Beginning
around Labor Day, 2016, some of my friends and I were privileged to
join many other Christians in this country on morning prayer conference
calls, praying for our country and the upcoming elections. Many
times callers could not get in because the call limit was 1,000 lines.
We did not pray for only one candidate to win, but for the person who
would listen to God and be led by Him. We desired God’s plan to
continue to unfold for America.
Now, after the election, for the first 100 days into President Trump’s
leadership, much of the prayer is directed for him, his cabinet and
appointees. We are praying for safety in America and many other
things of importance also.
I write about this because recently I happened to look at the first few
pages of the Bible and came across an interesting letter from the
translators of the King James Bible. They were happy to have a
king that respected God Almighty and would keep peace in Great Britain,
France and Ireland. King James wanted all people to be able to
read and be guided from the Bible, so he commissioned men to translate
the Bible from the Greek and Hebrew language into English.
One thing the translators wrote: “But among all our joys, there was no
one that more filled our hearts, than the blessed continuance of the
preaching of God’s sacred Word among us; which is that inestimable
treasure, which excelleth all the riches of the earth; because the
fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this
transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal
happiness which is above in heaven.”
The people were happy to have a righteous king to lead them, and to
have a king who followed God was a great comfort and brought peace to
them.
As time went on, more and more kings began to rule their own way, and
worshipping God was not as important to them as when James was king in
England. You see, we in America understand that the Pilgrims came to
America to have freedom to worship God. America was founded on
godly principles.
The devil hates the very idea of that. The devil is a destroyer.
Just as he tried to destroy other countries, he is continually trying
to destroy America; even from our birth as a great nation. He
tried to divide our forefathers when they were writing the Constitution
of the United States. He tried to divide and destroy American with the
Civil War, the War Between the States. And the list can go on and
on at his attempts to destroy this country.
Whether you voted for this present president or not (or any
acting president), this is not the time to gripe and complain. No, we
must unite together in prayer and not allow the devil to divide and
destroy our great nation.
In first Timothy, chapter two, the apostle Paul, in writing to Timothy,
a young preacher said, I strongly urge you to pray for your leaders
first thing in your daily prayers. Why? So the people can
live a quiet and peaceable life.
This is why we too must pray for our leaders, because prayer changes
things. Prayer will not force God’s hand in a matter, or make Him
change His ways. No, we as Christians must use our prayers to
stand in the gap for others and to change ungodly situations. We must
use our God-given authority and dominion in this world to pray for our
leaders to come to know God, to hear His voice and be directed by Him.
But, you may say – “I am not called to be an intercessor.” OK
then just be a pray-er! Everyone can pray. God can work in
people’s hearts. Do you remember when your heart was first
changed? The ways of this world wasn’t first in your thoughts and
actions. Rather, God was first in your heart and pleasing and
getting to know Him was your priority.
God desires ALL people to come to receive Jesus as their Lord, Savior,
and King. God desires ALL people to live in a land of blessings
and plenty, full of peace and tranquility.
Whether you join in a prayer conference call or in your home or church
Bible study or in your individual prayers, it is your right and
privilege to pray for your leaders and country. So, I, as the
apostle Paul did many, many years ago encouraged and advised Timothy, I
urge each of you reading this letter to pray for your leaders,
beginning with the President, so we all can live one day in the United
States of America, under God’s guidance and leadership.
TGM
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