Day 20

Forty Days of Prayer for Our Country- Day 20

Scripture:

"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.  This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."  John 15:7-8

Thought for the day:

"Prayer is a very dangerous business.  For all the benefits it offers of growing closer to God, it carries with it one great  element of risk:  the possibility of change."  Emilie Griffin

Today we reach the half way mark in praying for our country.  You may have thought ahead and observed we will not finish 40 days before the election.  That is right.  We are praying for our country in an important election time but we will be praying a few days past the election to pray for those that we have elected.  I felt convicted that praying for these new officials was a vital part of what we needed to begin to do.

So what kind of experience has this been for you in praying for our country?  Would you do something really different with me today?  Would you meditate on your praying over these last 20 days?  Here are just a few questions to ponder:
-What truth has God most clearly shown you so far in this process?
-What sin have you felt most convicted about?
-What area of prayer for our country have you become most burdened about?
-What would you ask the Father to accomplish in you over these next 20 days of prayer?

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Prayer: 

Father, help me change as I pray for my nation to change; knowing that one cannot happen without the other.  Amen

Prayer Points for Today:

- Pray that God would make the changes in you that He purposes.
- Ask that He would change our country - the people as well as the leaders.
- Ask for the blessing of mercy to be upon God's people as we worship tomorrow.

Memory Verse for the Week:

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.  Psalm 33:12

Challenge for Today:
Pray that God would prepare your heart and all those who gather tomorrow for worship at Northside as we partake in the Lord's Supper.