While this nation is far from its original roots of being one nation under God, let us rejoice for the churches across America that do move in the power of the Holy Spirit. One of God’s calling on Americans is to minister to the heavy influx of refugees that are pouring into this nation.  One major prayer need is that America is the world’s largest consumer of cocaine, Colombian heroin, Mexican heroin, and marijuana[1]. The United States is also covered in the sins of human trafficking, in which this nation serves as a source, transit, and destination country for individuals trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sex trafficking[2]. America is still working to overcome the terrible sins of slavery and the culture of racial inequality that have been passed down prior to the founding of this nation. Let’s stand in the gap, and make war against the kingdom of darkness! Let’s redeem God’s land in America through intercessory prayer. Pray for...

-Life! God we pray that you would convict the hearts of those considering abortions today and that you would encourage a decision for life! We pray over these children and ask for your grace and provision for these children and their families.

-The restoration of the traditional family model, and that Americans would respect the holiness of sex and the sanctity of marriage as you God have designed it.

-Christians to love the Lord their God with all their heart, all their soul, and all their strength.* We ask for church to lead people to spend moments encountering the living God, and for this lifestyle to be lived out everyday of the week.

-Christians to choose to tithe to God at least 10% of their income. 

-Christians to honor God’s Sabbath day, and that it would be kept holy to the Lord God. 

-America to support Israel and support their God ordained land. 

-The president, their family, & every elected official of the government. We ask that they may fear the Lord our God and develop a personal relationship with you where they seek to love you with all their heart, soul, and strength.*

-Healing over this nation from the scars of slavery and the mistreatment of people based on their skin color. Father, help us to do the work and heal, so we can love our sisters and brothers as you love us. Amen.

-Freedom for the captives in the United States. Father, we pray that you would redeem the hearts and minds and bodies of those enslaved to sex and forced labor. We pray for the hands of the guilty to repent in the name of Jesus Christ, and to also become free from their sins. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray for an end to human trafficking in the United States!    

-Drug producers and traffickers who are working under the influence of the enemy. Free them from their sins, & help them to find strength in you Jesus. Help them to place their trust in you Jesus. Help them to turn from their ways, and serve you Jesus. Let your angels be stationed along the borders of America, and let not one ounce of any illegal drugs enter into the nation of America. Holy Spirit, convict the hearts of those guilty and move them towards holiness and repentance. Father, we pray for the streets throughout America to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Let the streets be clean from drugs in Jesus name we pray! Help your Christians train children in the way they should go, so that when they are old, they will not turn from it.** Free children, youth, and adults from addiction through the blood of Jesus! Let the enemy’s power decrease in this nation, and let your power Holy Spirit increase beyond measure. Thank you Jesus for loving your people!   

-For Navassa & Howland Island and the wildlife that is preserved on the island. We pray that researchers can continue to learn about their designer Yahweh in their studies. Father, let your creation shine forth the fingerprints of their creator, and may your creation flourish on this island. 

-The Northern Mariana Islands to you God. Father, we pray for the church on the islands and that you Father would be worshiped in spirit and in truth. Father, we pray for the protection of the doctrine and for the purity of the gospel. We pray that Christians would seek to love you with all their heart, soul, and strength.* We thank you for the partnership with the United States and we pray for the continued economic needs to be met in this nation. As this nations heart aligns with yours, we pray your blessing over the tourist, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, farming, and agricultural sectors. We pray for clean sanitation facilities for those on the islands. May the God of hope fill your people with all joy and peace as they trust in you, so that they may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.*** 

-Wake Island and the military personnel who serve on the island. God, we ask that you would be at the center of the work they do, and that they could worship your name at all times. We pray for fellowship in the body and for your holiness to lead them in their military service. We pray for safety from any natural disasters and that your peace Yeshua would cover the island. All these things we pray in Jesus name, Amen.     

Local Congregation Prayers

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[1] CIA World Factbook, (Date Accessed August 2012). 

[2] Patt, Professor Martin, (Date Accessed January 2015).

*Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Deuteronomy 6:5, (2011).

**Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Proverbs 22:6, (2011).

***Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Romans 15:13 (2011).