Pray for our Nation & President-Elect Obama - Day 49

27-28 Dec 2008 | Blogger

[Blogger]

1 Thessalonians 5 1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

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FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ARGUE THE MERITS OF PRAYING FOR OBAMA, THE JUSTIFICATION FOR SUCH COMES FROM SCRIPTURE. SPECIFICALLY...

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for ALL MEN; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ( Matthew 5:44)

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,(Luke 6:27)

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.(Luke 6:25)

[Blogger]

Dear Heavenly Father, We come to You this day again watching with interest the things going on in the world and knowing that You are sovereign over all. Lord, I pray for Israel in her battle against Gaza. For many years the Palestinians have shown that they can not and will not control those who will destroy peace in the land. One does not lob missiles off at a target without the authorities knowing about it. Plain and simple, the Palestinians want the destruction of Israel and all the land. Your word says that the land will be divided in the latter day, and I believe that is soon. So, I just pray Lord for the Israeli people and their protection. And, I pray for those who are peaceful on the Palestinian side that they would be protected as well. I pray for the peace of Jerusalem as Your Word says, and I love and continue to root for Your people Israel. May that country of such great privilege return to her God. And may our country stay strongly by her side, even in the Obama administration.

I pray for Barack Obama, as he gets closer to his swearing in. No, we don't like it and we didn't want to see it happen. But now that he has been elected, we pray that You would speak to his spirit, convict him of every wrong thought and action, draw him to repentance, and cause him to seek Your wisdom. Lord, save Barack Obama that America might be saved. Short of this, Lord, keep us through and deliver us from evil.

I pray all of these things in the blessed name of Christ Jesus, Emanuel, Amen.

[WhatNot]

Agreeing in prayer, Amen!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Deliver us from evil, indeed. Amen.

[Blogger]

ping

[Cindy]

and Amen.

[Gemsbok]

I pray that he does not follow dismal economic policies that will lead this country into a bitter deep depression.

I pray that he upholds the Constitution as written by our forefathers and considers it more than- Just Words.

I pray that he does not subjugate America to the power of the United Nations.

I pray that he does not lie and decieve the American people.

I pray that his pastor, mentor, and best friend stops cursing and calling on God to impose damnation on America.

I pray that this man and his administration does not destroy the United States of America.

[Tempest]

I pray that this forum would come to its senses and realize that the media installed foreign national isn’t our president.

[Jess Kitting]

From the same book, same chapter:

1 Thessalonians 5: 21

Prove all things, hold fast that which is good.

I will be praying for the nation, but NOT for Mr. Obama.

He has yet to "Prove all things" and he does not "hold fast to that which is good."

I pray that good triumphs over evil, that the fradulent are exposed and brought to justice.

I pray that the nation rids itself of the impostor and his ilk before it is too late.

[napscoordinator]

Prayers to our soon to be President. Pray that he does what is right for the United States of America.

[FoxRun]

“I pray that he does not lie and decieve the American People”

Too late - his whole existance is a lie?\

[colonel mosby]

Yeah, do these prayers for B.O. also include prayers that:

1) the liberal, humanist Congress under B.O. won’t tax and spend us into oblivion ?

2 ) the northeast media, and the west coast entertainment media, will discontinue the daily propaganda that inspires secularism, socialism, amd Obama-mania ?, and......

3 ) the vast voter fraud network constructed by ACORN and George Soros, of which Bahama Osama and his acolytes are a wholly owned subsidiary, will suddenly quit, and beg forgiveness for all of their misdeeds ?

Unless your prayers for B.O. include these other 3 requests, then I submit that you are engaged in an exercise of complete and total futility.

[libertylover]

Amen!

[Hoodat]

Father, this morning I lift Obama up to You and ask that You weigh on his heart a discernment that something is missing in his life - something that will fill that God-shaped hole in his heart. Lord, I ask that You bring him into relationship with You so that righteousness would pervade our halls of government. Most High, I lift our government up to You and ask that You cleanse it so that Your light will shine atop this land for all to see. In Christ name, amen.

[Gemsbok]

Truth: I pray that he opens his heart and past with the truth to the American people by submitting his birth certificate to authorities and releasing all of his locked-up and sealed records.

Humility: I pray that he reveals his true identity, including his actual legal name, whether it be: Barry Dunham, Barry Soetoro, or even Barack Hussein Mohammed Obama.

Righteousness: I pray that he if he is found to be a foreign national or illegal alien that he upholds the Constitution by not accepting the oath of office and allows those legally qualified to rule this great country.

Charity: I pray that from his own personal lap of luxury that he demonstrates charity for his indigent African relatives and that he finally spares them at least one single nickel or dime per day, from his pocket, in order to lift them from living in squabble.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Romans 9:17-18 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

Lord, we know that You have a purpose in raising Obama to power. We pray that Your will is fulfilled rather than our own. If our resistance to his actions is unjust, we trust that You will restrain our efforts. If our exclamations of his corruption are untrue, we trust that they will not gain credibility. Help us to listen and watch Lord, so we might act according to Your purpose at your appointed time(s). Use us and Obama as instruments of Your will for your perfect and just plans. We humbly seek your guidance and ask that you might have mercy upon us in the difficult days ahead. Let your goodness and light shine through us so that others may know you. Amen.

[weston]

Beautiful prayer, BuckeyeTexan.

God has his purposes. His Will be done.

AMEN

[nobama999]

You’re asking the forum to act like DUmmies?

They pretended for eight years that Bush wasn’t our president, and they looked like fools for doing it.

Maybe the media was too nice to BO during the election, and that helped him get where he is, but the simple truth is he was elected by the USA, the greatest nation on earth, and so yeah, I’ll pray for God to give him the wisdom to lead.

For four years.

[luvadavi]

Great post, true and right to the point.

[Tempest]

I'm sorry but the USA lost it's status as greatest nation on earth when it allowed the presidency to be bought by a foreign national that out spent his opponent by a margin of 6 to 1 and had the backing of 90% of the media.

The forum is already acting like DUmmies as far as I'm concerned with it magnanimous naivety

[Gemsbok]

Yes, I pray that he stops recruiting, teaching, and funding ACORN to cheat, lie, and decieve Americans out of fair elections.

Yes, I pray that he returns the excess of two hundred million dollars in illegal campaign contributions from foreigners who bought our 2008 election.

Yes, I pray the media is not, as you put it (Maybe the media was too nice to BO)

Seriously: MAYBE??? TOO NICE??? (those words are just down right funny, at ths point, thanks for the laugh)