• What are your favorite attributes of the home you live in now?
• What chores do you perform in order to maintain your home?
Wherever a believer resides, there is a responsibility for good citizenship. Even in nations where following Jesus is dangerous, believers are called upon to make a positive impact on the nation.
Read 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
- What types of prayer should we be exercising on behalf of our country? What results of our prayers might we expect?
- What are your favorite attributes of the country in which you live now?
- What responsibilities do you have to maintain your country?
No nation is perfect; and every nation, regardless of their religious orientation, will ultimately submit to Jesus as Lord.
• Where do you see the Lordship of Jesus over the United States?
• Where do you see open rebellion against the Lordship of Jesus in the United States?Isaiah 56:10 warns the people of God to be watchdogs of their culture, barking at the sight or smell of an intruder. “Speak up before it is too late.”
1 Chronicles 7:14 contains a list of vital repairs to a nation who submits to the authority of God. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
• On the list of vital repairs, how might they help strengthen and heal our nation?
One of the school prayers in New York in 1961 that led to the Supreme Court decision in 1962 to remove prayer from the public schools follows:
Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependance on Thee, and we beg They blessing over us, our parents, our teachers, and our nation.• Would you pray that prayer daily for the next 7 days as our nation celebrates our 244th birthday?