Day 34

Forty Days of Prayer for Our Country- Day 34
Today, we finish praying through our ballot.

Scripture:

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

“Who is this that obscures my plans
    with words without knowledge?
Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
    Tell me, if you understand."  Job 38:1-3

So often in times of crisis or difficulty, we come to God with questions - like Job.  And sometimes, like Job, God brings questions back to us that remind us how big his plan for us really is and how much more there is to what is going on that what we see right now.  We must answer, like Job, 'I don't understand.'  We may not be able to find answers, but we can always know that God is with us and he has a plan.  We can trust him without knowing the plan fully.   Tim


Praying through the Ballot:
President/Vice-President
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan
Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Gary Johnson/Jim Gray
Jill Stein/Chen Honkala

Justice, 13^th Court of Appeals District, Place 2

Tom Greenwell

Nora Longoria

                                       

Justice, 13^th Court of Appeals District, Place 4

Bradford M. Condit

Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez

Justice, 13^th Court of Appeals District, Place 5

Doug Norman     

Gina M. Benavides

District Judge, 24^th Judicial District

Jack W. Marr

Sandra McKenzie

Prayer: 

Lord, there is so much that I do not know about you and your plan for us, but God help me to trust what you have revealed to us about yourself.  You have given us enough to believe and trust you.  There is so much we do not know about these people that we vote for, so much that we do not yet see, so help us to seek you with all our heart and know that you will be found.

 
Prayer Points for Today:
- Ask the Father  to reveal his will and his ways to use every day, but especially during this election.
- Pray about what it truly means for you to seek God with all your heart today.
- Pray for those listed above and on the ballot - from the national level to the local level - that they would seek God.

Memory Verse for the Week:
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  Jeremiah 29:13

Challenge:
Prayerfully consider setting aside a time to fast and pray between now and the election.  It can be a day or it can be just a meal but let me encourage you to take that time or an extra time to pray in the next few days.