What If His People Prayed?
Today is the National Day of Prayer. I’m grateful that our country is still “godly enough” to set aside the first Thursday of each May for this nationally recognized event. As I listened to my local Christian radio station this morning, I heard a local pastor being interviewed by the DJ. This pastor was saying how he believed Christians should spend more time praying and to take prayer more seriously. It was a simple message, but one which I think Christians all too often forget.
This pastor mentioned praying for government leaders instead of constantly criticizing them. That’s a lesson I could certainly learn! I catch myself coming down hard on our government almost daily. I am especially critical of those on “the other side of the aisle.” What if, instead of being critical, we went to God in prayer on behalf of our government leaders? What if we sincerely prayed for God to bless our President–no matter who it is or which party he or she represents? Do we really believe God will intervene? Or is it just easier to criticize?
What might happen if God’s people (i.e, Christians) united more often and prayed for God to intervene in our local, state, and federal governments? What could happen if Christians united more often in prayer on behalf of the moral climate of our nation? What if God’s people prayed more for unity among believers? The end of poverty? The end of wars? Human rights? The protection of the unborn? The ending of discrimination? What if we basically took every care and concern we have for our school, job, city, county, state, country, and world before the throne of Almighty God and ask for his intervention?
I often wonder if we put limitations on God.
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
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