Day 31 ~ December 5, 2008

A moment of silence for the unborn and for those who've given their lives for freedom.

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Obama  -  Eligibility  +  Electoral Votes  =  Treason

Father God, I come to you with inner turmoil in my heart. I cry out to You, Lord...for You are the Author and Finisher of my faith and I always want to be found on Your side of things. Help me, please, to cast this care onto You and to find Your peace.

Father, I committed to pray with the Presidential Prayer Team for the election and now for the period between the election and the inauguration.  Although posting their daily prayers here on the blog, I've increasingly not been in heart-felt agreement with them because I'm still having difficulty accepting Obama as President-Elect.  If these prayers were for the position in a generic way, as were the pre-election prayers, it would be easier; but they are specific to Mr. Obama...in support of his decision, actions, cabinet appointees, etc., and I'm becoming unable to support this venue.  

Is PPT unaware of the battle going on regarding his unresolved eligibility?

((Thank You, Father, for helping me see the heart of this internal "tug-of-war" and bringing peace in the midst of prayer.))

It is because of his unresolved eligibility that I am divided in my prayer with PPT.  I had presumed that the eligibility issue was put to rest unresolved; and I thought that perhaps PPT was praying in a prophetic manner, calling in Your blessings on all that concerns him as POTUS-elect.  But perhaps they are unaware.
I understand the need (and even Your command for us) to pray for our leaders, whether good or bad. And I understand the concept of prophesying to the dry bones, like Ezekiel, and calling forth that which is not as though it were.
And I've been asking You to show me if PPT was praying prophetically because I didn't want to be divided.

I feel it wrong, as if we're praying amiss, to pray in a continually forward direction with Obama as POTUS-elect as PPT has without resolution of Obama's eligibility status.
So, Lord, with an undivided heart, I pray for open, public resolution of this issue. 
If open resolution is realized by Monday morning, I pray that You would give our Nation the grace and peace to accept it as the truth...that there would be no civil outburst or lasting unrest as the outcome.
Lord, I'm speechless considering what could manifest should Mr. Obama not respond, and I know that You know the future. If the courts choose to ignore the cases, and if the Electoral College votes him in...please, Lord, I pray that You would have mercy on us and give us grace to accept it as Your will.
Should there be a last-minute formal change to Article 2 and Mr. Obama is eligible, I pray for Your grace and peace for all of us that have been in opposition to move on accordingly...whether it be acceptance of or opposition to that change, I pray that how we would move on would be as only You direct.

Lord God, it is in Christ that I live and move and have my being...and Jesus said to pray "in earth as it is in heaven". 
In listening to one of Your servants, they said that throughout the campaign, Obama gave a message of hope...that it is hope that people were looking for...and that it is us, Your children, who have the message of hope to offer.  YES! But hope in what?  The world?  The hope Obama offered was temporal, not eternal...his message of hope addressed things on earth...in this lifetime, not in eternity to come.
What does it mean to pray "in earth as it is in heaven"?...doesn't that mean that we're praying for Jesus' reign to come on earth?
Your word, Lord, is full of warnings...Jesus taught us what to look for with respect to end times, and many of those signs appear visible.  And end times are going to be turbulant.  Your word doesn't give indication that things will be honky-dory when He comes for us.

Yes, Lord...I will keep my eyes on You.  I love You and reverence You and praise You for all things...even this turmoil.  To You be all the glory, honor and praise.
In Jesus' name, amen.

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Father God, our heart attitude means so much to You...without it in the right place, prayer is hindered...and I didn't fully see that my heart wasn't in the right place. I ask Your forgiveness and thank You for the grace and mercy to move ahead in Your will.
While the reason for fighting Obama has been in godly defense of our country and interceeding for those inhabiting it who fear You and for future generations, the attitude which has shaped my prayers reveals a stand taken against the person Obama. Thank You for revealing this and cleanse my heart of any unrighteousness You find.
I've examined my heart and do not find that racism has a part; I'm so very proud that our country has matured to the point of nominating/electing someone who was/is considered minority. I'm glad that white supremacy has taken a blow and I hope that blow is permanent. No minority should be treated "less than"; Your word says that when we serve the least of these, we serve Christ. If in this election there has been any vindication on behalf of African-Americans, I praise and thank You for it.
Your word says clearly that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against rulers of darkness in high places.
It is not Obama himself, but the fact that our Constitution is being ignored...our founding fathers' intents for this country, centered around Your word and Your ways, are taking slap upon slap in the face...
It is for continued freedom that I pray...that those who formed this country and those who've fought and died for her...I pray that You would see fit to continue to honor them and the work they accomplished, for their work has lived on and on, and are not "dead works".
We are blessed going in and blessed going out. Your angels go before us and behind us, and I will stand on those promises from Your word.
Thank You, Father, for hearing my prayer. To You is all the blessing, honor, glory and praise.
In Jesus' precious name, amen.

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(At this writing, I am not in full agreement with the direction PPT has taken. But due to commitment, I will continue posting their daily prayers until or unless the Lord directs otherwise.)

Presidential Prayer Team

For Wisdom for President-Elect Barack Obama’s White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel

I know, my God, that You test the heart and are pleased with integrity.
—I Chronicles 29:17

Mighty God, I worship You in humility and obedience today, and I honor You for Your faithfulness and consistency in all Your ways. You are good and orderly and wise. I praise You in all things, O Lord.

Thank you for leading the President-Elect to call up a brilliant and dedicated person to serve as Chief of Staff, O God. Guide Rahm Emanuel as he steps up to serve the new administration as White House Chief of Staff, helping him to serve with faithfulness and integrity. Through Mr. Emanuel’s work, may the President’s staff honor You fully, and may relationships between the President and other leaders will be managed with excellence. In Jesus’ name, amen.