“Pow!” The altar was ablaze. God delighted in and answered Elijah’s prayer. God delights in and answers our prayers as well.
Let’s start a fire, shall we?
If your responses to my blog are any indication, you are anxious. You love this country, yet you are troubled about the future. You wonder what the future holds and what we can do. Elijah’s story provides the answer. We can pray. We can offer earnest, passionate prayers.
It’s time to turn our concerns into a unified prayer. Let’s join our hearts and invite God to do again what he did then; demonstrate his power.
Dear Lord,
You outrank any leader. You hold sway over every office. Greater is the occupant of Heaven’s throne than the occupant of the White House.
You have been good to this country. You have blessed us in spite of our sin and guarded us in spite of our rebellion.
We unite our hearts in one prayer. Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done. Please, speak through the electoral process to reveal your leader.
This we pray in the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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Max Lucado is an international speaker, author of multiple books and senior pastor of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas (a 2015 Outreach 100 church, No. 42 largest). This article was first published on MaxLucado.com.