(By Gary Patterson)
(1 Timothy 2:1-3)
After winning the presidency, Donald Trump made this statement-
“‘God spared my life for a reason — to save our country and restore America to greatness.”
I believe this is true. America needs restoration. President Trump could have died so easily in the assassination attempts on his life, but God did indeed spare him. When President Ronald Reagan was shot early in his presidency, he too felt God had spared his life. The night Reagan returned to the White House he confided in his diary, “Whatever happens now I owe my life to God and will serve Him every way I can.” Ronald Reagan went on have one of the greatest presidencies in American history. Let’s pray now for President Trump that he will be surrounded by godly and competent people who will give him good counsel in the days ahead. God bless President Trump and God bless the United States of America! (Greg Laurie 11/6/2024 Facebook)
The apostle Paul instructs Timothy to encourage the Christians at Ephesus, to pray for all people, especially those in governmental authority over us. It is God who has placed Donald Trump in the Oval Office, and in spite of how we feel about him personally, we are called as Christians, to pray for him, as well as all of our government leaders. And Paul lays out to Timothy the objectives of our prayers.
And Quiet Lives. (1 Timothy 2:2)
How relevant is this prayer request? How much we need peace, and a quiet society? With all the shootings we have observed in our nation, along with the division, and hatred being voiced so strongly, we have become a nation that longs deeply for peace and calm. We need to pray that the Lord Jesus will help us to heal America.
(1 Timothy 2:3)
Peace and quietness are products of lives lived in godliness and holiness. Our prayer for all of us, especially our leaders, is that we would strive to apply the character of God to our lives, and that we would set ourselves apart to be God's people, God's leaders. We pray that we will not live to ourselves, but live totally, and completely unto God.
Why are we to pray? Because we need God's help, to be the people He expects us to be. None of us are perfect, and that includes our President. But we pray for him, and each other, that we will grow in Christian character, and show the world what a godly nation is to look like! GP
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