There is an obligation for each of us, one that we should not just shake off, one that we should not just leave to others who are "better at it" than we are, one that I struggle with a lot of the time.
Paul says in I Timothy 2:
"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."
What better way to relate to our new leaders but to pray for them?
Not just haphazardly, but intentionally, and consistently. Like every day, and with a knowledge that it is a necessary ingredient of a strategy that God approves.
What do we pray?
How about that phrase in the Lord's Prayer, one that was in my reading for this morning?
"Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven"
Thy Will Be Done
A lot of folks were surprised when Donald Trump won the election back in November, but God was not one of them. Events unfolded, not without God, but because of God.
Could it be that today is one of those times, pointed to in Esther..
"And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
It could very well be, and, if so, it is my obligation, my challenge, my responsibility and my opportunity to pray for wisdom for the man and his advisors.
Our great country faces many challenges, but none too big for God.
Beginning each day, this day being the first, I will pray for my leaders. God has put them there for His Reasons, and this is my Opportunity to have a part.
"Thy Will Be Done"
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