FORTY DAYS OF PRAYER: Day 15 - October 12, 2012

Day 15

Target: Illegal Immigration

Lamentations 5:1-2

Remember, O LORD, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach! Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.

Founding Father Quote:

"No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain blessings than United America. Much to be regretted would it be were we to neglect the means to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly. I cannot believe it will ever come to pass."

-George Washington

Prayer:

Father God, we have become complacent and neglected to protect our precious "American way of life." Our Founding Fathers used direct quotes from the Bible in 34% of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The cornerstones of our very existence as a nation are based upon Biblical principles. These formidable documents were intended to encourage Americans to live their lives according to Your Word or forfeit our blessings to the enemy. Forgive us for allowing unrighteousness to infiltrate our society and to threaten our very existence. We have not been good stewards of our borders. Help us to secure our national borders and enforce the immigration laws currently in place. May those wishing to become a part of our United States choose to enter legally, and may they bring with them a deep respect for our Judeo-Christian values. In Jesus' holy name, Amen.


LORD:
HELP US AS TO HONOR ALL OF ITS CITIZENS NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM. GUIDE US WITH YOUR WISDOM AS TO HOW WE RESPOND TO PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, NATIONALITIES AND CREEDS, WHILE STILL UPHOLDING THE LAWS YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR US. FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE ALLOWED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO OUR TOWN, AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF , AND EXPLOITED THEM, ALLOWED THEM TO BREAK OUR LAWS, AND GET AWAY WITH IT, AND SO MUCH MORE. FORGIVE US FOR OUR LAX ATTITUDE IN DEALING WITH CRIMINALS NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM, AND FOR OUR DISRESPECT OF OTHERS CULTURES. GIVE US A HEART OF UNDERSTANDING, AND COMPASSION FOR THESE NEW CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN, AND BE WILLING TO STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN WHEN OTHERS DO NOT.
IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.