July 4
A prayer warrior is noted as one whose driving desire in life is to bear the needs of others before the Lord’s throne. A prayer warrior may be doing spiritual warfare in the behalf of family members, our leaders, or our nation, but it is certain that he is engaged in on-going combat with the enemy of God’s purposes.
The prayer warrior looks at things that are and at things that are not and is not satisfied. The prayer warrior reflects upon the Lord’s assurance in John 15:12 that says, “He that believes in Me and in the works that I do, shall do greater works than these because I go to My Father,” and is motivated to pray through to victory.
That victory may be in the form of the election of godly men into positions of power. That victory may be in the form of the revitalization of the economy so people can have jobs and prosper again. That victory might be in the form of the healing of sick friends or family members. The victory will always be attributed to Jesus. The prayer warrior will not seek his own glory.
How can the battle weary man of faith be so confident that his efforts are not mere exercises in futility? He knows His prayers will be fruitful because He knows the will of God and He understands the power and authority that is given to him by the Lord. He knows that as the woman in Matthew 15:28 heard the glorious words of Jesus, “…your faith is great; let it be as you ask,” so will he.
Lord JESUS, on this Fourth of July, as we celebrate the birth of our great nation, the United States of America, let each of her patriotic citizens bind together in her behalf. As this great nation was laid at YOUR feet by our founding fathers, let us place her again at your feet through our faithful prayers as we do spiritual warfare in her behalf.
We ask YOU to glorify YOURSELF in and through our leaders, our citizens, our country by drawing us back to YOU, to YOUR WORD the BIBLE and to RIGHTEOUSNESS which exalts a people. In YOUR mighty name we pray, Jesus. Amen.
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