While listening to Daniel’s prayer this morning, I couldn’t help but wonder if the United States has lost favor with our Lord. I’m not comparing our current state with that of Jerusalem’s, but I’m just wondering. I know our country has been through hard times before, and I’m sure people have thought the same thing. Have we as a nation rebelled against our Lord? Is there a lesson to be learned from these hard times so many of us are experiencing? Is it time we as a nation set our face toward the Lord and seek him by prayer and supplications (Daniel 9:3)?
I believe that now more than ever is the time, regardless of who you voted for, to pray for our leaders in Washington. It’s not just what I think, it’s biblical.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 (English Standard Version)
Pray for All People
1First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
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thinkpoint // July 10, 2009 at 2:49 pm |
You’ll find this interesting:
Ten Tests for Doing Spiritual Inventory
http://thinkpoint.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/10-tests-for-doing-spiritual-inventory/
sittingpugs // July 10, 2009 at 10:36 pm |
Is there a lesson to be learned from these hard times so many of us are experiencing?
Life is a hard time. Being alive, nevermind thriving, is a very hard time.
Trust, faith, patience, perseverance–qualities of a consciousness that has transcended the limitations of the material world. Wouldn’t these attributes necessarily be evaluated on a regular basis?
It’s easy and probably convenient to compare the present crises with those of previous decades and centuries…to say, “Who wants to revisit the Spanish Inquisition? Anyone? Going once, twice, I didn’t think so.” ^O^
I see your Timothy and I raise you a Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV):
For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
There’s a story behind this verse. According to John Feinstein’s Army-Navy book, Charlie Weatherbie, who became head coach for Navy’s football team in 1995, often quoted it.