Pray for Our President Week - Day 6

Yesterday I asked that we pray for President Obama's family's salvation. Today, I'd like to ask that we pray also for the many other leaders in our government, (cabinet, senators, congressmen, govorners, etc... even down to local mayors and city councils) and others who President Obama associates with (Jeremiah Wright, Bill Aires, etc.) to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ as well. I believe that God can use the prayers of His people, and our president's salvation that results, as a powerful testimony that will spread revival across this great nation.

Another thought somewhat related to the previous one:
Over the past couple of days, it has occured to me that quite possibly a big part of the reason why God allowed Barack Obama to become president of the United States of America was simply so that we would pray for him, and because God planned to work through his office of president to draw President Obama to a saving faith and surrender to Jesus Christ.

Pray for Our President Week - Day 5

As we pray for President Obama's salvation this week, let's not forget to pray for his family's salvation as well. And let's praise the Lord in advance for what He is going to do and quite possibly is already doing!

Pray for Our President Week - Day 4

Today's post is pretty much a follow-up of yesterday's. The Lord laid it on my heart during my church's Pray for Our President Week prayer meeting last night to post this explanation.

We have to realize that the battle for our president's soul (or that of any unsaved person) is, as the passage in Ephesians 6 points out, not one against flesh and blood, but against satan himself. This does not leave President Obama innocent in the eyes of God, because he still chooses his actions, (if it did leave him innocent, we would have no reason to pray for his salvation.) but it does mean that we have to be prepared for the attacks of satan.
The enemy is not going to ignore the people of God across this nation joining together with one common purpose and goal of prayer for one man's salvation. He is not going to take lightly the salvation of the most influential man in the United States of America. Satan knows perfectly well how powerfully God can and will work through the prayers of His people. He is going to attack and attempt to destroy our effort in whatever way he can. I've seen his attack in my own life - I can't ever remember a time when I got so angry so easily as I have been this week - and I'm sure I'm not the only one who can attest to that.
This is why we are called to put our trust in the armor of God, because He alone can destroy the fiery darts of satan. When the devil attacks our efforts to do the will of God, especially this week as we are committed to praying for President Barack Obama's salvation, we cannot allow him to stop us. Instead, we must focus our attention even more on "praying without ceasing," because the God we serve is infinitely more powerful than the enemy who seeks to defeat us. Jesus Christ alone can preserve our lives and our faith in Him, and He alone can redeem the president of the United States. Thank You Jesus!

Pray for Our President Week -Day 3

FINALLY, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with Truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
And take the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

WITH ALL PRAYER AND PETITION, PRAY AT ALL TIMES IN THE SPIRIT, AND WITH THIS IN VIEW, BE ON THE ALERT WITH ALL PERSEVERANCE AND PETITION FOR ALL THE SAINTS.

~ Ephesians 6:10-18, NASB

Pray for Our President Week - Day 2

Sorry the post is so late tonight...

I'm so excited to see what the Lord is going to do through our prayers this week!

Here's something specific that the Lord has laid on my heart to pray for, especially during my church's PFOPW prayer meeting tonight:

Romans 10:14 says, "How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?"

Although there are many stories of people coming to Christ simply through reading the Bible, most often God brings the message of Salvation through the witness of one of His servants. I believe that God is preparing someone - or some ones - to confront President Obama with the Law of God, and share the Gospel of forgiveness through Jesus Christ with him.

Any Christian who has shared their faith before (or tried to) realizes that speaking up with the message of Salvation is not easy in any case. Satan tries to attack wherever he can. How much more intimidating is it when it comes to witnessing to someone who is antagonistic toward the Word of God, and even more, if that person happens to be president of the United States.

For this reason, as we pray this week for President Obama to surrender his life to Jesus Christ, I believe that we also need to pray for the person or people who God is preparing to lead him to Christ.

Pray that God would give him/her/them courage to step far out of their comfort zones and put their trust totally in God, that God would show them the opportunities He gives them, and that He would put His words in their mouths.

I was found by those who did not seek Me.""

Here is an exciting note to kick off the week with. Many times over the past weeks, my sister has shared this amazing story of how God spoke to her heart about Pray for Our President Week, and I have her permission to share it with you. The following passage is a portion of a post from her blog:

Now, I told you there were particular verses that the Lord gave me that went a long with situations I was praying about... Here's one of them. Night before last, I was praying for our President, and the Lord gave me the reference "Isaiah 65". So, I looked up "Isaiah 65" and it says

"I was sought by those who did not ask;
I was found by those who did not seek Me."

The Lord was telling me, "Your president is not seeking Me, but I am seeking Him." The verse goes on:

"I said: Here I am, here I am, to the nation that was not called by My name."

He told me, "America is not calling to me, but I am calling America. I will reveal myself.


PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT!

National Pray for Our President Week Begins Today!

Here we go - the first day of Pray for Our President Week!!! Don't forget! If your church, small group, or Christian organization is hosting prayer meetings for this week, please make every effort to attend, if not, get together with your family, some Christian friends - or just by yourself, and please, MAKE THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEK PRAYER THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WOULD SURRENDER HIS LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST!

Also, please don't forget to check back here for new posts ever day this week. I will be posting suggestions of other specific prayer requests related to Pray for Our President Week, and whatever other insights, answered prayers, etc. that the Lord lays on my heart or the hearts of other Pray for Our President Week leadership. If you have something you want to share that God laid on your heart, please do not hesitate to leave a comment.