Today was a historic day, as Barak Obama became our 44th president. No matter your political preferences we must all agree that today is significant in the life of our nation. The question for followers of Jesus is now, “How do we pray for our new president and his team?”
1 Timothy 2:1-2, is clear that we should be praying for those in leadership not only in our churches but also in our government. This should be done on a local, state, and national level. For those of you with access to the prayer space at Trinity I encourage you to stop in and pick up the prayer card entitled “30 Ways to Pray for People in Authority.” It offers some practical suggestions for ways that you can pray for leaders in our nation. No matter our view of his politics we must pray for our president.
Our hope is not in government. We should make sure that we are clear on that principle. Our hope is for people to experience the grace and truth brought only by Jesus Christ. But we need to pray for our new president and his cabinet. The Bible is full of prayers waiting to be prayed for them…
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Thanks for the reminder--I found it very easy to pray for our leaders when one I agreed with (mostly) was in office. No matter our political views, Christ commissions us to love another, and to pray--no matter who "another" is. I attended Trinity for the first time in several years a couple of weeks ago (I attend and am active elsewhere), and want to say what a blessing the service was. Thank you!
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