31 Days of Prayer for My Nation

By The Great Commandment Network and Ronnie Floyd

Jesus is praying for this nation and He invites you to join Him!


Recall an image of Jesus you've likely seen—Jesus, on His knees, praying. Imagine leaning in to listen to what He is praying and you hear Jesus speaking our nation's name. Experience Jesus' heart for our nation as you declare your freedom and passion to love the Lord, claim Bible promises for our nation's future, and intercede for spiritual awakening and growth. 


With devotional contributions from National Day of Prayer leaders, staff, and friends—including Ronnie Floyd, Dave Butts, Kim Butts, Jon Graf, Tony Evans, Kay Horner, Sammy Rodriquez, Alton Garrison, Tom Phillips, Frances Chan, Tony Perkins, and Oscar Thompson—31 Days of Prayer for My Nation provides:

- Guided prayer points for our nation's unity and leaders, along with prayers for spiritual awakening in the church and global gospel witness.
- A powerful, Scripture-based prayer strategy for better loving the Lord, living God's Word, loving people, and living His mission.
- Scriptures, prayers, and promises to declare over your nation.
- A practical resource for personal devotions, small group studies, and other ministries.God has put you in this nation for a purpose. Support it through prayer and see the benefits in your own life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
• Release date: May 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781424556243

The Great Commandment Network

The Great Commandment Network is an international collaborative network of strategic kingdom leaders from the faith community, marketplace, education, and caregiving fields who prioritize the powerful simplicity of the words of Jesus to love God, love others, and see others become His followers (Matthew 22:37–40, Matthew 28:19–20).

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31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR MY NATION

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Contents

Devotional contributions in this resource have been contributed by the National Day of Prayer leaders, staff, and friends, including excerpts from the following author blogs:

• Ronnie Floyd

• Dave Butts

• Kim Butts

• Jon Graf

Along with excerpts from Cry Out to the Lord (by the Great Commandment Network) from the following authors:

• Tony Evans

• Kay Horner

• Sammy Rodriquez

• Alton Garrison

• Tom Phillips

• Frances Chan

• Tony Perkins

• Oscar Thompson (deceased)

Author biographies are found on pages 112–116.

The National Day of Prayer is pleased to serve numerous national ministries in the cause of spiritual awakening in our nation.

Foreword

I believe it is imperative for every Christian and church to pray for our nation. I believe this is biblical, therefore, must be convictional.

America has never needed Christians and churches to pray for our nation more. This is why we are putting this book, 31 Days of Prayer for My Nation, into your hands.

Please join me, along with thousands of Christians and churches in America, as we allocate thirty-one days to pray in agreement for our nation. As we prepare to enter this journey, let’s make every effort to gather other Christians and churches to join us.

Now is the time to pray for America. Now is the time for every spiritual leader to consider standing with me and others, calling upon people from all walks of life to pray for our nation. Whether you are a pastor of a local church, a leader in a denomination, or a leader in your fellowship of believers, let’s do all we can to come together and pray for our nation.

Distance may separate us physically, but our oneness in Christ will unite us spiritually. As we enter prayerful intercession for our nation, may this be the time when God answers our prayers and the next great spiritual awakening occurs.

Let’s agree clearly, unite visibly, and pray extraordinarily for the revival of the church and the awakening of the nation spiritually, so we can see the gospel of Jesus Christ advanced to every person globally.

Dr. Ronnie Floyd

President, National Day of Prayer

Preface

From the earliest days of our nation, prayer has been at the forefront of great moves of God as His people have sought Him for the next spiritual awakening. Along the way, God has chosen a variety of places and people to awaken the nation: the colonial village of North Hampton, Massachusetts, the Cain Ridge Camp Meeting in Kentucky, New York City’s Bowery District, a renovated livery stable on Azusa Street in Los Angeles, and most recently through the generational passion of the Jesus Movement.

Just as united, prevailing prayer has been key to each past move of God, so it is in our day that God has positioned the National Day of Prayer (NDP) under Dr. Ronnie Floyd’s leadership along with dozens of other prayer ministries for such a time as this. The Awakening America Alliance is honored to support development and distribution of this unique resource to further the cause of the next Christ awakening in our land alongside the NDP and more than two dozen other ministries noted in this resource.

Awakening scholar Dr. Bob Bakke has noted that great moves of God have arisen from the passionate pursuit of God by a group of friends. Therefore, the Awakening America Alliance is a relational platform of kingdom leaders, serving the next Great Awakening and missional living to see the gospel flourish in our nation and around the globe.

Downstream in our world, we find the symptoms and signs of church irrelevance, fragmented relationships, cultural decay, moral decline, and love growing cold, but … upstream from such symptoms, we find hope. Reflecting on past Great Awakenings, we find hope in four specific initiatives as His Spirit leads in the following ways:

1.United prayer as God’s people prevail in believing prayer.

2.Pastoral renewal as ministers experience their own spiritual awakening—healthy and renewed pastors live a Great Commission lifestyle empowered by Great Commandment love (see Matthew 28:19–20; 22:37–40).

3.Courageous preaching as ministers declare God’s truth and engage Christ-followers in the critical issues of the day.

4.Church revitalization, church planting, and evangelism are reshaped as followers of Jesus live a prayer-care-share lifestyle and make disciples who make disciples.

Kay Horner, Executive Director Dr. David Ferguson, Chairman Awakening America Alliance

31 Days of Prayer Resource Collection

The 31 Days of Prayer Resource Collection is designed to foster a Spirit-empowered faith. A framework for spiritual growth has been drawn from a cluster analysis of several Greek and Hebrew words that declare Christ’s followers are to be equipped for works of ministry or service (see Ephesians 4:11–13). Therefore, within this resource you will find guided prayer experiences organized around four prayer themes:

• Pray for Unity … and a Spirit-Empowered Faith of Loving the Lord

• Pray for Our Nation’s Leaders … and a Spirit-Empowered Faith of Loving People

• Pray for Spiritual Awakening … and a Spirit-Empowered Faith of Living His Word

• Pray for Gospel Witness … and a Spirit-Empowered Faith of Living His Mission

Imagine that you have just begun a journey of 31 Days of Prayer