"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." (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
That
verse is clear, isn't it? The instruction is plain. Yet even in these
tumultuous days when our nation is so desperately in need of God's guidance,
most of God's people don't do what that verse commands.
Why
not?
I
believe it's because most of us are overwhelmed by the problems we see around
us. "How could my prayers make a dent in the national debt?" we
think. "How could my faith affect foreign policy?"
In
other words, we fail to pray because we fail to realize just how powerfully our
prayers can affect this country.
It's
time we caught hold of that. It's time we realized that if we'd just be
obedient to 1 Timothy 2:1-2, there's no council of any kind on earth, no king,
no president, no congress, no anything
that
could overthrow God's purpose for His people.
God
has called us to intercede. He has commanded us to pray for those in authority.
He has given us His Word, His power, His Name, His authority, and His faith. We
have all the tools necessary to pray effectively for our government and its
leaders.
I
urge you to intercede. It is your responsibility as a believer to get involved
in the affairs of your country. God wants this great land of ours, and the only
way He's going to get it is through His ambassadors, you and me.
Pray
for this nation. Every day. And never again underestimate the world-changing
power of those prayers.
Kenneth
Copeland
SCRIPTURE
READING: Daniel 2:1-30
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