Devotional: King of the Nations

CU National Fast 2018 Prayer for Revival

by Christian union america

Our God is the King of the nations (Revelation 15:3).The prophet Jeremiah reveals that the Lord has plans for people groups, not just for individuals. When a nation turns from evil and listens to the Lord, He will direct His mercy and grace to that land and to its people. Even under the Old Covenant, God had plans for nations other than Israel. The King of the nations has special purposes for each and every nation - including the United States - that exists throughout history.

The people of God must stand in the place of intercession for its nation (Ezekiel 22:29-30). We must act with faithfulness and ask God to bring repentance and faith to our nation at this critical time in history. 

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)

The disciples of Jesus are the salt of earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). If we lose our saltiness or hide our light, whose purpose are we fulfilling with our lives? Our relentless cry must join with the psalmist: Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? (Psalm 85:6)

Prayer and repentance are two ways that God's people can access God's gifts and experience His goodness. The Father will hear and respond to the cries of His children. So, let us pray with pure hearts and passion to see God's will done on earth, as it is in heaven, according to the word of God (Luke 18:1-8):

• I exalt You, King of the nations, who righteously reigns over the earth in perfect wisdom and strength.
• I praise You, Father, for the United States of America and for all its freedoms and blessings.
• I thank You, God, for the Church You have raised up in America from generations past through today.
• Now, Lord, let the fire of the Holy Spirit be fanned into flame in Your Body, in the name of Jesus.
• Let every local church building in America become a house of prayer, as you commanded in Your word, in Jesus’ name.
• Father, purify Your people in holiness through a deep understanding of Your work on the cross and who we are in You, in Jesus’ name.
• Let every evil spirit deceiving Your people into disobedience leave now, in Jesus’ name.
• Let every spirit of complacency fall off Your Church, in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, I consecrate my body, soul and spirit to Your purposes afresh, in Jesus’ name.
• Father, use me as an agent of revival and transformation in my sphere of influence, in Jesus’ name.
• Let all fear of men be driven far from Your people, in Jesus’ name.
• Holy Father, take away the love of self, love of money, love of pleasure and the love of sinning from Your people, in Jesus’ name.
• Destroy disunity in Your people, in Jesus’ name.
• Let love for God and faithfulness to You be paramount in our hearts and our churches, in Jesus’ name.
• Our Chief Shepherd, give Your sheep self-sacrificial shepherds to protect Your flock with uncompromising devotion to You to feed Your flock with Your Word.
• Father, strengthen the leadership of Christian Union to fulfill its calling to help promote national revival.
• Father, strengthen all Your people--the entire Body of Christ--each to use his or her spiritual gifts to fulfill their purpose in You, in Jesus’ name.
• Let Your people build up one another in our most holy faith, in Jesus’ name.
• Let zeal for Your name consume us, in the name of Jesus.
• Let the mind of Christ rule in our hearts and thoughts, in the name of Jesus.
• We plead for the power of the Holy Spirit to fall on us and make us bold witnesses for Jesus, in Jesus’ name.
• Gracious Father, stretch forth Your hand to perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant, Jesus.
• Father, make our homes places of holiness, worship and peace, in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, raise up Christian men to lead in our homes, in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, inspire Christian women in purity and love, in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, let our children know Your ways, love Your name and lead a new generation to the Savior, in Jesus’ name.
• Father, let the wisdom of our older generation guide our steps, in Jesus’ name.
• King of the nations, turn the hearts of our leaders at every level to do Your will, in Jesus’ name.
• Father, abolish the sins of abortion, love of money, and love of pleasure from our nation, in the name of Jesus.
• In the spirit of blind Bartimaeus, we cry out, “Son of David, have mercy on America!”
• Father, send Your Holy Spirit to bring repentance and faith to the lost, in the name of Jesus.
• Lord, raise up the army of Your Church to conquer the powers of darkness at work in America, in the name of Jesus.
• Lord, let every Christian speak Your Gospel with clarity and courage, in Jesus’ name.
• Let the spirit of unbelief die in America, in Jesus’ name.
• Let every generational sin and every curse be broken off America, in Jesus’ name.
• Let cycles of sin, poverty and unbelief be reversed to generations of faith and blessing, in the name of Jesus.
• Father, let Your name be hallowed in America, in Jesus’ name.
• Father, let Your kingdom come and Your will be done in America, in Jesus’ name.
• King of the nations, let a future Christian revival and transformation of America be a sign and a wonder to all the nations of the world and a glory to Your name, in the name of Jesus.
• Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise You now for Your love and power to do all things, for You are our God, who brings forth Living Water from the Rock (Exodus 17; John 7:38). 

Amen. 

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