A Prayer For Our Next President...
Tue/04/Nov 2008
Heavenly Father,
We praise you for the unique privilege of living in America. It is by your grace we have been born into this land of prosperity and opportunity. And it is a gift from heaven that afforded us the privilege to cast a vote for a Presidential candidate of our choice today. It seems clear that millions are happy with the outcome of this election, while other millions are disappointed. Regardless of where we find ourselves on that spectrum, help us to unite in prayer for this man and his family who now has one of the most challenging jobs in all the world. He is now in position to assume a place of power that very few men have experienced. You have blessed him with a measure of intellect, talent, and ability. Yet, we are certain that he is imperfect. He doesn’t have all the answers. He will undoubtedly make mistakes. Thus, we see that he stands with us, in need of your overshadowing grace in all aspects of life.
We ask you to bless our next president. We pray for protection for he and his family. We pray that you will grant him strength to lead our country through the adversity of the next 4 years. We pray that you will help him recognize his weaknesses, and to have the humility to seek God-honoring advice when necessary. We pray for his wife and children, that they would remain united as a family as they face this new challenge. Above all, we pray that the professed faith of President Obama in the saving grace of Jesus Christ would not only be authentic, but continue to grow as he serves our nation. We pray that he would find his identity, not in a party, or a political position, but in Christ. We pray that each day he spends in the Whitehouse, would be centered on the chief goal of being your servant.
In your name we pray, Amen.
We praise you for the unique privilege of living in America. It is by your grace we have been born into this land of prosperity and opportunity. And it is a gift from heaven that afforded us the privilege to cast a vote for a Presidential candidate of our choice today. It seems clear that millions are happy with the outcome of this election, while other millions are disappointed. Regardless of where we find ourselves on that spectrum, help us to unite in prayer for this man and his family who now has one of the most challenging jobs in all the world. He is now in position to assume a place of power that very few men have experienced. You have blessed him with a measure of intellect, talent, and ability. Yet, we are certain that he is imperfect. He doesn’t have all the answers. He will undoubtedly make mistakes. Thus, we see that he stands with us, in need of your overshadowing grace in all aspects of life.
We ask you to bless our next president. We pray for protection for he and his family. We pray that you will grant him strength to lead our country through the adversity of the next 4 years. We pray that you will help him recognize his weaknesses, and to have the humility to seek God-honoring advice when necessary. We pray for his wife and children, that they would remain united as a family as they face this new challenge. Above all, we pray that the professed faith of President Obama in the saving grace of Jesus Christ would not only be authentic, but continue to grow as he serves our nation. We pray that he would find his identity, not in a party, or a political position, but in Christ. We pray that each day he spends in the Whitehouse, would be centered on the chief goal of being your servant.
In your name we pray, Amen.
