Daily Pray for America Thread (Sat. 8-29-09)

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

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.

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

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

Alabama Judge Roy Moore. Do you remember his removal from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom? His poem:

America the beautiful?, or so it used to be. Land of the Pilgrims’ pride; I’m glad they’ll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters, Abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty; your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly poisoned by cocaine, choosing to indulge their lusts, when God has said abstain.

From sea to shining sea, our Nation turns away, From the teaching of God’s love and a need to always pray.

We’ve kept God in our temples, how callous we have grown. When earth is but His footstool, and Heaven is His throne.

We’ve voted in a government that’s rotting at the core, Appointing Godless Judges; who throw reason out the door.

Too soft to place a killer in a well deserved tomb, But brave enough to kill a baby before he leaves the womb.

You think that God’s not angry, that our land’s a moral slum? How much longer will He wait before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God from Whom we cannot hide? What then is left for us to do, but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children, will humbly turn and pray; Seek His holy face and mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven; and forgive us of our sins, He’ll heal our sickly land and those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful, If you don’t - then you will see, A sad but Holy God withdraw His hand from Thee.

Say a prayer for the Judge and for America to wake up and realize what needs to be done to get this Nation back on the path to and of decency.

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