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Dear Heavenly Father, This prayer thread will cover the end of the first week since we found out that America had elected Barack Obama as our President-Elect. And, today, we watched as he met with our current President, a man whom many of us have labored over in prayer for many years. We have seen Your grace upon this land during President Bush's time in office; and, we ask for more grace still under this very different administration.

Father, Barack Obama is slated to take over the most powerful position in the world. The kings and princes of Europe do not have the stature that this seat of authority has. The kings of the east do not have the influence either. America's fate truly is one which affects the entire world in one way or another. And her downfall would cause astonishment from East to West. Knowing this, we pray.

We pray first for forgiveness. We pray for putting money ahead of life. For putting popularity above justice For putting salaciousness over morality. We confess to You that this country has tried to fill its life with everything but You. We are drunk on our bigger cars, our bigger homes, our bigger paychecks and our bigger celebrity. We are rich, and increased with goods, and think we have need of nothing; and know not that we are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. We set up for ourselves idols of every stripe; and ignore You as the One True God of Heaven and Earth. How angry You must be with us. How Your heart must break when You see our depravity. Lord, we confess for our murders and our blasphemies, for our adulteries and fornications; for our greed and for our robbery, we deserve to be destroyed. And yet, the fact that You haven't done so up to this time is a testimony to Your grace and longsuffering mercy. And now, we come to this fork in the road where right is betrayed and wrong exalted, and where the whole world seems topsy turvy as the sheeple follow after a mere mortal as if he were god, and we wonder, is our time up? I couldn't blame You if it were. Still, I lift our nation nevertheless on the hope that Your well of mercy has not run dry. Save us, Lord. Save us from ourselves.

The more I hear Lord of the man that this nation just put in office, the more it is clear that our worst fears about him are true. A Marxist who has no regard for human life, who is an extremist in so many ways is now poised to take over the helm of United States of America. Along side of him he has a collection of extremists, both shrewd and dull, whose policies will further drive this nation towards the abyss. They have open arms for justice for terrorists. Yet, they have completely cut off the rights of the unborn in both their fully developed and embryonic states. The arrogance we are seeing is possibly indicative we may have as one represenative said, a potential dictator on our hands. We pray not for Obama in so far as he wishes to do that which is evil. We pray against these schemes and ask that You would shield us from harm. We do pray for his soul. As one captured by Satan's philosphies and appeal, President-Elect Obama needs You as his Savior to correct what is wrong. He is an empty but ambitious man. May his utter emptiness speak to his soul day and night until he is right by You. Change the heart of the President-Elect, Lord; and the people who got him elected. And for those who did not vote for him, change our hearts well; that we may be truly obedient to our Lord and Savior's command that we love our enemies. That we do good to those who despitefully use us. That we pray for our leaders and all who are in authority - that we may have peace in our lives.

Go with us Lord. Lord, get into Barack Obama's head and cause him to make good choices; choices which may even confound himself. Give him good counselors, not evil. And open the eyes of the American people before it is too late.

We love You Lord. We need You.

It is in the precious name of Christ Jesus my Lord that I pray these things.

Amen.

I pray, Lord, God Almighty,

that you will insure that the Supreme Court pulls the SElection out from under Obamao EMPHATICALLY with great finality and embarrassment for him and all those who support him.

Let him fall in the pit he and they have dug ASAP.

Let the ills and destructiveness he has planned for this nation befall him and all who supported him.

Let the curses he and ‘minister’ Wright have pronounced on this nation fall on them and on all they hold close and dear.

Let all his lies and deceptions be exposed in vivid neon light clarity.

Let all his associations be exposed for the destructive evil they are and represent.

Let the Supreme Court Justices have backbones of titanium and wills set for the truth like flint. Let no puppet masters manipulate nor threaten them successfully. Let them guard their authority zealously and insist on their ruling being carried out.

Let McCain and Palin take his place.

Let his response to the Court’s demand for a birth certificate be haughty outrage consistent with his character and major ways of operating most of his adult life. Let him presume to snowball, ignore, manipulate the Supreme Court and may he be reviled accordingly.

Cause every falsehood to be discovered early; exposed and rejected in the whole matter.

May the forces of darkness gnash their teeth on each other and destroy each other in their blind outrage at Obamao being dethroned.

May it happen in such a way that those with the least bit of discernment in the land and the world will KNOW THAT GOD ALMIGHTY HAS DONE IT.

IN JESUS’ NAME.

SO BE IT. LET IT BE DONE. AMEN.

Psalm 140

Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; poison of a viper is under their lips.

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men who have purposed to trip up my feet. The proud have a hidden trap for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me.

I said to the LORD, “You are my God; give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. O God the LORD, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted.

As for the head of those who surround me, may the mischief of their lips cover them. May burning coals fall upon them; may they be cast into fire, into deep pits from which they cannot rise. May the slanderer not be established in the earth; may evil hunt the violent man speedily.

I know the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted and justice for the poor. Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.

No Debate Allowed...

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I shouldn't chuckle, but the 'No Debate Allowed' exhortation for prayer made me chuckle.

We are commanded by God to pray for our leaders, and if the Hebrews in exile in Babylon were told to pray for peace in the country which destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple -- then of course we will pray for our leaders.

Dear Heavenly Father. We take comfort and joy knowing that it is you who is in complete control. You set up kingdoms, and tear them down 'that the living may know that the Most High rulest in the kingdom of men and givest to whomsoever HE will, and settest over it the basest of men'...LORD, your mercies and blessings have been bountiful onto this land. We pray for our President-elect Obama, and that you guide him to do right. We beseech you to turn his heart against the worship of Molech that causes our infants to be sacrificed on the altar of convenience and 'standard of living'. We pray that you give him eyes to see and ears to hear to revere the only true God, and our Saviour - Jesus Christ our LORD. We pray that you make us into a people who revere and fear your NAME, and become worthy of Godly leaders. We pray this in the Name of our Lord, and Saviour - Jesus Christ.

I am not a very conventional religious individual. I was raised Christian, and believe in a Creator who is my God, and I do pray when moved to do so.

Your daily prayer thread is truly inspiring, and moving.

I pray for my Nation, that she survive the coming administration as she has survived previous administrations both good and no-so-good.

I pray for President-elect Obama as I prayed for President Bush and President Clinton before him, that he may have his eyes opened and his mind cleared and his heart made true by the grace of God, to see what is right and good, and act accordingly.

I pray for my fellow Americans, that we may find the strength and courage to do what will be necessary in the days and years ahead, to put our great Nation on steadier feet, and move to greater achievement, and to help the cause of peace. We do not seek war, but if we must wage war, I pray that we do so with honor and that we are victorious.

I try not to pray for things, or for outcomes. I try to pray for understanding, for wisdom, for clarity, for peace of mind.

God's grace is beyond my understanding, but I ask it, for Barack Obama, for our other Presidents and leaders, for all Americans, for myself.

And, dear Blogger, especially for you, who shows such wisdom and humility. Thank you.

This is a very simple prayer, but presently I am having a hard time doing this task that I know I must do. So, I am taking the lead of Jesus:

Matthew 6:9-13

9 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Father, you have sent in times past, for Your people... for Your namesake... people like Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Moses, Joseph and others... to warn leaders. I pray, Father, you would do so again. For Your namesake, for our sake, and for our countries sake, I ask you to send warning to our leaders. Also to the voters of this country.

Generally speaking, I know you want us to pray for our leaders. But when dubious leaders arise, invested with absolute power, we turn to you for help. In obedience to You, we pray. Likewise, we ask that the leaders of this country adhere to the constitutional laws of this land. I ask for your protection in that obedience. I also ask for wise and godly leaders.

I ask You, Father, to set up people in the gaps, people on the walls, people who will boldly stand up fighting for You. Have mercy on us, oh God! Father, help us fight the good fight. Teach us to fight.

I’ve read the Bible… I know how it ends. Meantime, Lord, help us focus on what You want us to do. Help us understand that. And please, revive this nation. There are schemes and plans that would be detrimental to this country, detrimental to the people of this country, detrimental to the most vulnerable of this country… intervene Almighty God! Your word says that your eye roams the earth looking for somebody to show yourself strong to… here we are, merciful God!! The world laughs at us, our country laughs at us, people in general laugh at us, they mock us… they want us to shut up and go away. We won’t. We can’t. We know what it is, to be friends with the most high God. We know what it is to pant after you, in absolute thrist --- and to find you.

Help the Obama’s find a good school, with godly people, for their daughters. Anoint the teacher’s. Send laborers into their lives that will minister your truth. Give Michelle godly wisdom, strength and understanding in helping their girls to adjust. Protect those girls from every evil thing.

In Jesus name, Amen.