1 TIMOTHY 2:1-4

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4

(Read Dr. Richard Land’s commentary “Pray for the President.”)

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PRAYER POINTS

  • Pray that our president and other national leaders would live lives above reproach.
  • Pray that all those in authority over us will understand how the example of their lives influences others.
  • Pray that our president and other public officials will have wisdom to make right decisions.
  • Pray that God would help our president and other public officials to seek out godly counsel before they make decisions.
  • Pray that God would help our president, other public officials, and our nation to understand the importance of biblical values.
  • Pray that God would expose ungodly influences affecting our president and other national officials.
  • Pray that God would convict our national leaders of any sin in their lives.
  • Pray that God would reveal to our president and other public officials the impact of the decisions they make.
  • Pray that God would protect our president and other public officials and their families from the attacks of evil influence.
  • Pray that God would protect public officials from using their offices for personal gain.
  • Pray that God would help the president and national officials to understand the consequences of policies they pursue.
  • Pray that public officials would be intentional about working with people with differing viewpoints to accomplish God-honoring goals.
  • Pray that God would give our president and other public officials wisdom to know what is in our nation’s best interest.
  • Pray that God would remind our president and other public officials that they are accountable to God.

    • An Illustration of a Prayer for President Barack Obama and Our National Leaders

    Almighty God, maker of heaven and earth, we come to this time and place acknowledging your sovereignty over the affairs of men.

    In your appointed time, Barack Obama has been elected and will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. We come to praise You and thank You, as our most gracious and merciful Father, that we are a free people who can experience a peaceful transfer of power.

    We come asking You, the One Who protects us from harm and danger, to keep President Obama and his family safe and strong in all circumstances and to divinely intervene in the presence of any threat to their well-being.

    Because You possess all knowledge and all wisdom, we ask you to guard the heart and direct the ways of President Obama and all those in authority over us. We pray that he will seek your face and be a channel of your wisdom. In the quiet places of his heart may he know the peace that only You can give. We pray that his influence as a world leader will not be diverted by the temptations that accompany power and position.

    As people who call upon your Name, we pray that we will be faithful to pray for President Obama and his administration; and that as President and people we humbly seek the victories that can come only as we are led not by might, nor by power, but by your spirit.

    In Jesus’ Name. Amen