Praying for Leaders in this World and Scripture 1 Timothy 2:1-4

Things are going down fast everywhere and the hardest thing to do is pray for someone you do not like , but tonight is a great time to try

So how should we pray for our leaders? First, if we are uncertain that they know Jesus, we should pray for their salvation. But whether or not our leaders are Christians, we should pray that God will guide them as they guide us. We should pray that they be wise and discerning and surrounded by helpful advisors. We know that God has placed our leaders in authority over us (Romans 13:1), and we can ask Him to use them as He will. We should also pray for their protection. When praying for pastors or ministry leaders, we can pray for them to have strength in the midst of spiritual warfare and to remain encouraged in the Lord. We can pray for their families, who often feel scrutinized and bear an extra load.

Briefly stated, we should mention our leaders before God in prayer and ask Him to have His way in their hearts, to support those around them, and to use their leadership to benefit their followers.

We encourage you also to visit BillyGraham.org's "Pray for Leaders" section.
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1Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:

Even if I don't like them I pray for them...

This came to me when I saw Turkey elected a new leader that many say is very Islam

Critics of Mr Erdogan say the move will make him more authoritarian. Opposition MPs walked out of the ceremony.

Outgoing Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is set to be PM after being elected head of the governing AK Party.

Mr Erdogan promised in his presidential oath to protect Turkey's independence and integrity, to honour the constitution and adhere to the principles of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
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yes it is hard to do but satan loves it when we do not and just slander

Why should you pray for leaders that are corrupt and unjust??
Why pray for leaders that think that they are better than you and me and treat us like slaves working their plantation??

WHY??

so the enemy cant have

No, because he already on confessed his Muslim faith to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week news program.I'm Christian, and don't pray to Allah.

I pray it's not too late for the US to make a comeback when we get someone else in office.

Ok you see the numbers ,No has it so we get what we do

1) The Lord God Almighty can do all things; there is nothing impossible for Him (Luke 1:37).

2) The Lord God Almighty invites His people to pray to Him. Prayer to God should be made persistently (Luke 18:1), with thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6), in faith (James 1:5), within the will of God (Matthew 6:10), for the glory of God (John 14:13-14), and from a heart right with God (James 5:16).

3) The Lord God Almighty hears the prayers of His children. He commands us to pray, and He promises to listen when we do. “In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears” (Psalm 18:6).

4) The Lord God Almighty answers prayer. “I call on you, O God, for you will answer me” (Psalm 17:6). “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles” (Psalm 34:17).

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In a study which needs far more investigation, let us close with one final testimony of the power of God which goes beyond any human participation. Elisha, the Old Testament prophet whose miraculous powers are described in the early chapters of 2 Kings, is caught in a dangerous situation. He is trapped in a walled city with a hostile army surrounding the city. His servant saw the horses and chariots of the enemy and was terrified. What was Elisha's response to his servant, knowing full well that the enemy was planning to seize him? "He said, 'Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.' Then Elisha prayed and said, 'O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.' So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha," (2 Kings 6:16-17). The real battle is with the unseen, and that battle has already been won through the blood sacrifice of our Lord Jesus.

The role of prayer in battling the invisible forces of wickedness is simply one of a spirit of alertness and constant humble communion with God the Father. "To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints," (Ephesians 6:18b). In addition, recognize the enemy. "For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ," (2 Corinthians 10:3-4). Scripture is full of testimonies of God's power over our invisible enemies, Satan and all his hosts. For additional study, read 1 Kings 18 and see the awesome power of God at work yet again.
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Yes it certainly is.

Lord please send your angels to all the leaders of our world to give them strength against evil and to give them a new sence of clarity about Your will

Please send Your holy light down to surround President Obama so he will be protected and feel Your love. Give our President strength, clarity and power to protect this country as well as our allies for God's sake.

Please protect anyone that unknowingly comes close to our enemy and help them to understand truth before lies.

Please help the children of the world to be protected and hidden from the horrors of war. Please Jesus hurry the children back to a good loving mother and in the warmth and safety of Your arms.

Give me continued faith and strength to endure this time before us all.

Amen

I pray because most bow down to Satan via the Illuminiti

Thank you so much OP!

There is no hope for the synagogue of Satan. They have already sealed their fate. FUCK'EM!

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
Psalm 109:8

The world is not where it is today because of Christian Leaders , let them ALL have few days, because they are as said serving another god - eternal wars for oil, more starving people since the non profits started sending them food, more poverty, more pollution from big business, and dumbed down schools where if you said, "I thank you Jesus" you would be arrested for a hate crime.

Yea, I pray for them, Even so, come Lord Jesus

You pray for their souls, and there hearts of stone to melts, and love and wisdom to be their guide.

I do pray. For Obama to be removed from office.

Bless you sis,
ok i pray for Obama and his family friends and enemies that the might get deliverance, conviction, confession and repent and be saved, that the blood of the Lamb upon him and them and the fire and light of YHVH/God expose/reveal/deal with any hidden issues preventing or hindering such prayer/s, amen YAHshua/Jesus

I just found this at a prayer site i frequent, and this particular brother(his name is Robert and needs lots of regular prayer please, amen), posted this, can anyone here confirm the validity?

YES ITS TRUE
LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS OH MY / CREMATORIUMS -AND- HOMELAND SECURITY AND -FALSHOOD- OH MY ! AND MICROWAVE / EMITTERS -AND - SO MUTCH MORE (AND YOU REALLY WONDER WHY THEY BOUGHT UP ALL OF THAT 40, CALL AMMO ?? -REALLY- WELL THEN LETT ME TELL YA IT WASNT -4- TARGETT PRACTICE ! - OR WAS IT - CONSIDERING THE CURRENT -FED/GOV,S- MILITARY / LITMUS -TEST- QUESTIONARE / WOULD YU BE WILLING TO FIR E APON AMERICAN CITIZENS ! - REALLY - WOW - I PLEAD THE BLOOD .

thank you for reminding us and for the ideas of what to pray for.

Blessings

Pray for them and ask God to bless them anyway even if you don't agree with them,


May our Heavenly Father Bless you

Do you render unto Caesar, as the scripture demands?

I pray for a sound mind. I pray that I may get what I deserve. But sound doesn't pass my lips. The supreme deity hears this through intellect alone. The highest faculty mankind possess.

Instead of praying for money, pray for no need of money.

Instead of praying for life, pray to be released from fear of death.

Instead of praying to lay with a certain woman, pray to be released from desire.

Instead of praying to be a good person, be that person.

Did you pin this BS yourself?

I thought about the things I pray for. I was fairly sure my little 10 min prayers covered a lot. All kinds of people and places in my prayers. I am very thankful for your reminder. I was stumbling and did not realize it. In all I can not ever remember praying for the leaders of this world to gain the wisdom of truth or spirit of love they need for the will of God to succeed.
That is so important at times like this to help each one keep on the narrow path.

May the spirit of love and truth always stay with you OP. Thank you.

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