Join us in today’s devotion and prayer-
Read the Psalm in your favorite version or in the following KJV and then join us in praying below:
A Psalm of David
12 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. (KJV)
Our Father,
On every turn, in this generation, that which was once considered evil is now exalted and called good. Most of our ruling authorities have turned their backs on your Word and promote the people seeking power for pet causes and political ideologies that actually weaken the nation and bring division. The wealthy have turned away from sharing with the poor; with pride they proclaim their superiority, dominance, and mastery over others. So many no longer fear you or even believe that you exist.
Rise up O God and call your faithful together and let them be a force for good in this fallen culture and let their light and love burn through all of the moral pretense and PC cultural fog laid down by the enemy. Let the truth burn through our land once more.
Let your blessings fall on the believers in a special way as a witness in a fearful unbelieving climate. Let your Holy Spirit bring an awakening among your people that cannot be refuted or denied. Let the fruits of revival bring forth health and healing; let the poor be blessed and all of their needs fulfilled.
Rise up and do a new thing among your people that will create confidence, faith, joy, and celebration among them. Let them shine like a beacon and draw many to you out of the darkness and despair in a culture that insists that there is no creation and no purpose in life. Let them bring real hope, faith, love, and peace once more to a fallen culture and nation.
In Jesus name, Amen.