A PRAYER FOR AMERICA

[Bob Russell]

Most Merciful Heavenly Father, I come to you now in humble recognition of your greatness, your power, your love for us, and your desire to protect us from satan and those working for him in this world.  I also recognize that this nation as an entity and many who claim to be followers of Your Son, Jesus,  have turned away from You and have even demanded that You be eradicated from any public forum.   I am not one of those people and I beg Your forgiveness for any such action that has been taken or supported by those I have voted into public office.  You know that I do my best to vote for people I believe will uphold the founding principles of the nation, seeking to honor the founding fathers and their reliance on You, the Divine Providence referred to in the Declaration of Independence.   I know that our nation has moved far from You and has denigrated Your blessings that have been bestowed on us.  Very often the people I believe will uphold the Constitution and Your Word do not do so and reject You in my name even though I am not personally rejecting You or Your Word.  I also recognize that there have been times in the past when I myself have been part of the problem, seeking my own carnal desires instead of seeking Your face.  I once again repent of those actions, this time in public forums, admitting freely that I once contributed to the falling away.  Once I came to my senses I turned my life around and You have blessed me with a chance to reform my ways and to live my life for Your glory.  I give thanks now and praise You for Your goodness and mercy to me even though I don't deserve it.  Jesus paid the price for my sins and provided for my healing by suffering the torture of the crown of thorns, the whipping, and ultimately His death on the cross so I could be redeemed and spend eternity with You in Heaven.  I give You praise and thanks for the progress in the recovery from the stroke I suffered.  The original diagnosis that I would not survive the night and the subsequent one that I would be a mental vegetable and permanently paralyzed were proven wrong due to Your plan for my life.   I don't know what You want me to accomplish but I know the plan requires that I be here to fulfill it and I will do my utmost to honor Your desires for my life.  I hope my efforts so far have been sufficient as I have been trying to make the most of what restoration You have given me so far and I plan to continue making the most of whatever abilities You restore to me in the future.  I remember the dream I had last spring that I woke up one morning totally healed and functioning normally.  While that morning has not yet come I know it will come.

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[kevin kiernan]

Thank you for sharing your prayer. God is our salvation. With out God our country will stay on the course it is on now. Pastors are getting empowered by the movement that has swept over our country. This is very good. Pastors are so very important. They must speak out politically and not be silenced by the Johnson amendment of early 60`s. Trump has said he would do away with this law. We need Franklin Graham to step up and be the Christian leader in the political arena.We need to keep nudging Trump towards his promise....Once again Bob , thanks for sharing. 

[Bob Russell]

Kevin, God is indeed the answer to our problems.  I pray that Trump will look to God as our founders did and restore the nation.  Repentance and prayer are the solution but many still deny the need and I continue to hope they will relent as I have and see the way to salvation.  You are a good and godly man who sees the true need and I thank you for sharing your thoughts.  I agree that much more needs to be done in the pulpit but those of us who wish to see it must openly encourage it.  Pastors don't fear government punishment as they fear losing members and the money they contribute for taking a firm stand.  All I face is ridicule and am more than willing to take it because God's reward is much above any recrimination man can lay on me.  God bless you and God bless America!!!!!