Together we pray for people ...serving in Government.
We pray fervently for all who serve in Government; legislative, executive, and judicial.
We pray first for their salvation, that they would believe and follow Jesus all of their days. We pray that they would trust in the Lord with all their heart, and lean not on their own understanding, that they would acknowledge Him in all their ways and hide His Word in their heart. Scripture records the worth of a King’s reign by stating that they “did what was right or what was wicked in the sight of the LORD.” So, we pray that they seek His face, His heart, and His hand in all they do to manifest and magnify His glory. May He lead them, as they lead our cities, states, and nation. May our laws reflect our loyalty and love to Him and His ways, and cause His justice to flow from our courts.
In the days Jesus spent on earth, there was tension within the local Jewish leaders concerning the overlying occupation by the Roman government. History records several uprisings and rebellions against the Romans during the same time period, however, Jesus’ teachings primarily revolved around the Kingdom of God. The book of Mark records the now famous words that Jesus uttered “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, render unto God what is God’s” to show that government has a use, but it is not our savior and cannot compete with our allegiance to Christ Jesus.
In our country, our government has many different sectors that perform many different tasks. Local government influences the buildings and schools that populate communities State government influences the operation of businesses and the roadways to get to them. Federal government influences the relationships with other nations for international commerce and military aide for our allies.
The ‘forest’ of government is full of ‘trees’ that are the individually elected and appointed officials who are tasked with representing the interests of their constituents and seeking wise counsel to make decisions to lead our country forward. The sphere of government leaders need our prayers!