40 Days of Prayer

Is there something good coming out of this tumultuous election season?  I can point to at least one positive sign.  In no other election have I seen so many prayer guides prepared by so many different Christian organizations.  There is a 40 days of prayer guide prepared by Max Lucado.  Another ministry has prepared a guide using numerous Christian authors like Ann Graham Lotz.  Two other major ministries have produced a prayer guide for 31 or 40 days.  People are preparing to pray for this important part of our nation's history. 

With that list of prayer guides for our country, let me add one more - our own.  "Forty Days of Prayer for our Country" will be a prayer guide just for us at Northside.  I will be sending it out just like this blog so if you are reading this because you had previously signed up to receive my blog, you will receive it automatically.

So what is in this prayer guide?  Each day will have a scripture for the day.  There will be a quote or thought to go along with it then there will be a list of suggested prayer items for that day.  Each week will have a memory verse that we will all work on together.  Also each week there will be an individual challenge to complete or a group activity of which to be a part.  I will quote freely from the fore mentioned prayer guides and I will give credit for the quotes.  We will pray for specific candidates and races, the ones you will see on your ballot here in Victoria.  The prayer guide will not be a place for campaigning for a specific candidate or party.  It will not be an attempt to be a voter's guide to break down or critique candidates positions on issues but we will pray about specific issues.  With it not being pre-printed we will be able to pray for current events, disasters or developments.  We will start on October 1st and pray through the election and even a few days beyond the election for the newly elected.  I hope you will join me.

These are busy, chaotic and tumultuous days with important decisions to be made.  That means it is time for praying people to call out to God.  Will you be one of those people?

For the journey...

Tim