Andy stanley election8/23/2023 Help us, Father, move from intention, from words only, to be the hands and feet of God…following the life-giving (and life-giving-away) example of Jesus. You call us to demonstrate Your love to the most vulnerable in our society – the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, the poor. Help us Democrats to fight for the unborn help us Republicans to intervene for children at our country’s borders.* Help us see Your love for the whole world, and move us to act, not just on election day, but every day thereafter. Give us discernment, God, as we make our decisions and act on them. Whichever side we align with politically has its unique secular agenda. We also surrender ourselves to Your will in this…just please lead us. Are we to be silent in the arena of politics? Will voting our conscience drive away or draw others to You? How does that work with voting in a post-Christian country? Lord, our hearts burn with desire for You to be glorified in this place. Teach us how to be as fully a part of our culture as possible, but without sin. There are so many opinions, so many platforms…both outside Your church and inside. Then there are Godly responses that followed of how we must live “in this world but not of this world” ( John 17:9-19) – not drawing away from voting. Some preachers and writers counsel with us that neither candidate may deserve the vote of a true follower of Yours. How do we vote, Lord? Guide us to vote not just our sensibilities but out of conscience drenched by your Holy Spirit. Thank You, God, that no matter the outcome of this election, we can be confident that You are ever at work in the world. You are God – You “exalt and You bring down”, “ remove kings and establish them“, “appoint authorities”. Forgive us when we elevate that blessing over Your place in our lives. You have given us the blessing of being Americans. You remind us that You have created “thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities”. God, You remind us how we work out that love in our lives – by “doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with You” ( Micah 6:8).įorgive us, Lord, when our identity as partisan citizens takes priority over Your Kingdom rule and reign. ![]() Help us to daily become more like Jesus, that when we love others, they will experience His gracious love through us. With loving You as our primary call, You also urge us to love others as we love ourselves. ( Romans 8:38-39)įather, You call us to love You, not because You need our love, but because You know if we do harm to ourselves in loving anyone or anything more than You. How thankful we are that nothing can separate us from Your love. ![]() You alone, Lord, hold all things together ( Colossians 1:17). We come to You because “where else would we go?”.
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