Pray Like Your Life Depends On It
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. Proverbs 29:2 (New Living Translation, NLT)
Tomorrow is Election Day 2024 for the United States. It is imperative that the people of God rise up and take back this nation for the Kingdom of God. For too long, we have been controlled by the wicked. We must act, and we must act now.
First of all, every single one of us should be in serious prayer mode. Pray for this nation to return to God. Pray for the right people to be elected, and pray this over every office at every level- up and down the ballot. Right now, we should be praying like our lives depend on it- because they actually do. We need God’s will to be done in this nation or this nation is done. Pray and declare that the seat of the President belongs to God. Pray that the House of Representatives and the Senate belong to God. Pray that every Governor’s seat is occupied by godly men and women. Our states belong to God. Pray over every state office and local office- decree that they belong to God and that God’s will will be done. Pray that ungodly people will not succeed in underhanded and wicked schemes to illegally occupy any seat of authority in our land. Ask God to release the angelic host, Heaven’s armies, to block the enemy and destroy their plans. Pray protection over godly candidates and their families. Pray for our military members as they are called to do what God has called them to in this hour. Pray for the godly people who are currently in governmental offices to have the courage and boldness to do what they must do to fight tyranny. Speak strength and boldness to the entire body of Christ. And thank God for the victory that is coming. Thank Him and praise Him for the breakthrough for our nation.
Secondly, if you haven’t voted, vote, for goodness sake! And vote for those who stand for godly values. Choose candidates who will provide the church the best opportunity to send the Gospel around the world. I believe we will all give an account to God for our votes. And if you did not vote, you’ll need to answer to God for it. People have died for our right to elect our leaders, don’t count their blood as worthless by refusing to vote. When godly people don’t vote, it is actually a vote for evil because a righteous vote cancels out an unrighteous one. If the righteous votes are not cast, the unrighteous win by default. No matter how long you must stand in line to vote, do it.
Lastly, stay in faith. God is working to turn things around for us. Sometimes that means that things get worse before they get better- like they did for the Israelites before their rescue from Egypt. Initially, things may look bad. Society may appear to fall apart. Violence may arise. Destruction may take place. We may not even know who the winners are for quite a while. But, refuse to lose heart. Do not back down from your stand of faith. Take courage and hope from the Word of God, and continue to pray. Do not fear and do not believe the lies of the enemy. Righteousness and justice will prevail in the United States of America if we do our part.
