Who Are You Praying For?

If you have been following my blog you know that over the last few postings, I have been emphasing the importance of prayer.  That is because I believe that all things are possible with God.
Today lets turn our attention to who you are praying for and why it is important:  Paul urges in 1 Timothy chapter 2 that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgiving be made on behalf of all men,
for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity,
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Paul realized how easy it is for men (who are in authority over us) to make wrong decisions.  One wrong decission can alter the course of a nation and your life.
Paul also recognized that the heart of the king and all who are in authority is in the hand of the Lord, and like rivers of water he turns them where He will.
Therefore it is important for christians to pray according to the Will of God, so that God can govern the government and all who are in authority over you.  The end results will be a quiet, peacable life for all.
So next time instead of complaining "PRAY" and trust that God will work out the details and bring the perfect solution to the situation.

Why Pray?

The world in which we live is drug infested, there is high crime rates nationwide, the national debt will probably never be repaid, the high school dropout rate is steadily increasing, more and more teens are committing suicide and murder than ever before, gang violence is widespread in our city streets, government corruption is out of control, high unemployment is causing more and more home foreclosures, the divorce rate is ever increasing, projection is that social security will not be able to bare its responsibility in a few years, medical cost are staggering and unaffordable for many, the dollar is loosing its value, and the US is no longer the marketplace of the world:  And you ask, Why Pray?
11 Chronicles 7:14 very clearly answers this question!  If My people who are called by My name will humble (fast and pray) themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways (repent) then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
God makes it very clear what His requirements are, if we are to once again enjoy a land of plenty.  God is requiring christians to get their acts together, we are the salt of the earth.  We either preserve the earth through righteousness or contaminate it through sin.  Prayer without repentance is useless and unanswered.  Jesus became the total sacrifice for our sin.  The one thing that is required is that we repent quickly of all sin.  He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
So what are we waiting for?  Repent!  Repent!  Repent!
And God (the only one who change the circumstances of our world) will heal the land.  He promises to do so!  Encourage your christian friends to follow this simple prescription alone with yourself.  Let this Word become "VIRAL" throughout the christian community, and watch God do a mighty work!