Steve Gaines

Our Father, we thank You for the United States of America. You have had Your hand upon this country from its inception. We thank You for Puritans who braved the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean, seeking not for gold, but for God. We thank You for their first few months in the Massachusetts area as they established that first colony in the early 1600s. They worshiped You and gave thanks, even though many of their comrades had perished.

Lord, You tell us in Your Word not to despise the day of small beginnings. The beginning of our nation was small, but today America has become a mighty nation because You’ve blessed it. Over these last 234 years we have not always been what we should have been nor have we done what we should have done, but we thank You that by Your grace and mercy, You have corrected us and brought us back to Yourself.
Our country has tremendous enemies, not only from without, but from within. People are challenging our Christian heritage and trying to corrupt the moral fiber of this nation. Sometimes we don’t know what to do, but we’re like Jehoshaphat of old. He prayed to You and said, “Lord, we don’t know what to do against these invading armies, but our eyes are on You. Today, we, too, confess that our eyes are on You.

Lord, we pray that our leaders will walk in righteousness and be led by Your Spirit. Help them to make wise decisions. Thank You for our brothers and sisters in the military. As they defend our freedoms, we ask You to put a hedge of protection around them and their families from whom they are separated.

Lord, bless Your Church in the United States of America. I pray that we who are Your people and who are called by Your name will humble ourselves, pray, and seek Your face. I pray that we will turn from our wicked ways and that You will hear from heaven and heal our land. How we need a fresh revival among Your people! Bring us back to You, Lord, that we might be one nation under God.