I saw this picture earlier of Corporal William ‘Kyle’ Carpenter receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Obama.    The opposing values of “self” exemplified within the picture struck me with such force, the only thing I could do was pray.

HEAVENLY FATHER, with a humble heart and a thankful spirit we approach You in prayer.

We thank You for our country, our Constitution, and our military and political leaders.

We pray for the President, and for every elected and appointed official who serves.

We pray that You will build a spiritual wall of protection around the marriage and family of every national, state, and local minister.

We pray that You will give them the wisdom and the courage to uphold a Constitution which establishes a republic based on Your absolute laws, not a democracy based on the changing whims of man’s reasoning.

We pray that our leaders will study, understand, and follow the principles of Your Word, the Bible.

May they realize that all authority comes from You, not the voters, and that one day they will stand before You to give an account of the power You have given to them.

Please strengthen our leaders through Your Word to cast down every law, policy, and personal example which weakens marriages, families, or Your moral standards.

We say this prayer trusting in the promise of Your Word, that if we will humble ourselves, pray, seek Your face, and turn from our wicked ways, then You will hear from heaven, forgive our sin, and heal our land.

We pray that You will rebuke Satan, the father of lies, for the deception of his lie that mankind can be “as gods” in deciding for ourselves what is right and what is wrong.

[…] Father, may You continue to be glorified in the church by Jesus Christ throughout all ages, world without end.

In the name of the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray.

AMEN!

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