Why "Pray for Our President Week"?

One remnant of our history as a Christian nation that we as Americans have left is the National Day of Prayer. I highly encourage you to use that day for what it is meant for: gathering together with other believers to pray for our nation.

But surely it is obvious that, especially in the state our nation is in right now, we need a lot more than just one day set aside for prayer. We cannot pour our hearts out to God one day and forget about our need for His mercy the next. Prayer is going to have to become a way of life for us. We have to begin somewhere, and I suggest that we begin by joining together as servants of Jesus Christ to dedicate one week to gathering together in humble, earnest prayer to pray that President Barack Obama surrenders his life to Jesus Christ. Yes, you read that right.

I realize that it is easy to look at the policies and executive orders this president has made, and consider him hopeless. How does God see him? As a sinner, guilty of breaking God's entire Law, and deserving of eternal punishment in hell: exactly the same as He sees every single other person who attempts to stand in his own strength. But "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. " (2 Peter 3:9)

There is hope for President Barack Obama if we, as the people of God, will humble ourselves, and pray for him, and seek God's face.

I believe that this is where revival in the United States of America can begin: with Christians around the nation gathering together in their churches, homes, small groups, Christian organizations, concerts, or wherever they are, and devoting themselves for an entire week to pleading for the salvation of our president.

National Pray for Our President Week is JUNE 7-13

As the planning for this event gets underway, will you join me? Will you spread the word to every Christian you know? Will you commit to spending this one week in prayer for the salvation of President Barack Obama? Will you see this one week set aside for prayer, as only a beginning of a lifestyle of humble, earnest prayer? I praise God ahead of time for what He is going to do.

The Basis of "Pray for Our President Week"

The nation in which we live today is in a desperate situation. No one denies that. Some would agree with this by pointing to the financial crisis. Others would point to our freedoms, once taken for granted, which are now quickly disappearing. I beg to present one more option.

The financial crisis and loss of freedoms are both side effects of a much greater issue. The United States of America has turned its back on its previous claim to being "One Nation Under God." Our current president is making every effort to keep Christianity far from himself and from the public scene.

We as a nation are living in sin, and just like the Israelites of the Old Testament, we have found ourselves in the hand of God's wrath. Still, there is hope, because we serve a God of mercy. Remember the promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14-15, " 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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place."

THERE IS HOPE!!!

...but not if we just sit down and wring our hands. The promise has a condition: "If My people... will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways." Humble prayer, which includes seeking God's face, (listening for His leading) comes first, then comes revival - a fresh surrender of lives to Christ, beginning with His own people - and finally God's mercy on the nation that seeks Him and asks for it. Humble, earnest prayer is the ultimate here. It is the stipulation on God's promise of mercy - both on the national level, as this 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 shows, and on the personal level, "Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13, NASB) More than that, it is powerful. God has promised in Matthew 18:19-20, "Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them." There is only one hope for our nation, and that is for believers, together, to get on our knees in prayer. Not only is that our only hope, it is our greatest Hope, because God has promised that He will answer humble prayer with His mercy.

Name Change

Oops! I have been reminded that respect for the office of President of the United States mandates referring to the president as such, not just by his name. Big time faux paus! In an effort to remedy this error, I am changing the name of this project from "Pray for Obama Week" to "Pray for Our President Week." I'm sorry for the mistake, and I'm sorry for any confusion the name change might cause. Praise God that He uses us despite our mistakes!

Under Construction

Just to let you know, this website is still under construction - thank you so much for your patience. As we finish up editing the website, I'll ask you to please read the two previous posts, share this blog with every Christian that you know, and begin praying about what the Lord is leading you and your church or ministry to do for National Pray for Our President Week. Also, please feel free to comment. (remembering that spam or inappropriate comments will not be posted.) Thank you for your concern for the salvation of our president!!!!!