordinary. Maybe it was like the sound of the great wind when the Spirit moved on the day of Pentecost. Also, God's people are referred to as Trees of Righteous in Isaiah 61. So the sound of the Lord marching in the treetops in David's time is a portrait of the Spirit of the Lord moving among and stirring up his children today. So what are we to do when we sense this stirring of the Spirit?
Two things, first we are to take it as the sign that the Lord is moving out in front of us. Anytime the Lord calls us to do something He goes ahead of us to prepare the way and fight for us. When Joshua returned from spying out Jericho the Lord gave Him insight to see that the Lord had removed the Jericho 's protection so Israel could defeat them. When the Lord calls us into battle He goes ahead of us, removes the enemy's protection, and fights for us to give us the victory. Secondly, the Lord tells us when we sense the stirring of the Spirit we are to act quickly and join Him in the battle (through prayer, fasting, praise and obedience). This election is by no means lost. For God would not be stirring up his children all across this nation and indeed around the world, to pray, if he did not want to give us the victory in this election. And he wants us to join him in the battle. God will hear the cries of His children if we will only cry out to Him with fervent, earnest, prayers for this election and this nation. If those who are being drawn to prayer by the Spirit will indeed enter into a time of prayer and seeking His face, then God will have mercy on America spare us from having an ungodly leader, I'm sure of it!
One more thought, after the last debate, so-called 'conservative' David Brooks gushed about Obama, 'I thought Obama had the night he needed to have. You know, through this whole 20 month marathon, I think what struck me is how incredibly even he is. And how frankly reassuring he is. It is like you're camping, and you wake up one morning, and there is a mountain. And then the next morning, there is a mountain, and there's the next morning, there's a mountain. Obama is just the mountain. He is just there. He is always the same, he doesn't hurt himself. McCain can sometimes lob a cannonball at the mountain, but the mountain doesn't move, and the mountain doesn't care. And so I think his steadiness, his temperament has been the dramatic theme of this campaign, dramatic in being undramatic. And it was on display tonight. And the good part of the mountain is that he is reassuring and reliable.' I'm really glad he used the word 'mountain' to describe Obama. It caused me to remember what Jesus said about unmovable mountains. Jesus said, I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.' And it only takes a little faith!
This election can only be won by going around the face of the election and attacking the enemy where he is vulnerable, through prayer, fasting and praise. If you hear the sound of the Lord marching in the tree tops, if you feel the stirring of the Spirit calling you to pray, then move quickly into a time of prayer, for God is moving ahead of you at that time to give us the victory.
May God give us ears to hear the marching!
Together with you in the battle,
Scott Whitley
Lord, we’ve got 6 days until the election! We continue to ask for a McCain-Palin victory!!!!!
God, the Obamanation is a LIAR and a DECEIVER!!!!! He said today that he is not a socialist, when it is clear that he IS!!!! We know what he is and we say that he will lose this election, in Jesus’ Name! We DECLARE IT, LORD!!!!!
Lord, our ticket is gaining momentum! We ARE gonna win this election! YES WE ARE!!!!!!!! OH YES!!!!!!!! VICTORY FOR JOHN & SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!
Raise up even more intercession for America, Lord! Let’s be praying our butts off these next six days; let’s PRAY TO VICTORY!!!!!!!!! OH YEAH!!!!!!!!
Let this election be a time of Heaven touching peoples’ hearts and let the gates of hell be shaken to their foundations!!!!! Let this be a time of when people return to Jesus Christ and that they realize that HE IS THE ONLY WAY!!!!!!
Let the Glory of the Lord cover our nation! Let this be a time of light, not darkness! Let this be a time where people recommit their lives to You, Jesus!
We pray for John & Sarah and we ask that they will be protected during these next six days and beyond. We ask that they will walk, anointed by the Holy Spirit, and that what they say will be what You want America to hear!
God, we pray against Obama’s 30-minute “infomercial” on prime-time tonight! Let the Obamanation be exposed for who he really is tonight and let America see the truth, Lord! Let this thing not be successful, Lord and let it have no effect on the election!
Lord, we DO NOT want the United Socialist States of America! We want the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OUR BELOVED FREE REPUBLIC!!!!!!!!!! We don’t want our great nation, that has stood for 232 years to fall apart because of our enemies!
Jesus, defend our great nation! Don’t let us fall the forces of darkness! We pray against Satan’s forces and we ask that the forces of darkness will crumble at the Holy Feet of Jesus Christ!!!!!!! YES!!!!!
We speak and proclaim VICTORY ON NOVEMBER 4TH!!!!!!! IT SHALL HAPPEN, IN JESUS’ NAME!!!!!! We WILL win Pennsylvania, we WILL win Florida, we WILL win North Carolina, we WILL win Virginia, we WILL win Ohio, we WILL win Indiana, we WILL win Missouri, we WILL win Colorado, we WILL win Nevada, in addition to MANY MORE STATES!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!
Lord, don’t let America fall into the trap of the Obamanation! Don’t let America be deceived! Don’t let us fall to darkness! We know what Obama stands for and we know that he is NOT the one to lead our nation!
WE WILL WIN THIS ELECTION, LORD!!!!!!! We can feel it! IT’S GONNA HAPPEN!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! Let us keep our spirits high and our faith strong! YES, LORD!!!!!! It is in the Mighty and Holy Name of Jesus Christ we pray, AMEN!!!!!
protect john mccain, Father, and give him great favor with the people and let them see a strong leader who will serve america and her people with wisdom and stand against the evil that wants to destroy america. let him speak the truth about obama and not hold back. fill john mcccain and all of us with a mighty warrior’s spirit to fight the socialist evil that wants to destroy america.
Lord, give us all a desire to do Your will. please bless all the prayer warriors who are praying. we humbly ask all these things and thank You in Jesus’ Holy Name....amen
Thomas Jefferson
A Prayer for the Nation
Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people, the multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those whom in Thy name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to Thy law, we may show forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth. In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.*
—Washington D.C., March 4, 1801
* -Thomas Jefferson, as quoted in “The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson” (NY: Random House, 1944), p.341.
Thank you for hearing our prayers. We ask that you watch over and protect Senator McCain, Governor Palin, President Bush and their families and all who surround them. Give them all wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment. May they always trust You in every decision they make.
Father, I pray you would open the eyes of all people to see that Obama will increase evil and deceit in this country. Remind your people we must trust in You to meet our needs and not any man. Remind all of the hard heart and disobedient character of Obama. Anyone who thinks abortion up to 9 months in the womb, and allowing a baby to die if born alive, is heartless. Your word tells us practicing homosexuality is a sin. Obama wants laws that could harm clergy and others, who speak Your word regarding the gay lifestyles. Your word says we will know them by there fruit. Lord, Obama and Biden have lied thoughtout this campaign. Let people see that anyone who lies today, will continue on. Put a heavy heart on anyone who plans on voting for Obama, because of his ungodly beliefs. Please don't let Obama or any pro-abortion candidate win. Republican or Democrat.
Send a message to them all. Father, protect our troops as they protect us. Give them insight and wisdom to stop any attack. Bless there families for their great sacrifices. I pray they can come home soon in victory. Lord, with you all things are possible. Please, bring victory quickly.
Most of all, we ask that You send a revival to this nation and world. Let Your Holy Spirit fall on Your people that we may be a light to a dark world. Give us Your words and actions that we may reach others with the good news.
Lord, no matter what happens, we will always trust YOU. Amen
Thank you for hearing our prayers. We ask that you watch over and protect Senator McCain, Governor Palin, President Bush and their families and all who surround them. Give them all wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment. May they always trust You in every decision they make.
Father, I pray you would open the eyes of all people to see that Obama will increase evil and deceit in this country. Remind your people we must trust in You to meet our needs and not any man. Remind all of the hard heart and disobedient character of Obama. Anyone who thinks abortion up to 9 months in the womb, and allowing a baby to die if born alive, is heartless. Your word tells us practicing homosexuality is a sin. Obama wants laws that could harm clergy and others, who speak Your word regarding the gay lifestyles. Your word says we will know them by there fruit. Lord, Obama and Biden have lied thoughtout this campaign. Let people see that anyone who lies today, will continue on. Put a heavy heart on anyone who plans on voting for Obama, because of his ungodly beliefs. Please don't let Obama or any pro-abortion candidate win. Republican or Democrat.
Send a message to them all. Father, protect our troops as they protect us. Give them insight and wisdom to stop any attack. Bless there families for their great sacrifices. I pray they can come home soon in victory. Lord, with you all things are possible. Please, bring victory quickly.
Most of all, we ask that You send a revival to this nation and world. Let Your Holy Spirit fall on Your people that we may be a light to a dark world. Give us Your words and actions that we may reach others with the good news.
Lord, no matter what happens, we will always trust YOU. Amen
Thank you for hearing our prayers. We ask that you watch over and protect Senator McCain, Governor Palin, President Bush and their families and all who surround them. Give them all wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment. May they always trust You in every decision they make.
Father, I pray you would open the eyes of all people to see that Obama will increase evil and deceit in this country. Remind your people we must trust in You to meet our needs and not any man. Remind all of the hard heart and disobedient character of Obama. Anyone who thinks abortion up to 9 months in the womb, and allowing a baby to die if born alive, is heartless. Your word tells us practicing homosexuality is a sin. Obama wants laws that could harm clergy and others, who speak Your word regarding the gay lifestyles. Your word says we will know them by there fruit. Lord, Obama and Biden have lied thoughtout this campaign. Let people see that anyone who lies today, will continue on. Put a heavy heart on anyone who plans on voting for Obama, because of his ungodly beliefs. Please don't let Obama or any pro-abortion candidate win. Republican or Democrat.
Send a message to them all. Father, protect our troops as they protect us. Give them insight and wisdom to stop any attack. Bless there families for their great sacrifices. I pray they can come home soon in victory. Lord, with you all things are possible. Please, bring victory quickly.
Most of all, we ask that You send a revival to this nation and world. Let Your Holy Spirit fall on Your people that we may be a light to a dark world. Give us Your words and actions that we may reach others with the good news.
Lord, no matter what happens, we will always trust YOU. Amen
How beautiful are the truths of Your Word. Graciously they bring great comfort and peace, joy and hope to the hearts of those who love You. They tell of Your marvelous works and transport us into Your presence. They speak of Your loving kindness and Your tender mercies toward Your children from all generations. Thank You, Father, for Your willingness to speak to us through our prayers, through the Word, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. May You, O Lord, be our dwelling place, and may Your everlasting arms always support us.
Father, we have just a few days before the scores begin to accumulate in the battle for the heart and soul of America. Make us strong for this battle, Lord, knowing that it is one that we must fight on our knees. You have given us the power and authority to bind and loose, using the Name above all Names---Jesus Christ. Lord, grant us tremendous passion for our prayers today as we lift up this nation and this election to You. Help us to come against the devil’s desire to cover voters with blindness, deafness, and deadness of spirit. O God, loose all his prisoners of darkness, and cause Your light to shine in their hearts. Let each voter hear the unmistakable cry of the unborn as they approach the ballot box, and may those who vote for candidates who will not protect these little ones receive Your judgment. Father, knowing that nothing is too difficult for You, we pray that You would set to confusion any efforts of those who are trying to steal votes in this election. May You control all the tabulations of the votes, and may Your people rise up and let their votes be counted.
We pray for the peace that passes all understanding to fill the hearts and minds of John McCain and Sarah Palin. May they continue unwavering in their steadfast trust in You and may they do all things for Your glory and not their own. Place Your thoughts and intents in their hearts and give them the courage to stand strong, knowing that You are holding them up with Your righteous right hand.
Grant that President Bush may rejoice in Your strength, Father, as You give him the desires of his heart and make all his plans succeed. Shower him with eternal blessings, Lord, and make him glad with the joy of Your presence; for our President trusts in You, his God, and in the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Lord, we look forward to the day when all our struggles on this earth are ended and we are able to spend eternity with You. Until that glorious day, we ask you to deliver us great victories in this battle between good and evil on this earth. Grant steadfast strength and courage to our military men and women, and hasten the day when all our troops will be returned safely to their homes.
Gracious Lord, we do not place our trust in our military, our leaders, or our earthly might, but only in the Name of the Lord, our God. For who can stand against You, Lord? Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength as we sing and praise Your might. Great Father, we pray that You would look upon our hearts and be pleased as You accept these earnest prayers in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
AMEN!
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
God’s people need to ignore what we see and hear from polls and the media. we need to be strong in faith and encourage those around us about what we believe.
fear not, our God is omnipotent and in control and He hears and will answer our prayers.
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