Prayers for Our Elections and Leaders
America needs prayer, especially as we approach this upcoming election on November 3rd. Oh, how we need to pray and then vote! One Christian leader said: “Vote for those who value what God values.” Let’s continue to pray for healing for all those sick with the Covid-19, especially for the President and First Lady. We pray also for a swift economic recovery for our nation’s citizens and businesses.
In keeping with the “40 Days of Prayer for America” I have included two prayers from our latest book, Warfare Prayers for Women (co-written with Ruthanne Garlock). It contains 16 prayers and many Scriptures for various spheres of influence in our nation. When praying today on two specific topics —for elections and government leaders — add what else God has put on your heart.
Elections:
”Father, I pray for moral, godly men and women to be supported and elected in local, state, and national elections. I ask You to expose corruption, immorality, hidden agendas, and special interests. May hidden things be brought to light and dealt with speedily. Cause any elected officials with evil intentions to be replaced by candidates with integrity and a heart to honor our constitution. I pray there will be no corruption or vote-stealing going on. Help our citizens to be informed, responsible voters. May they be diligent to go to the polls and use godly values as their standard when they cast their ballots. Thank you, Lord, for the freedom we enjoy to elect those who govern our nation, Amen.”
Quote: “We pray our leaders would legislate, implement, and then protect the values that are closest to God’s heart.” (Dave Kubal, President/CEO, Intercessors for America).
Wisdom for Government Leaders
“Lord, impart godly wisdom to the President, Vice-President, Cabinet, members of Congress (both House and Senate) and those in the judicial branch. May truth, discernment and discretion guide their decisions both in their public and private lives, especially when establishing laws that govern our country. Please show them that being in a position of power to represent the well-being of their constituents is a sacred trust. Thank you that our Founders honored You by establishing our constitutional republic on prayer and the Scriptures. May that foundation be reinforced, and may the rule of law be paramount and respected by all those in authority, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Scriptures: Pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts. It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them. (1 Timothy 2:2-3 TPT)
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. (James 1:5 NIV)
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the seat of the sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in it he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2 NASB)
Prayers excerpted from Warfare Prayers for Women, by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock, Chosen Books, 2020, pages 234, 236.
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