Biblical Studies

Prayer for Our Nation

“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalms 11:3.

“If my people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles. 7:14 AMP

This is a call to repentence. May these words sweep over the United States of America and become our desire to be once again called ‘One Nation under God.’ This “Prayer of Repentance” was written by by Bob Russell in 1995 and offered at the Kentucky Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Frankfort.

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance.
We know Your Word says, ‘Woe to those who call evil good,’ but that is exactly what we Americans have done …
We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free …

In Jesus’ name. Amen!”

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” – Psalm 33:12.