FORTY DAYS OF PRAYER: Day 27 - October 24, 2012

Day 27

Target: Reform

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Founding Father Quote:

"[T]he rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people."

-Thomas Jefferson

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, if we are Your children, we must lift the banner of Your commandments as the standard we unashamedly endorse, both in our public and private lives. We must endorse the candidates You have put in a position of power by casting our ballots. It is not only an honor and privilege to do so, but our duty as Christians. May our judgment no longer be clouded by the mandates of the world, but may we begin to seek You with our whole heart, never settling for second-rate substitutes. Send Your Holy Spirit to empower us as we seek complete reform in our nation's infrastructure. It is only by Your grace that we can prevail. In Jesus' name, Amen.

IN THIS TIME OF DARKNESS, HELP US, LORD TO NOT "BOW DOWN" TO THE IDOLS OF INTIMIDATION AND INDIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO EVIL, AND THOSE WHO PRACTICE IT. JUST AS DANIEL AND HIS THREE FRIENDS PURPOSED NOT TO COMPROMISE ON THEIR GODLY PRINCIPALS, LET US ALSO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST EVIL IN ANY FORM, NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT MAY CLAIM TO BE. WE ARE HERE TO BE SALT AND LIGHT IN A DARK WORLD LORD, BUT YOUR PEOPLE ARE FAILING IN THIS AREA, BY GIVING INTO THE PRESSURES OF THE ACLU, AND THE "PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY". GIVE US THE COURAGE TO STAND UP TO EVEN THOSE WHO CLAIM GODLINESS, BUT PRACTICE CORRUPTION AND GREED. KEEP US SAFE FROM THOSE WHO WOULD DESPISE US AND THREATEN THOSE WHO STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND DEFAME HONORABLE INDIVIDUALS FOR DOING WHAT IS RIGHT.